Buckingham Palace to become 'more of a museum' after Queen's move

Buckingham Palace is set to become "more of a museum" after Queen's move, Royal biographer Angela Levin told GB News this morning.

The Palace is currently undergoing a ten-year refurbishment, making it impractical for the Queen to live there permanently.

It is expected the renovations will total to £369million and they are predicted to be complete in 2027.

It is understood Her Majesty will continue to make day trips to the London palace which has been the official royal residence since 1837.

And when probed on what this could mean for Buckingham Palace in the long-term, Ms Levin said it will be more open to the public, particularly when Prince Charles ascends the throne.

She told GB News Breakfast with Eamonn and Isabel that Charles will want to continue to stay there as he wants it to be “a monarchy HQ".

But as the Palace will be mostly empty, she believes it will transform into “more of a museum".

“Of course, other members of the Royal Family have rooms there for when they want to stay in London…but I don’t think the Queen wants to cope with that,” Ms Levin said.

Royal author Hugo Vickers told the Sunday Times the Queen’s move to Windsor Castle is partly in response to the passing of her husband Prince Philip.

“She has her memories with Prince Philip there, she has her ponies there and family nearby. It makes sense,” he said.

During the pandemic, Prince Philip and the Queen spent the first year of the pandemic together at Windsor, where sources claim the couple “rediscovered the happiness of their early years together”.

The announcement of the Queen’s move comes after her Covid-19 diagnosis, from which she has made a speedy recovery and has already resumed work duties.