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Homes & Gardens
Megan Slack

King Charles Once Saved This 18th-Century Scottish Masterpiece From Ruin – Now It’s Being Reimagined as a Landmark Wedding Venue

King Charles and Camilla outside their Wales home.

King Charles has revealed plans for an $8.7 million architectural intervention at one of Scotland’s most significant historic estates, Dumfries House. His plans will convert part of the estate into an events venue ideal for weddings.

Recently, unveiled by The King’s Foundation, the project introduces a new extension to the East Wing of the 18th-century Palladian house in East Ayrshire. While the 2,000-acre estate is not an official royal residence, it has long served as the foundation's headquarters, which Charles established in 1990 to promote sustainable living through education, craft, and design.

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