Can £369 Million Save Buckingham Palace?

[@amywright1654]

Buckingham is owned by the crown estate. Not by the Windsors. The occupied royal palaces are held in trust for the nation by the King. Thier maintenance and expenses are paid by the gov in return for the surrender by the king of the hereditary revenues of the Crown. So, the profit from tourism, sales of goods and services, etc does not go to the royal family, but to the state.

[@BOZ_11]

"Buckingham is owned by the crown estate. Not by the Windsors" That's not the distinction that you think it is. If I own 100% of my company's equity, and said company owns 100% of an office building, that fkn office building is mine. Also PHUCK the crown

[@lycian123]

A percentage is given back to the King, which means the monarch profits from land he does not own.

[@WinstonSmithGPT]

@@lycian123burble blah blah firglebibble

[@virginiadavis4108]

Excellent project and so necessary. Maintenance and upgrading vintage buildings that are the iconic symbols of a country's government and culture, especially this one, which is frankly a work of art in and of itself, is morally the right thing to do.

[@rwstavros]

Economically, it is a good investment is worth it. All the money spent stays within the UK economy. It also ensures a restoration workforce and experience for another generation.

[@baystated]

I hope they are more careful than the "restoration" that almost burnt down Windsor Castle.

[@dancarl6803]

You realise it was a spotlight that caught a curtain on fire not workers. Get your facts right before commenting.

[@baystated]

@@dancarl6803 Chill out gatekeeper.

[@JerryTemple-d6n]

Agree.

[@EllanDay-hz2ib]

Does it mean he British subjects have another bill on their hands hope the Windsors are helping out ,.well they are the only ones that have the use of it ?

[@francoisbundock]

Very interesting video that explains the restoration plans of the palace. It is money worth spending to insure the safe future of the palace.

[@stevenkaskus6173]

This was great video of all the extensive work being done and much needed work. The early pictures or paintings of the Palace in the Countryside were just beautiful and ideal, too bad all the Countryside surrounding the Palace no longer exists.

[@johndanis2331]

Hope they are also planning on retrofitting fire sprinkelrs. The Windsor Castle and Notre Dame fires were not that long ago!

[@godfreyberry1599]

Water causes untold damage. An inert gas system would be far more appropriate. The technology is available in SA.

[@johndanis2331]

@@godfreyberry1599 To large of a space for gas and when used the gas must be contained to work. An unchecked fire does "untold damage"! Water from a sprinkler system uses FAR less water than Fire Fighters and their hoses, please take a lesson from Windsor Castle. One 2.5" fire hose puts our 500 GPM and multiple hoses would be used. One sprinkler, which normally puts out a fire or holds it in check puts out 26 GPM and sends an alarm within 60 seconds of it opening. There is no argument against installing fire sprinkelrs during this remodel.

[@KennethDelavergne]

Enjoyed the update. Thanks! 😎

[@JerryTemple-d6n]

Well you have to maintain in a timely manner to keep this big ticket renovation from costing as much in the future

[@davidlatham8630]

The Palace of Westminster(Parliament building) is in even worse shape.

[@BFDT-4]

I am sure that the remodeling people and tech people had looked at the restoration of the US Executive Mansion, as well as of the US Capitol. And then, also, the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris. And this is not a shoot from the hip process, but something that is very well researched and planned. It belongs to the people, the King only lives there.

[@JeffMarshallfan]

In the 1950s the US had a similar project at the White House. It's interior was gutted after years of deferred maintenance. It was during the terms of President Harry Truman. His family spent most of his second term living in the Blair House which is across the street from The White House.

[@ryanscottlogan8459]

A slightly smaller job.lol

[@marsco2442]

During that project, almost all the original fittings ended up in a landfill and replaced by cheaper reproductions, as a result of project being sped up to be finished by the end of the presidents time in office.

[@ericalbany]

and most of the historic fabric of the White House was thrown into the trash with little or no record being made of it.

[@Crazyguy_123MC]

Its a shame the original fittings were destroyed in the White House. I wish they had just removed the fittings for the work and reinstalled them post rebuilding.

[@Crazyguy_123MC]

@@marsco2442 I wish they hadn't done that. I wish they had saved the original fittings and reinstalled them after doing the structural work.

[@mikeandjuliecarson5067]

Raise your hand if you cringed every time he said HAM.

[@joshuakampamba9061]

Yeah! It will definitely be saved

[@montanausa329]

At this point in time it is nothing more than a tourist attraction

[@daniel_sc1024]

"For over three centuries Buckingham Palace has stood as a global icon of the British monarchy." Nonsense. The first monarch to reside in Buckingham Palace was Victoria, in 1837.

[@garfieldwilliams74]

Wow, the palaces infrastructure was finished almost 3 years ago. The powers has its own energy. All the wiring was done 10 years ago. The palace is up today. It has its own heating system along with its own electrical system., the palace generates electricity to to other buildings.

[@johnfroneman1675]

Interesting, but with the usual, unnecessary repetitiveness.

[@kauanrodrigues207]

muito interessante ver que a família real ainda investe pesado na modernização e preservação do palácio

[@asa1973100]

The Duchy of Lancaster is worth £652.8 million. The net income of the duchy is paid to the reigning sovereign, and amounts to about £24 million per year. Is he contributing to the costs.

[@Mrrossj01]

The renovation cost is nothing compared to the ongoing cost of financing the expense of monarchy. For what?

[@danielzonneveld7712]

Good video, but sooo repetitive. It could be 5 mins long

[@harperwelch5147]

The Royals can afford it!

[@eddygonzalez6018]

They can, except it does not belong to them.

[@AJShiningThreads]

Obvious ai writing spoils it

[@oaxaca1948]

tax payers money.

[@rbsmith3365]

Including tourism.

[@TheMelbournelad]

Well it’s a tax payer’s asset so yes.

[@melcee22]

Can 369million help hundreds of thousands of Brit’s experiencing poverty?

[@loveisall5520]

Divide that money up and see how much each family gets. Oh, hadn’t bothered to do that had you?

[@ErickHumboldt]

In Versailles the French have been doing the same thing since 1789, no royal family lives in the palace

[@filleauparadis7633]

This is UK not France. it's not like u can't visit the place, it's open to tourist aswell. Our government is different and our history takes different turns when french monarchs lived lavishly with the aristocracy, the British monarchy gave more of its power to people and established parliament

[@ErickHumboldt]

@@filleauparadis7633 yes we see the wonderfull result 😂😂😂

[@sharondaniels8460]

❤ how government says there’s no money and they come up with 369 million for restoration.

[@filleauparadis7633]

@@sharondaniels8460 the money is the surplus from the crown estate and no funding is given by the government using tax payers money, since 88% of the income of the crown estate is surrendered to the treasury that amount is used for public use. And the rest is used for the restoration of Buckingham palace and when the work is over the amount will get paid back using the income from the sales of tourism

[@josephthomasjr.6551]

As a radical democrat, I have absolutely NO use for monarchy or aristocracy. But as a (semi?) sophisticated American, I have a PROFUSE use for architectural splendor. And Buckingham Palace, most assuredly, fills that bill abundantly. The best of luck with your ongoing, massively ambitious restoration. I hope that future (semi?) sophisticated Americans--and others--will be able to savor Buckingham Palace in the year 7024. AND WELL BEYOND!!!

[@SamSitar]

brexit makes some british things harder.

[@dukeofhaas]

The British pronunciation is "BUCK-ing-um" and not "Buck-ing-HAM."

[@jasonrockefeller3904]

It's not pronounced like "mall", it's pronounced like mal even though it shares the same spelling.

[@TheFiown]

Restoring it AGAIN ? How much is Charles paying towards it ?

[@rbsmith3365]

No. British government funds and tourism funds. Royal family doesn’t own it.

[@TheMelbournelad]

Why he doesn’t own it, you the tax payer does

[@derptrolling4740]

Must be whole of it.

[@andresinsurriaga1082]

They could make a good chunk of that if they allowed tourists to spend the night and dine there for a hefty fee.

[@user-qg1ri9yj1n]

Just a few lines were repeated again and again

[@peterpluim7912]

The reconstruction, restoration and renovation of the Notre Dame in Paris is payed for by private persons and not by the French state. The French used this project to highlight the savoir faire of the companies and people who worked at the cathedral with expositions, interviews, documentaries, articles on all media channels. The Buckingham Palace renovation is almost treated like a state secret. This is one of the few videos that explain what’s happening but can you name one person or company who worked at the renovation?

[@ryanscottlogan8459]

That is because Notre Dame Cathedral was stolen from the Catholic Church after the French Revolution.

[@TheMelbournelad]

That almost 1 billion euros donated by people all over the world didn’t hurt. They treat it like a secret because have nuffs like you trying to make it some scandal. It’s a uk public asset, so up to government to maintain it, just like anyone who owns a graded building

[@albertsmyth9616]

“Was primarily transformed under Queen Victoria.” Spectacularly wrong. It was primarily transformed under George IV, not Queen Victoria.

[@bobmcdermott9535]

The East wing was built for Victoria, Edward VII has the outside of the East wing modified in Portland stone, as we see it today

[@albertsmyth9616]

@@bobmcdermott9535 Indeed, but practically all the state rooms that we see today were remodelled and redecorated by King George IV and the furniture, clocks, paintings and ceramics with which they are filled were all acquired by him. The tour inside is a George IV tour in reality.

[@bobmcdermott9535]

@@albertsmyth9616the state rooms as we see them to day were revamped by Edward VII. He didn’t like the the rich colours the Victoria and Albert had them decorated in. Edwardian’s love the colours of cream and gold he thought them more regal. They are the colours favoured by many stately homes still today.

[@DB-ub3wx]

This video just repeats the same stuff over and over again

[@nicholaspappas9712]

👍

[@ChannelWright]

Increasing access for those with disabilities is strictly a first world concern.

[@tellyboy17]

Wokified.

[@laurentbeaulieu4443]

Good grief this narrative is so geared to Americans who think of the palace as a disneyland attraction. With words like diversity and inclusion, nothing to do with this renovation.

[@bpier]

Get the pronunciation right!

[@YesItsMeGuys68]

The interior has to be prettier than the exterior of this rather unattractive office looking building. As far as palaces go, this is a real ugly duckling from the outside. Windsor Castle is much nicer

[@spokee]

Just think if someone was to rob the palace this be the time as things get moved

[@Da4knessFall5]

They should turn it into the peoples palace. This has gone on long enough

[@jdwilmoth]

The royal family is living the high life at the British taxpayers expense

[@Cubaconstitucionde]

Yup

[@robsilvester3068]

Worth every penny 🇬🇧

[@Cubaconstitucionde]

@@robsilvester3068 How? 😂

[@robsilvester3068]

@@Cubaconstitucionde the royal family are the biggest tourist attraction in the uk

[@rbsmith3365]

Including tourism money.

[@vincenthaegebaert1854]

All countries have public assets to maintain. The King is not the owner of the State, he is EMPLOYED by the state to perform the "Office of the King."

[@celebrityrog]

Considering they’re the wealthiest family in Europe they need to pay for it themselves and start getting ready to fend for themselves and stop relying on their subjects.

[@RickPeake01]

Ridiculous... the tourism they bring to their country alone pays for them twice over.. The royal family's brand is said to contribute around £2.5 billion to the UK economy each year.

[@archiebald4717]

Buckingham Palace is a publicly owned building. It is not the personal property of the Monarch. It would be like asking the PM to pay for the renovation of number 10 Downing Street, or that MPs and Peers should pay for the maintenance of Westminster Palace.. The King does not even live there!

[@Dr.D00p]

It's not their property. They don't own it. It's classed as a UK state property asset, worth, in terms of London property values, well over £1Bn, so it doesn't really 'cost' anything.

[@RickPeake01]

@@Dr.D00p The palace takes its name from the house built (c. 1705) for John Sheffield, duke of Buckingham. It was bought in 1762 by George III for his wife, Queen Charlotte, and became known as the queen's house...

[@timhazeltine3256]

It's owned by the government not the Royal family.

[@thomascoffin4799]

you repeat and repeat and repeat.

[@B4DR003]

Isn't a 370 million pounds too much for some plumbing, electric and fire system renovation ?

[@simpar3097]

preservation and restoration is why it cost soooo much , they cant just do renovation of a building like that .

[@GraboS21]

Its worth the money since tourists bring a lot of it visiting this place. Its not cheap to take care of historical place like that.

[@4TK-d3h]

You won't get a better standard job but the price goes up even before they've quoted for it😂 I work for the wealthy & they get ripped off daily,too proud to say anything 🤦‍♂️

[@dancarl6803]

Not in such a huge building. 300km of wiring alone

[@clavel89]

people can’t even afford food in the UK. and them rats want us to pay for a palace that we can’t even sleep in? I say it’s time to get rid of the monarchy!

[@martinhole7279]

I’ve stopped after 5 minutes because I’m bored of you constantly repeating the facts and imagery. This video could be 2 minutes and you’d have covered everything.

[@stuartmainwaring9570]

And repeat repeat repeat. Lost interest.

[@alexhayden2303]

Hardly a Versailles. How about knocking down a rather uninteresting structure and putting up a Competition for something brilliant?

[@DonQuixote547]

Should turn the place into a mosque

[@muhamadfaizal2006]

😊👍

[@LikeItOrLumpIt2107]

You need to drastically improve your AI narration, too much of it was continually repeated as was video footage. You also need to learn how to pronounce words & names correctly. Buckingham is one word, it is not hyphenated and the 'ham' is pronounced 'em' or 'am'.

[@brianduffy8042]

its deliberately repetitive to get the video to 10 minutes, they make more ad revenue then. but i agree

[@WaKincaid]

The ULTIMATE MONEY PIT

[@TheMelbournelad]

Why? How much Westminster and Elizabeth tower cost to restore. Get head out of your arse

[@daveberry2177]

turn it into flats for immigrants

[@l.carlossimental6096]

Turn Buckingham Palace into a museum like the Louvre in Paris. Paying so much PUBLIC money to restore the private residence of the monarchy, which is not democratic, is a waste of public funds.

[@patrickgomes2213]

The money for the monarchy comes from a set grant (the civil list) out of revenues from the crown estate which the monarch voluntarily gives to the government. If they were asked to pay for it directly, the government would get less money from the crown estate. Real taxes would go up. I have no skin in the game, but the royal family is a great economic boon to the United Kingdom. If you want to know why the monarchy has survived for so long, don’t ask the sovereigns, ask the prime ministers.

[@BOZ_11]

It needs to be confiscated by the Govt, the monarch can go buy his own place rather than asking tax payers to foot the bill in perpetuity.

[@mountbatten2222]

YOU ARE JUST PRETENDING TO BE THIS NAIV; ARE YOU ? BP IS NOT THE MONARCH´S PRIVATE PROPERTY IT´S THE SEAT OF THE HEAD OF STATE OF THE UK ... EVEN THE PRESIDENTS OF FRANCE; ITALY; AUSTRIA ARE RESIDING IN THE FORMER PALACES OF THE MONARCH : BP IS A LANDMARK; WHAT BETTER USE AS FOR THE SEAT OF THE HEAD OF STATE !

[@kirstenandreasen908]

Its owned by the crown estate = the country

[@mountbatten2222]

@@kirstenandreasen908 AND THIS ENTERPRISE CROWN ESTATE ; IS MAKING PROFITS OF HUNDRED MILLIONS A YEAR; WHEREOF A SMALL AMOUNT IS USED TO FINANCE THE MONARCHY AS HEAD OF STATE, AND THE REST OF THE REVENUE IS GOING TO THE GOVERNMENT: WOULD BE INTERESTING HOW THE GOVERNMENT SPENDS THESE HUNDRED OF MILLIONS ?!

[@BOZ_11]

@@kirstenandreasen908 The Crown estate IS NOT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

[@dancarl6803]

You need to educate yourself

[@texaspapa9445]

The Royal family needs to pay for all costs of renovation

[@simpar3097]

why? the building is the property of the state not of the king lol

[@parcorpor]

Honestly I don’t care to much it is an icon

[@cubessopranista8772]

I think it's the Crowne Estate who owns it. It's a symbol of the the whole Great Britain.

[@archiebald4717]

Why?

[@wolfa5151]

@@cubessopranista8772and you are a fool. You quote the crown estate. Yea right, and who wears the crown? And draws income from it?

[@coasterblocks3420]

Turn it into something useful - a homeless shelter.

[@millcity9711]

King Charles went to hospital for an enlarged ego.

[@spoffspoffington]

You need to go to hospital to treat your shrunken brain and have the chip removed from your shoulder

[@derptrolling4740]

The King must use his own money only.

[@AroulKaliamurthy]

Whats the point in saving a building built on looted wealth from countries all over the world ?

[@simpar3097]

to preserve history that the majority of us want to preserve. EVERY country on earth did it at one point or another ... the British happened to be the most powerful in more recent history :)

[@김헨리-d2p]

​@@simpar3097 he cant get over it.

[@Johanjg2]

Colonialism improved many aspects of life in many countries all over the world. Stop making it only evil, it wasn't!

[@wolfa5151]

@@Johanjg2yea right, it improved the life’s of the elite, but impoverished the exploited. Simple economics, stop deluding yourself. You wouldn’t be voicing your nonsense if you’ve been conscripted on to a sugar or tea plantation in the Indies. Or sold as a slave in Africa etc.

[@robsilvester3068]

Stop crying we invented the modern world