2026年6月26日 / 美国东部时间凌晨3:57 / 美联社供稿 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
查尔斯三世国王将在耗资4.87亿美元的翻新工程完工后不再入住白金汉宫，这打破了近200年的传统。
王室官员强调，国王和卡米拉王后将继续在白金汉宫办公，这里仍将是王室“礼仪和行政中心”。但在查尔斯整个执政期间，国王和王后都将留在附近的克拉伦斯宫。
“它现在是、未来也将是王室总部，是我国建筑中的皇冠明珠，”负责管理国王财务事务的高级王室官员詹姆斯·查默斯说道。
这项决定于周四在一场王室财务情况通报会上宣布，会上国王成为首位公开披露其向政府缴纳税款的英国君主。2024至2025财年，国王缴纳了1610万美元的所得税和资本利得税，高于上一年的1540万美元。
白金汉宫建于1820年代，自维多利亚女王以来一直是每位英国君主的伦敦官邸。这座拥有775个房间的宫殿同时为王室行政人员提供办公场所，并为到访的总统和君主举办奢华的国宴。
但如今国王和王后决定继续住在克拉伦斯宫，这座宏伟宅邸毗邻白金汉宫，查尔斯担任威尔士亲王期间就一直居住于此。
查默斯表示，这一决定将使白金汉宫能够增加对公众的开放程度，举办更多活动，并扩大游客接待和 tours 规模。目前白金汉宫每年接待游客约70万人次。
白金汉宫同样是公众活动的焦点，民众会聚集在其著名的阳台之下，为君主们庆祝战争结束、婚姻庆典以及纪念伊丽莎白二世女王在位70年等历史性时刻欢呼。这里也是阅兵仪式的背景舞台，阅兵队伍将沿着标志性的林荫大道林荫路行进。
但随着岁月流逝，白金汉宫逐渐显现老化迹象。2017年，王室启动了一项为期10年的翻新计划，更新过时的管道、线路和供暖系统，对建筑进行升级，使其能够再为王室服务50年。该工程预计于明年完工。
King Charles will not live in Buckingham Palace after $487 million renovation
June 26, 2026 / 3:57 AM EDT / By The Associated Press / CBS/AP
King Charles III will not live at Buckingham Palace after the completion of a $487 million refurbishment, in a break from a nearly 200-year-old tradition.
Royal officials stressed that the king and Queen Camilla would continue to work out of the palace, which will remain “the ceremonial and operational center” of the monarchy. But for the rest of Charles’ reign, the king and queen will remain in nearby Clarence House.
“It is and will remain Monarchy HQ, the crown jewel of our national buildings,” said James Chalmers, the senior royal official responsible for managing the king’s financial affairs.
The decision was announced Thursday during a briefing on royal finances at which the king became the first British monarch to reveal the taxes he paid to the government. The king paid $16.1 million in income and capital gains taxes in the 2024-25 financial year, up from $15.4 million the previous year.
The Coldstream Guards assume position outside Buckingham Palace during the Trooping The Colour ceremonial parade on June 13, 2026 in London, England. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
Built in the 1820s, Buckingham Palace has been the London home of every British monarch since Queen Victoria. With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.
But now the king and queen have decided continue living at Clarence House, a stately home close to the palace where Charles has lived since he was Prince of Wales.
That decision will enable the palace to increase access public access, host more events and expand the number of visitors and tours of the building, Chalmers said. The palace already receives about 700,000 visitors a year.
Queen Camilla and King Charles III greet crowds on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour on June 13, 2026 in London, England. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
The palace is also a focal point for the public, with crowds gathering under its famous balcony to cheer as kings and queens announce the ends of wars, celebrate their marriages and mark historic events, such as Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. It also provides the backdrop for parades down the broad ceremonial avenue known as The Mall.
But after all the wear and tear, the palace was starting to show its age. In 2017, the royal household began a 10-year program to update obsolete plumbing, wiring and heating and upgrade the building so it could continue to house the monarchy for another 50 years. The project is scheduled to be completed next year.
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