Buckingham Palace has made a major announcement nearly a month before Prince Harry’s visit to UK for Invictus Games event. The palace shared the announcement while commenting on the Royal Collection Trust tweet. The announcement reads, “Tours of the newly reserved East Wing of Buckingham Palace will run this summer.”
It further says, “In 2024, the Buckingham Palace reservicing programme marks its seventh year with the reopening of the East Wing.The programme aims to protect the historic building from risk of fire or flood, to ensure the Palace is fit for purpose, and to preserve it for future generations.”
According to royal family, Buckingham Palace is one of the most iconic buildings in the world. Instantly recognisable as the official residence of the Sovereign, it is also a working building, hosting almost 100,000 guests and attracting over 15 million tourists every year.
The major announcement by palace has been made as Prince Harry is set to return to UK in May likely with his family — Meghan Markle and their children Archie and Lilibet.
In 2024, the Buckingham Palace reservicing programme marks its seventh year with the reopening of the East Wing.
The programme aims to protect the historic building from risk of fire or flood, to ensure the Palace is fit for purpose, and to preserve it for future generations.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 4, 2024
Source: Peope
In other news – National Insurance cut to kick in but more pay tax
Workers will see their National Insurance (NI) payments cut from Saturday but frozen thresholds mean many are paying more in income tax. The NI rate is falling from 10% to 8% for 27 million employees across the UK – the second such cut this year.
It is worth about £450 a year to an employee on an average salary of £35,000. But a freeze in income levels at which tax is paid until 2028 will leave many with a higher income tax bill. Read more
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