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  • Windsor Castle on Random Royal Estates That Cost The Outrageous Amounts Of Money

    (#1) Windsor Castle

    • Windsor, United Kingdom
    • Windsor Castle dates to the 11th century and William the Conqueror, although the stone structure was founded in the 12th century by King Henry II
    • The castle was expanded during the 14th century and remains the weekend residence of Queen Elizabeth II, located 30 miles outside of London
    • In 1992, there was a fire at Windsor Castle that either partially damaged or completely destroyed nine principle rooms and 100 other rooms (almost 100,000 square feet). It took 15 hours and 1.5 million gallons of water to put the fire out
    • After the fire, there were £37 million in damages to the castle and it took years to make the repairs
    • In 2011, £900,000 were spent to put a new lead roof on the Royal Library at Windsor Castle
    • In 2016, £27 million was allocated to revamp Windsor Castle to make it more accessible to visitors
    • During 2015 and 2016, Windsor Castle's North Terrace got a £1.3 million roof job
  • Balmoral Castle on Random Royal Estates That Cost The Outrageous Amounts Of Money

    (#2) Balmoral Castle

    • United Kingdom
    • The Queen's private holiday palace in Scotland, Balmoral Castle costs more than £3 million to run each year
    • She offsets some of those expenses by renting out cottages that she owns nearby 
  • Clarence House on Random Royal Estates That Cost The Outrageous Amounts Of Money

    (#3) Clarence House

    • City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
  • Bagshot Park on Random Royal Estates That Cost The Outrageous Amounts Of Money

    (#4) Bagshot Park

    • Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, pays £90,000 a year to rent the Mansion House in Bagshot Park and other outbuildings own the grounds
    • He sublets part of the land to a pharmaceuticals firm, making his weekly rent about £192
  • Buckingham Palace on Random Royal Estates That Cost The Outrageous Amounts Of Money

    (#5) Buckingham Palace

    • City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
  • Holyrood Palace on Random Royal Estates That Cost The Outrageous Amounts Of Money

    (#6) Holyrood Palace

    • Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Kensington Palace on Random Royal Estates That Cost The Outrageous Amounts Of Money

    (#7) Kensington Palace

    • London, United Kingdom
    • Located in London, Kensington Palace was the childhood home of Queen Victoria
    • It serves as a residence for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as well as offices and residences for other members of the royal family
    • When Duke William and Duchess Kate made Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace their home, it cost more than £4 million (almost $7 million) to refurbish
    • Recently, a multi-million dollar refurbishment of Apartment 1 was announced, most likely to become the home to Prince Harry and his soon-to-be bride
    • The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's country home, Amner Hall in Norfolk, is privately owned and was refurbished at a price tag of £2.5 million for Prince William's 30th birthday
  • St. James Palace on Random Royal Estates That Cost The Outrageous Amounts Of Money

    (#8) St. James Palace

  • Hillsborough Castle on Random Royal Estates That Cost The Outrageous Amounts Of Money

    (#9) Hillsborough Castle

    • Northern Ireland
    • As the Queen's official residence in Northern Ireland, Hillsborough Castle used to be home to the Governor of Northern Ireland
    • In 2015, a £16 million project began to increase visitor accessibility and create a learning center
    • A £60 million has also been allocated by Historic Royal Palaces to revitalize Hillsborough village with a resort, golf course, and visitor center
  • The Royal Lodge on Random Royal Estates That Cost The Outrageous Amounts Of Money

    (#10) The Royal Lodge

    • Owned by the Crown Estate, the Royal Lodge has been leased by Prince Andrew since 2004
    • Despite agreeing to pay £7.5 million, he only paid £1 million after spending large amounts of money on building refurbishments on the property

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Over the past few centuries, the most comfortable and most beautiful areas in the world have been popular land purchases for the world's richest people, a number of royal families run their royal estates around the world. Apart from their prominent status and identities, most of the royal family members of the world are full-blown rich men, because there is no doubt that running a royal estate is not a small expense.

The life and wealth of the royal family always attract attention, but no one can thoroughly study these mysterious ancient families. But more and more royal families are willing to open part of the manor for people to visit. Our random tool contains some basic information about 10 great and luxurious royal estates.

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