Charles at Balmoral as the Royals Face a Very Modern Problem: Too Many Palaces

Charles at Balmoral as the Royals Face a Very Modern Problem: Too Many Palaces

Author: Caloroga Media / The Daily Royal Family Podcast August 27, 2026 Duration: 9:24
King Charles began his traditional Balmoral stay with a reunion with the famously unpredictable Shetland pony Corporal Cruachan, while one columnist wonders whether the Royal Family’s enormous collection of barely used properties could eventually wind up on Airbnb. Plus, newlyweds Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling make their Balmoral debut, a former royal chef recalls Prince Philip at the barbecue and Princess Anne in the kitchen, and we meet William and Harry’s rarely discussed stepsister Laura Lopes — whose children have

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