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The late Elizabeth II invented several saving methods that her family uses to this day.
Members of the royal family are forced to save money, although it seems that this is not a royal matter. However, in reality, monarchs often experience the same problems as people without royal titles. Therefore, the late Elizabeth II invented several saving methods that her family uses to this day.
The famous British newspaper The Irish Sun tells how exactly Buckingham Palace saves money.
Heat only one room
During her lifetime, Queen Elizabeth advised heating only one room with an electric fireplace. Such devices have already been noticed in the royal palace inside ordinary fireplaces.
Even if foreign guests come to Buckingham Palace or Balmoral Castle, only one room will be heated.
This technique makes sense if the room is really small, and does not take up half the house, and is well insulated so as not to let heat out.
Don’t throw away wrapping paper
Historian Kate Williams revealed in her book The Young Elizabeth: The Making of Our Queen that she kept wrapping paper and ribbons from gifts she had previously been given.
Then next year Elizabeth could save on packaging.
In addition, the royal family has a rule: give inexpensive and humorous gifts.
Be an IKEA fan
In 2018, Prince William and Kate revealed that Prince George and Princess Charlotte had IKEA furniture in their bedrooms. These products are significantly cheaper compared to furniture made from expensive wood and expensive finishing.
During a visit to the National Museum of Architecture and Design in Stockholm, the couple admitted to the head of the IKEA design department that they were fans of this chain.
Turn off the lights
Despite her title, Queen Elizabeth never forgot to turn off the lights in her room and even walked the palace corridors to do so.
There are about 40,000 light bulbs in Buckingham Palace, so she made sure no electricity was wasted.
It is also known that the Queen hung signs around the palace with the inscription: “We would like to draw the attention of all staff members to the need to turn off unnecessary lights. By order of the owner.”
Every little thing matters
The royals are big fans of not wasting food.
The palace’s chef until 2000, Carolyn Robb, said Charles insisted on being served as much food as he wanted to eat. This was done so that there were no leftovers.
If after one dinner there was something left over, then the next time a new dish was prepared from these leftovers so as not to be thrown away.
