<p id=”par-1_35″>The British royals’ most famous residence is the one where no members of the family actually live. And that will remain the case even after massive renovations at <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/rodents-and-asbestos-are-a-few-reasons-some-royals-dislike-buckingham-palace.html/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Buckingham Palace</a> are completed in 2027. </p>
<p id=”par-2_80″>A $487 million refurbishment of the Palace, which was <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-british-monarch-dies-96.html/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>the late Queen Elizabeth II</a>‘s London homebase and where she lived for much of her life and raised her children, began in 2019. Some thought once the renovations were completed that <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/king-charles-says-wont-see-a-long-distant-future-following-cancer-battle.html/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>King Charles</a> would live at the Palace like so many monarchs before him. However, he and Queen Camilla will not leave their primary Clarence House home in London, ending the nearly 200-year-old tradition of the soveriegn residing at Buckingham Palace. </p>
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<p id=”par-3_28″>James Chalmers, the king’s treasurer and keeper of the privy purse, said Buckingham Palace would remain the primary venue for ceremonial and official functions including receiving foreign dignitaries.</p>
<p id=”par-4_32″>“It is and will remain monarchy HQ, the crown jewel of our national buildings, with the sovereign’s standard flying proudly from the roof whenever his majesty is in London,” <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/uk/britain-king-charles-tax-bill-hnk-intl” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>he told reporters</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-5_31″>However, others say that they never expected King Charles to live at the Palace. Even before his mother’s death, there had been numerous reports that he never wanted to move there.</p>
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<p id=”par-6_54″>“I know he is no fan of ‘The big house,’ as he calls the palace,” a source told <a href=”https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74968X1525087&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.co.uk%2Farticle%2Fprince-charles-wont-live-at-buckingham-palace-9jxdvdqm9&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.townandcountrymag.com%2Fsociety%2Ftradition%2Fa26025755%2Fprince-charles-prince-william-royal-family-dislike-buckingham-palace%2F%3Fpre%3Dsociety%252Ftradition%252F%26prefix%3Da%26id%3D26025755%26del%3D%26variantId%3D%26post%3D%252Fprince-charles-prince-william-royal-family-dislike-buckingham-palace” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Sunday Times</a>. “[The king] doesn’t see it as a viable future home or a house that’s fit for purpose in the modern world. He feels its upkeep, both from a cost and environmental perspective is not sustainable.”</p>
<p id=”par-7_30″>That said, King Charles and Queen Camilla will continue to work out of their offices at Buckingham Palace as it will still serve as the administrative headquarters of the monarchy. </p>