Lisburn and Castlereagh Council has agreed to spend £50,000 marking the coronation of King Charles but insists the funding reflects the “restraint” shown by the monarch himself.
The local authority, home to Charles’ royal residence in Hillsborough, had up to £84,000 available for the occasion but decided the £34,000 balance be used to tackle cost of living issues in the area.
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council’s (LCCC) leisure and development committee agreed to downsize the earmarked £84,000 budget for the monarch’s celebrations. The LCCC committee heard on Tuesday that the coronation money has been set aside from a council “underspend from Royal Hillsborough”.
