A royal welcome. King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla enjoyed their first joint engagement in Scotland since the official period of mourning Queen Elizabeth II ended.
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despite her change in status. Her Majesty has already spent time at Ray Mill House since the death of Queen Elizabeth II and has no plans to sell the bolthole, despite her husband inheriting four official residences and two country estates in addition to his two other UK homes. The Queen bought her six-bedroom property after her divorce from her first husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, more than 25 years ago.
She cherishes the time she spends there with family and friends in a more relaxed setting than royal residences allow. The house is a short distance from the King’s private residence, Highgrove, in Gloucestershire. The Queen spent time at Ray Mill House when the monarch took a short breather at Highgrove in the days after his mother’s death.
One friend of the Queen said: “If you consider that Highgrove is the most relaxed of the King’s residences, even there you are always surrounded by a team of private staff including a chef, a butler and police on every corner, so there is no true private time. “The King has grown up with that all of his life, so it’s not such a burden for him to exist in that observed world, but the Queen Consort has spent most of her life as a private citizen - so she understands the meaning of shutting your front door and having a place to yourself. “Ray Mill is the only place where she can literally and metaphorically kick off her shoes and spend time with family and friends in a really informal setting.
“It’s an escape from royal life and it will be treasured even more greatly now. ”Unlike Highgrove, where the garden is open to the public on set days, Ray Mill House is also somewhere that is always available. Royal staff privately accept that there are also more practical reasons for the Queen
.A royal welcome. King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla enjoyed their first joint engagement in Scotland since the official period of mourning Queen Elizabeth II ended.
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