The King and Queen have decided not to move into Buckingham Palace after a £370m refurbishment is completed. Instead they're going to stay at Clarence House, where they've lived since 2003. The decision was made in part to allow greater public access to Buckingham Palace, as security measures required while the King is in residence would restrict both visitor numbers and the areas open to the public. It also comes as the King becomes the first monarch to publish their tax bill, paying more than £30m total in tax since becoming King in 2022. A spokesperson says Buckingham Palace will be a buzzing hive of royal activity in every other way, despite the King not living there, but what do the people travelling to visit the historic landmark think?

The decision was announced Thursday during a briefing on royal finances at which Charles became the first British monarch to reveal the taxes he paid to the government.

King’s decision signals a quieter shift, recasting the crown’s most recognisable residence as a stage set rather than lived-in seat of power

After expensive revamp, monarch to keep palace as office while opening doors to paying visitors

An annual financial statement released on Thursday contained several revelations, including plans to cut the royal family's public funding, and details of how much tax the monarch…

The King and Queen will not be moving in even when a decade-long refurbishment of the monarch's official London residence is completed next year.

King Charles's official London residence will remain as Clarence House and not Buckingham Palace once refurbishment work at the famous building is completed next year, it has been…

Although King Charles and Queen Camilla won't live at Buckingham Palace after its £397 million refurb, the landmark will remain the operational centre of "monarchy HQ"

The decision has been taken partly to increase public access to the London landmark popular with visitors

The refurbishment of Buckingham Palace began in April 2017 and is due to be completed in April 2027.

Charles and Camilla to remain at Clarence House and are said to want the public to have more access to ‘monarchy HQ’

The palace will remain the main working and ceremonial headquarters of the British monarchy.

Charles III will not live at Buckingham Palace after the completion of a 10-year, 369-million-pound ($692 million Cdn) refurbishment program as the monarchy seeks to increase…

The British monarch also won’t live at Buckingham Palace after its refurbishment, ending a nearly 200-year royal practice.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will not move into Buckingham Palace when renovations costing hundreds of millions of pounds finish next year, breaking almost two centuries of…

Royal officials also announced Wednesday that the king and queen will not live at Buckingham Palace after the completion of a costly refurbishment.

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Built in the 1820s, Buckingham Palace has been the London home of every British monarch since Queen Victoria.

Buckingham Palace has been the British monarch’s official residence in London for nearly two centuries. But royal officials say King Charles and Queen Camilla won’t reside there.

King Charles III will reside at Clarence House, increasing public access to Buckingham Palace post-refurbishment.

The decision was announced Thursday during a briefing on royal finances at which Charles became the first British monarch to reveal the taxes he paid to the government.