00:00The King and Queen have decided not to move into Buckingham Palace after a £370 million
00:05refurbishment is completed. Instead, they're going to stay at Clarence House, where they've lived
00:10since 2003. The decision was made in part to allow greater public access to Buckingham Palace,
00:16as security measures required while the King is in residence would restrict both visitor numbers
00:21and the areas open to the public. It also comes as the King becomes the first monarch to publish
00:27their tax bill, paying more than £30 million total in tax since becoming King in 2022. A
00:34spokesperson says Buckingham Palace will be a buzzing hive of royal activity in every other
00:39way, despite the King not living there. But what do the people travelling to visit the historic
00:44landmark think? I think I understand it because the man is old. So if he doesn't want to move
00:49right now, then I think that makes sense. But it might be different for his son. Well, I think
00:53it's kind of messed up that they spend so much money in refurbishing the whole palace, not
01:00to live there. But on the other hand, if that refurbishment implies that more people can visit
01:07the palace, I think it's a good thing for the public. I think it's a positive measure because
01:12it would increase the amount of tourism because if people are able to visit it and enjoy it more,
01:19I think it's better. And I also feel like it might be more humble of them to like not live
01:25in the palace. And also if it allows people to visit restricted areas, then that would be better.
01:30I feel that the Buckingham Palace nowadays is more than just a house of the monarchy. I think
01:37it's an institution that has been there for so many years that Therese might visit it regardless.
01:42for so many years.
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