King Charles III has big plans to make the royal family more self-sufficient and less dependent on public financial resources.
According to the English newspaper The Evening Standard, the eviction of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, where they used as a British residence, is “just the beginning of their plans” to reduce and modernize the country’s monarchy.
The monarch also plans to end the subsidized rent royals pay on luxury homes and wants family members to cut back on clothing over the next five years.
Furthermore, according to senior figures working for the royal family, there will be a transition period after Charles’s coronation, in which the king and Camilla Parker will work together to eliminate the inefficiencies of the institution, including overstaffing.
The process will be led by Vice Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt, master of the house and guardian of the private purse, the “piggy bank” of the royal family.
The changes will mark a new era for the British monarchy, with Charles committed to showing the institution as modern.
“It’s not about cuts, it’s about getting the best value for money from those on the payroll. Sometimes less is more,” said a source.
Another person close to the royal family added: “The King is not some kind of housing association for distant relatives.”
“There will be staff cuts. This has already started. The buzzword is ‘value for money,’” a source with knowledge of the matter revealed.
In particular, the King is believed to disapprove of palace accommodation being used by the children of certain members of the royal family as “London guest houses”.
“In time, that will change. The properties will be rented at commercial rates going forward and to people outside the family,” one of the sources said. “Wherever it is in a palace setting, of course they will be vetted by security.”
*Intern at R7under the supervision of Lucas Ferreira
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