 In 2007, Charles and his charity The Prince's Foundation purchased Dumfries House, in Ayrshire, Scotland. The estate stretches out over an expansive 2,000 acres and boasts a stunning 18th-century house and adventure playground. The then-Prince of Wales purchased it for a heady £45million after the upkeep got too much for its previous owners. It was inherited by the 2nd Marquess of Bute in 1814 and remained in his family until the 7th Marquess sold it to the now-King a decade-and-a-half ago. Dumfries House played its own part in the story of the Queen's sad passing last month. According to Newsweek's chief royal correspondent Jack Royston, Charles and Camilla were at Dumfries Ho){kind=link}
Dumfries House in Scotland will make an appearance in a special episode of The Repair Shop, with the King taking a broken item from his estate to the workshop to see if it can be fixed
The King is not short of places to rest his head.
There is the sizeable Buckingham Palace – with its 52 royal and guest bedrooms- not to mention Windsor Castle and the estates of Sandringham in Norfolk.
That is not to mention one of his favourite places, the Gloucestershire country getaway mansion of Highgrove, and also his late mother’s revered Balmoral Castle in Scotland, which the Queen is believed to have left to her heir.
King Charles III has inherited his mother and grandmother’s love of Scotland, regularly painting the landscape in the highlands and becoming a frequent kilt wearer when north of the border.