Prince Charles and the Duchy of Cornwall.

They may well do, Annie but only if the Cambridges move out first.

I wonder where Beatrice and her husband will live?

merlot trying to recall the moves when the queen took the throne, she inherited Sandringham snd Balmoral , the Queen Mother and Margaret moved into Clarence House. And there were the Kents and .gloucsters then.

When the queen mother died Charles moved into Clarence House. Now the family is smaller so who knows who moves where.

Harry and Megan have an apartment in Buck House , perhaps they will move to KP again for their London residence

I wonder, Annie They all go up a notch when the Queen dies but what will happen to the key properties?

Do you not think that anyone should be a landlord or landlady annep1?

Giving young people a chance to get into farming by renting a farm is a wonderful opportunity because , unless they inherit a farm, there is little or no chance of young people buying one.

County Councils used to offer these opportunities with their County farms, but there are far fewer of these than there used to be.

True merlot I doubt William and Catherine will move there , they have a house in Sandringham.

But when Charles is King will they leave Kensington Palace for
Clarence House ?

Of course its Lord of the Manor/ peasants thing just as it was in the 1340s.

Charles may be nice but it doesn't make it right for a king to own the land and be able to give it to others to collect rent from those who live there.

From 2017.

amp.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-duchy-of-cornwall-36299273.html

No. Why would he?

Surely he won’t have to leave Highgrove, he loves that place and it his own property .

I have just watched the programme on catch-up and really enjoyed it. I already knew that Charles worked hard as I'e watched other documentaries about him before, and I suspect (like the Queen and also Princess Anne) that they would have preferred to live a country life.

I am glad William is the older son because he seems to be on a similar wave length and was reassuring tenants that nothing much would change. God knows what Harry and Meghan would have done with it but I don't think farming the land would have been a priority.

Charles has done brilliantly in building up the Duchy when he took it on at such a young age. William is already that much older, and he and Katherine are keen on gardens and the countryside so I think they will do a good job.

As someone said on the programme, Charles was seen as eccentric decades ago but he was ahead of his time. Well done to him for sticking to his guns.

We stopped off and had a walk round Poundbury. It was so dead. There were a few children with their mums and dads playing in the kids playground, and a few people sitting around in a coffee shop, but there was no life to the place. I don't think we passed anyone on the roads as we went round.

I loved it. But I do like all the behind the.
Scenes of the royals. Showed him in a very good light.

I think you only have to look at Highgrove to see how passionate Prince Charles is about his commitments. OK, he has a team of 11 gardeners but it's his much loved home. He has inherited the Queen's love of country life so his long tenure as Duke of Cornwall has given him the chance to embrace it and support those working in agriculture.

I hope Prince William encourages George to play a part as he is growing up because it could pass on to him when he is very young.

I can't make up my mind about Poundbury though. It all looks a bit 'Trumpton' and although affordable houses were given a brief mention, nobody actually said how much!!

Looks like a lovely place to live though.

The royal family never disclose what they donate to charities,
The Princes Trust helps so many but all the media covers is
negative stuff .

Charles has been heir since he was 3 years old, his life mapped out from that time .

We hear how young Diana was, same with William and Harry ,
but 3 years of age , no say in running his own life.

P.S.

I hope not, poor Charles has been waiting in the wings for soooo long.

phoenix

I think the only reason Charles does not become king is if he pre-deceases the Queen. He looks pretty fit, but he is nearly 71 and HM has long living genes....

that posh Lady something
Although she sounded posh I thought she seemed friendly, supportive and down-to-earth.

I enjoyed it too. Charles is a countryman at heart and I liked the fact that he gives young people who do not come from a farming background a chance to become Duchy tenants and become farmers, much as he does with the Prince's Trust.

I was just reading in the local paper about a young man who was setting up a business and, although he was passionate about his product, did not have the business nous to carry this forward. The Prince's Trust has given him valuable business support for two years and his business is now successful.

Much goes on behind the scenes that we rarely hear about.
The press seem only interested in the salacious stories.

Anniebach thank you, I have no idea why I thought that.

I’m not a great fan of the RF as such but I did enjoy watching this. He came over very well but I found some of the bowing and scraping a bit much.

Anniebach, there was a mention in the commentary about charity but I can’t remember what it said.

GrannyGravy I just looked it up, equal shares for her sons

I really enjoyed it, I’m a big Prince Charles fan, he’s undoubtedly a very privileged man, but has given so much back.

He just seems such a nice chap, I’d love to have Prince Charles and Camilla as neighbors, you could imagine them popping in for a cup of tea.

Anniebach I think Harry was left the majority of his mothers estate as she knew William would in all probability be King one day.

I think it will GrannyGravy but then he will have money for
public duties from us.

It did confirm that "The Duchy" supports Charles and his descendants.

Which brings up the question that when William is Prince of Wales and takes over from his father it will provide for his descendants does that mean Harry is sidelined ?

I thoroughly enjoyed the documentary.

My DH has done some work volunteering with the Prince's Trust and has immense respect for Prince Charles,and I increasingly do.Sure he has his faults-as we all do - and a life of immense privileges alongside the duty.But he has solidly supported causes that only now are being taken seriously.I'm going to watch this this afternoon.