Portraits of King Charles III to be given free of charge to government offices in Britain
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The new official portrait of King Charles III will be made available free of charge to government councils, courts, schools, police, fire departments and other government institutions, according to the UK government’s Cabinet Office. The cost of this will be borne by the UK taxpayers.
In the UK, the government has approved a £8 million budget for a scheme to make portraits of King Charles III available free of charge to public sector offices. The new official portrait of King Charles III will be made available free of charge to government councils, courts, schools, police, fire departments and other government institutions, according to the UK government’s Cabinet Office. The cost of this will be borne by the UK taxpayers.
The announcement comes ahead of the King’s and his wife Camilla’s coronation ceremony to be held at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6. Oliver Dowden, a minister in the UK government, said on Saturday, “We have entered a new regime in our lifetime. Now that we have started preparing for the grandeur of the coronation of the Maharaja, this new picture will enhance the beauty of the country’s buildings. The government said the official portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II is currently on display in many public institutions, and the new portrait of King Charles III aims to carry on that tradition.
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