Up to 250 roles will be slashed, with staff being offered voluntary redundancies, amid warnings tourism will not return to normal until 2021. The Queen will be down by around £18million from income from tourism, with a decline in visitors expected to continue as a result of the global coronavirus crisis. The Royal Collection Trust has now agreed to defer its annual payment to the Royal Household because it has no money from visitors. The Trust - which is owned by the Queen and manages palace tourism - says it will make a £30million loss this year as palaces are closed. "There are serious questions now whether the Queen will ever go back to Buckingham Palace."

Source: Daily Mirror July 07, 2020 14:36 UTC