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King Charles Cuts Royal Train After $107,000 in Trips in Past Year
King Charles III plans to decommission the Royal Train by 2027 after $107K in costly trips, opting for modernized transportation alternatives
The British monarch’s new financial secretary announced on Tuesday, July 1, that the Royal Train is set to be decommissioned in 2027 after a series of needed renovations deemed the method of transformation to be cost ineffective. “Just as so many parts of the Royal household’s work have been modernized and adapted to reflect the world of today, so too, the time has come to bid the fondest of farewells as we seek to be disciplined and forward looking in our allocation of funding.” Chalmers noted that Charles, 76, signed off on the decision and explained that there will be discussions regarding “a long-term home where some particularly historic elements” of the train will be displayed.
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