Chapter 1935： Do you still buy a castle?

A genius can always be an early director. When he was 6 years old, McQueen suddenly realized that he liked men, but this was unacceptable in the environment in which he grew up. He began to learn to hide his thoughts.

At the age of 19, his photo appeared in the magazine’s street shooting section. He publicly stated that he was gay. The first time he accepted and stood up and hugged him was his mother, aunts and sisters. He believed that his orientation was Contribute to the work you are doing.

He has always been very proud of coming out. He even said publicly, "I came out when I was very young. I did not hide myself. I know myself and my sexual orientation very well. I have nothing to hide. I The moment I came out of the womb, I was gay."

Perhaps it is such a maverick that has made him the title of ghost.

His creativity is always so unreasonable, even difficult for ordinary people to understand, but in the eyes of the industry, his eclectic style happens to be the performance of breaking through the shackles of thinking.

Nowadays, although Sarah Burton has not completely inherited McQueen’s style, she has also maintained the McQueen brand’s product line very well, and has begun to gradually look downwards, making more people aware of the McQueen brand, Sarah Burton contributed a lot.

Looking at the time, it happened to be the evening in Europe. Yang Cheng called William. As the designer of Kate's wedding dress, it was naturally the most convenient to contact William and his wife.

"Hey buddy~" William's bright voice sounded in the quiet room.

"Hey, good evening, I have something to ask you for help~"

"Go ahead, I just finished the afternoon tea~"

"That's right, I hope to invite Sarah Burton as Luo Yue's wedding dress designer~"

"You made a wise decision, no problem, leave this to me, and I will let Kate contact."

"The cost is easy to say, as long as she is willing to help~"

"Of course, I don't think she will refuse. Hang up first and wait for my news~"

William was resolute and resolute. He called back within 10 minutes after hanging up the phone. "Man, I got in touch. You are lucky. Sarah Burton just finished RB's business and planned to return to the UK, but I stopped her~ "

Yang Cheng said immediately, "I will send a plane to pick her up and let two people talk in person~"

"Best, but Sarah Burton was inspired after talking to Kate."

"That's it~ Thank you brother."

"You're welcome, I just have something to tell you~"

"what's up?"

"That~ have you ever thought of buying another castle?" William said hesitantly.

"What? I'm crazy, I'm free to buy a castle to play? You know the cost of raising a castle better than I do. Besides, didn't we set up a real estate company? You have the resources to directly introduce it to the company, buy it and transform it into real estate for sale~ "

William smiled bitterly, "If it's a normal castle, I won't tell you. The problem is that this castle cannot be remodeled and sold. It can be sold to private individuals for self-occupation~"

Yang Cheng hesitated, "Sorry, I can't help this, but what's wrong? Why do you want to sell the castle suddenly?"

William sighed, "It's not an old question~"

Yang Orange asked, "Any taxpayer has expressed dissatisfaction?"

"Yes~"

People in a democratic society are increasingly reluctant to pay for the elders and children of the monarchy. This is a cliché in the United Kingdom, and it is mentioned almost every year. It seems that the pressure this time is not small, otherwise it will not go to the point of selling the castle. .

"Which castle is it?"

"Queen Elizabeth's Fort Mey~"

The Queen Elizabeth he said should be his great-grandmother, who is now the queen's mother.

No wonder William said that business operations are not good.

William said, "Since 2014, Fort Mey has started to provide rental services. As long as you have a wide enough network and popularity and pay £50,000, you can spend a pleasant weekend there, but so far, it has It has not been rented out several times.

This is just a trial for the royal family. Now Fort Mey is under Charles' name, as the first castle to be rented out by the royal family. It can receive up to 12 guests at a time, and the rent of 50,000 pounds can enjoy the full range of 20 servants in the castle. Services, full event planning provided by the royal event planner, tasting of the top series of British wines, panoramic sea views, salmon fishing, etc.

During the rental period, guests can sit in the chair where Queen Elizabeth sat and taste the dishes she had eaten during her lifetime. The only thing she cannot stay in is her bedroom.

Are these projects not attractive enough? "

I can hear his dissatisfaction from William’s words, it seems he doesn’t understand it~

Yang Cheng remembered that this castle was quite famous. Of course, the reason for its fame was not Queen Elizabeth, but a famous spiritual event.

In those days, Princess Diana's rivals Camilla and Crown Prince Charles, staying overnight at the Castle of Mey in July 2002, saw Diana's ghost appear in front of the bed in their sleep, and fell into a mental breakdown.

Camilla felt guilty for the harm she caused to Princess Di because of her extramarital affair with Charles. She lost control and shed tears, begging Princess Di to forgive her.

In addition, it has been widely spread among the people that Princess Diana's grievances are endless, and the ghosts haunt her childhood home, Jianxiang Tomb, the mansion of the Spencer family fief, and the cemetery near the lake.

Many visitors claimed to have seen her manifestations on the lake and other places, and even saw her standing by the lake, weeping and talking, and they seemed to have something to worry about.

Fox, the spokesman for Princess Di’s brother, Earl Spencer, confessed personally that people witnessed strange things happening in the Althorp fief.

The island where Concubine Dai's Fragrant Tomb was located was one of Concubine's favorite places.

Some staff members also said that he had seen the ghost of Concubine Dai, who seemed to want to talk to him. He said, "She was standing by the lake and crying constantly. She was talking and wanted to tell me something. But I can’t understand what she means. I think she is very unhappy because she still has a lot of things on her mind.”

Mey Castle is located in Caithness County and is still inhabited in the northernmost part of Scotland. It is a Tudor Gothic building built in the middle of the 16th century. It was the fourth generation Earl of Caithness and was the second son of William. build.

Due to the enmity of the brothers, William was later killed by his brother John, and the castle eventually fell into the hands of his younger brother George, and the title was inherited by him. For hundreds of years, Fort Mey had been the family territory of the Earl of Caithness.

It wasn't until 1819 that the 12th generation Earl asked the designer William Byrne to carry out a large-scale renovation of the castle, adding a magnificent gate and a magnificent restaurant. Later, the castle changed hands several times, and during the Second World War, he became the officers to recuperate. place.

In the 1950s, Queen Elizabeth discovered this castle when visiting friends in Scotland. It was dilapidated and in a semi-abandoned state. Against the backdrop of the ruined weeds, it had a lonely and barren atmosphere, which coincided with the loneliness of Queen Elizabeth at the time. And sad emotions, earlier that year, King George VI had just passed away, and she had been immersed in endless thoughts.

She saw it right at first sight and quickly reached a purchase agreement. It took 12 years to reinforce and decorate the interior and renovate the surrounding 30 acres of gardens and communal land.

This is the only private residence under the name of the Queen Mother. She loves it very much. She comes here every August to spend the summer, and will stay for a few days in October. This habit continued until she passed away at the age of 101 in 2002. .

One of her attendants said, "The Queen Mother's ideal castle layout is: half live with her family and half live with the sheep she feeds."

Today, the castle is managed by the Meyburg Trust, with Prince Charles in charge.

The interior of the castle still remains the same as when the Queen Mother lived, and paintings by her husband and Prince Philip are hung on the walls of the dining room.

Not long after the death of the Queen Mother, Mey Castle began to be visited by tourists. It is open for 4 months every year. According to the official statement, this move is to prevent the lost Queen Mother’s castle from being alone and lonely. In fact, it is to make money and subsidize the daily maintenance of the castle. And maintenance.

William added, "In order to host this rental event, we also specially invited the planner of the royal party, named Mey Moments. This planner once hosted a royal family banquet for 40 people on the eve of my wedding. experience.

Her plan has also been unanimously recognized by us, and even in order to welcome the distinguished guests, Mey Castle spent £250,000 for internal renovations. I have been there once. As long as you step into the castle, you can deeply feel the King Elizabeth The queen mother exists because this is her home. "

Yang Cheng shuddered when said, "Don't say it, this is too scary, I think this activity is okay, you should stick to it."

"If I can stick to it, I won't tell you about it. Anyway, my grandmother is ready to cry poverty to Congress. This year, our fiscal deficit will reach a new height. We really have no money~"

"Didn't I help you earn a lot?"

"That's my personal money~"

Okay, Yang Cheng was speechless.

In fact, the queen does not lack money personally but the royal family is also really poor, there is no way, personal and public assets are clearly scored.

As mentioned before, the Queen’s source of income is mainly divided into three parts, with the taxpayers’ financial appropriations accounting for the bulk.

From 1760, King George III of England and ZF signed an agreement to give up his right to the royal family's property, and each year the proceeds of the property were turned over to the treasury. In exchange, Congress paid the monarch a "royal family salary" for official expenses.

The agreement lasted for 250 years. It was originally agreed to be adjusted every 10 years. However, in the 20 years after 1990, the annual salary has been maintained at 7.9 million pounds, and other government subsidies have been reduced year by year. The overall public expenditure of the royal family has been reduced from In 1992, 65.53 million pounds fell to 31 million pounds now.

The financial allocation has shrunk by half, which is naturally stretched for the pampered royal family.

The Queen’s assistant complained many times that Buckingham Palace was not properly maintained due to lack of money, and “accidents” continued, which really hurt “the country’s face”. It is said that in 2007, a stone slab fell from the roof and almost hit Princess Anna passing by. Later, another stone slab fell, almost hitting a security guard who was on duty.