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Clara Hill
Mar 09, 2021
Since the Harry and Meghan interview broadcast, the internet has been awash with what to do with Buckingham Palace when the monarchy is eventually abolished.
Issues covered in the interview with Oprah Winfrey included a number of serious topics such as thoughts of suicide, racism within the royal family and an onslaught of press intrusion led to calls to get rid of the monarchy.
In true Twitter style, this led to a meme trying to answer the question about what to do with the Queen’s main London residence as the palace is in fact a prime piece of London real estate, sitting on the corner of picturesque St James’ Park, right near all the sights that the centre of the capital has to offer, meaning there is no end to creative suggestions for its new use.
Here are some of the best proposals for Buckingham Palace.
A Tesco Extra
the future looks bright https://t.co/5m6EnNyv8N— Scott Chegg (@Scott Chegg) 1615241697
A Greggs
Greggs > Royal Family https://t.co/OVeCjIXK1A— North West for IndyNorth 🟨🟥 (@North West for IndyNorth 🟨🟥) 1615216586
An Aldi
turn Buckingham Palace into an Aldi— C. (@C.) 1615198445
A gay bar
turn buckingham palace into a princess diana themed gay bar— callum (@callum) 1615201293
A featured property on Netflix’s Selling Sunset
Abolish the monarchy and get Davina to try and sell Buckingham Palace on Selling Sunset— jack rem x (@jack rem x) 1615199225
Social housing or a homeless shelter
Abolish the monarchy and convert Buckingham Palace into social housing.— Hasan Patel 🌹 (@Hasan Patel 🌹) 1615203379
You could house an awful lot of homeless people in Buckingham Palace, not to mention all of the other residences.— Drew Millward (@Drew Millward) 1615186728
A fancy dress costume shop
turn buckingham palace into a spirit Halloween— JP (@JP) 1615168650
A Wetherspoons pub
turn buckingham palace into a wetherspoons it’s what the people want— gigi (@gigi) 1615199838
A laser quest arena
i think we should turn buckingham palace into a really big laser quest arena— georgia (@georgia) 1615200596
A B&M Home Bargains
Petition to turn Buckingham palace into a massive B&M. https://t.co/52qYVYK5Zx— Callum Lyon (@Callum Lyon) 1615244308
All of the above
People are saying they want to turn Buckingham Palace into a Greggs, into a homeless shelter, into a queer bar, int… https://t.co/KqayW7lt5O— Elaine Scattermoon (@Elaine Scattermoon) 1615232549
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