The cancer-stricken King Charles, who has announced to open the doors of the Buckingham Palace and Balmoral castle for public visitors is said to have shown his “lack of affection” for the place.
During an interview with the MailOnline, the former BBC correspondent Michael Cole said, “The King dislikes Buckingham Palace and wants to open it up more to visitors."
Cole continued, "He is not comfortable living there and goes there only to conduct official business - for instance for the Prime Minister's "audience of the King" usually on Tuesday evenings."
The correspondent went on to explain, “He also has no great affection for Balmoral, hence his decision to make it more accessible to the paying public. He always stays at Birkhall, his late grandmother's cosy, comfy home on the Balmoral Estate.”
He further added, “It is the King's instinct and wish to make the monarchy more accessible, making changes that would not have been contemplated while his mother was alive and on the throne.”
This analysis comes shortly after it was announced that the palace’s east wing will open between July and August.
Prior to this, only the ballroom and gardens of Balmoral castles were open to public, however the other parts of the Scottish Highlands palace will be open to visit this summer for the first time since the structure’s completion in 1855.
For the unversed, King Charles is diagnosed with a form of cancer after he underwent his prostate enlarge surgery in January.
