Royal train to end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economize
London (AP) – The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time.
King III. Charles Buckingham Palace acknowledged on Monday that the train based on historical Queen Victoria had been relieved of the service, because it would need a significant upgrade for very expensive and more advanced railway systems to operate.
James Chalmers, the palace official responsible for the king’s financial affairs, said, “We should not depend on the past,” he said. Many parts of the work of the royal household have been modernized and adapted to reflect today’s world, so as we are trying to propose our discipline ‘discipline and forward -looking,’ ‘disciplined’ ‘he said.
In fact, the train, which has nine wagon packages that may be connected to commercial locomotives, will be excluded from service some time before the expiry of the current maintenance contract in 2027. This will end a tradition dating back to 1869 when a pair of private coaches assign to queen Victoria to meet their travels.
The decision was announced at the annual briefing for journalists about the royal finance of the palace.
The Royal Family will receive a public financing of 86.3 million pounds ($ 118 million), including 34.5 million pounds, including 34.5 million pounds to finance the reshaping of Buckingham Palace until March 2026 for the fourth year in a row.
This money comes from a mechanism known as the Egemen Grant, who put aside the 12% of the net income from the Crown property to finance the official tasks of the king and other members of the royal family.
Crown Estate is a portfolio owned by the ruler during his reign. The properties are managed professionally and the king cannot dispose of beings.
Crown Estate is one of the many ruins of England’s feudal history. King George George, who reigned during the American Revolution, handed over the Crown territory to parliament in 1760 in exchange for a fixed payment from the Treasury.
Royal financing continues to be a public debate, and Charles promised to weaken the monarchy and reduce costs while trying to ensure the survival of the institution.
Buckingham Palace was quick to indicate that although the dominant grant has not changed in the last four years, it has exceeded the value of inflation. If the palace had increased in parallel with inflation, it would be about 106 million pounds this year.
The basic grant was supported by 21.5 million pounds ($ 29.5 million) produced by properties other than Crown Estate. This revenue has increased by 1.7 million pounds for the visitors of Buckingham Palace by a record one year and the special tours of the newly renewed Eastern Kanadı.
Focusing on the political role of the monarchy, a Constitutional Law Specialist Craig Prescott at the University of London Royal Holloway, said that financing for royalities is relatively small for royal costs and provides concrete benefits for the country.
Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth’s funeral is the biggest meeting of world leaders in history and published all over the world, stating that England is something that puts England in a way that a few other things will do. ” One of the things that people think about England. ”
Last year, Charles went to Australia and attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government in Samoa. The royals also, in Europe II. Pointing to the end of World War II, D-DAY and and Day’s 80th anniversary took the center on the 8th anniversary and welcomed Japan and Qatar leaders while visiting England.
In general, Royals gained 1,900 public appearance in England and abroad. Approximately 93,000 guests participated in 828 events in the royal palaces.
