It is unclear whether the King and Queen will remain at Clarence House once Buckingham Palace’s renovations are finished. If they do return to the Palace, the King intends to create a slimmed-down set-up that would see him use a “flat above the shop” — much in the way prime ministers tend to live in an apartment at 10 or 11 Downing Street (the late Queen’s living quarters at Buckingham Palace included more than 50 royal and guest bedrooms, plus 188 staff bedrooms).