{"id":304122,"date":"2025-07-30T14:30:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/304122\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:30:25","slug":"king-charles-breaks-records-with-little-known-part-of-home-after-5-year-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/304122\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles breaks records with ‘little known’ part of home after 5-year overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"

In July 2024, His Majesty King Charles III<\/a> reopened up the East Wing inside Buckingham Palace<\/a> after a five-year renovation. Now, a year on, the success of the project is being heralded.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the Annual Sovereign Grant was published, revealing that a record number of visitors<\/a> have gone through the doors of the East Wing \u2013 the highest the total has been in 30 years.<\/p>\n

Now, the Royal Collection Trust has just published its own annual report, and the points they touch on include the success of opening up the “little\u2011known” space that is the East Wing.<\/p>\n

\"A\u00a9 Royal Collection Trust \/ \u00a9 His Majesty King Charles III 2024A Horological Conservator adjusts a late-18th-century mantel clock, known as the Kylin clock in the Yellow Drawing Room in the East Wing of Buckingham Palace<\/p>\n

“Public interest in the Royal Collection and the royal residences in the aftermath of the 2023 Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla remains strong, as we saw the highest number of visitors to the summer opening of Buckingham Palace since it first opened its doors to the public over 30 years ago,” it read.<\/p>\n

\"Buckingham\u00a9 PA Images via Getty ImagesCharles’ changes have been very well received \u00a0<\/p>\n

“The opening of rooms in the Palace’s East Wing for the first time \u2013 following the completion of over five years of essential works as part of the Buckingham Palace Reservicing Programme \u2013 further captured the public\u2019s imagination, with expert\u2011led tours of this iconic, yet little\u2011known, wing of the Palace selling out within hours of going on sale.”<\/p>\n

HELLO!’s Online Royal correspondent, Danielle Stacey<\/a>, is “not surprised” by the resounding success.<\/p>\n

\"The\u00a9 GettyDanielle saw the King and Queen’s coronation outfits on display at Buckingham Palace<\/p>\n

“I’m not surprised there has been a record number of visitors to the summer opening of Buckingham Palace,” she says. “I think the Coronation certainly created a new buzz around the monarchy and seeing the King and Queen’s robes up close at the special display they organised in 2023 is one of my royal highlights. Since then, the RCT has organised a number of photography and art displays, which allow members of the public to view archive images up close, which I think is a really unique and personal touching addition to the history around the palace and each individual room.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The overhaul of the East Wing was part of the reservicing works inside the palace, and it is an ongoing project that has taken a lot of time and effort. It is due to be completed in 2027, after being started in 2017 when Queen Elizabeth II was at the helm.<\/p>\n

Sandringham project\u00a0<\/p>\n

It’s not the only royal overhaul the King has spearheaded. Over at his Sandringham estate<\/a> in Norfolk, Charles has transformed one of his properties into a luxury holiday home, which is now being listed for a dazzling \u00a36,300-a-week to rent at peak times of year.<\/p>\n

\"The\u00a9 Bav MediaThe Folly is located on the Sandringham estate<\/p>\n

The rental is listed on the Oliver\u2019s Travels website and has stunning views across the parkland from its unique turret room.<\/p>\n

It can sleep up to six guests and has a drawing room, dining room, kitchen, boot room and three separate bedrooms.<\/p>\n

Guests will be able to spy royal artefacts dotted around the rooms too \u2013 making it a very unforgettable experience.<\/p>\n

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