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| '''Wales House''' is a secondary residence belonging to the {{wp|British}} royal family. It is located in the {{wp|Upstate New York|upstate New York}} region and was constructed in 1939 by [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Charles III]], then a {{wp|Prince of Wales|''Prince of Wales''}}. | | '''Wales House''' is a secondary residence belonging to the {{wp|British}} royal family. It is located in the {{wp|Upstate New York|upstate New York}} region and was constructed in 1939 by [[Charles the Great|King Charles III]]. |
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| Constructed in 1939 by the orders of [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Charles III]], then a {{wp|Prince of Wales|''Prince of Wales''}} following his voluntary exile from the {{wp|United Kingdom}}, it served as his principal residence and was initially registered as ''Clarke House'', attributing to his assumed alias, ''Robert Clarke''. By Charles's discretion, it was constructed in a moderately exclusive nature, owing both to Charles's preferred simplicity in living and his royal heritage.
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| For approximately five years after its completion, it was first occupied by [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Charles]] and his private entourage whom would serve as the principal communicator between Charles and the {{wp|British}} government back in {{wp|London}}. On March 1945, a 21-year old {{wp|Lauren Bacall}}, Charles's then romantic interest moved in together with the former following the success of several movies in which both [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Charles]] and {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Bacall}} were involved in. Subsequently, the estate, now renamed to ''Wales House'' was quick to receive huge publicity and media coverage from both the {{wp|American}} and the {{wp|British}} press. Despite this, it would continue to serve as the couple's primary residence until their departure for {{wp|London}} five years later in 1950. Consequently, in order to avoid the estate from being left unoccupied as a result of the couple's departure, Charles [[Prince Charles, Duke of Clarence and Avondale|cousin]], the heir to the then [[Prince Frederick, Duke of Clarence and Avondale|Duke of Clarence and Avondale]] was invited to moved in instead alongside his own {{wp|Hedy Lamarr|wife}} to serve as the estate's new residents though both [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Charles]] and {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Bacall}} would retain their original ownership of the house.
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| Despite the couple's inability to frequently reside in their estate due to their royal obligations, it was however said to had been sparingly visited for more than a record of thirty times a year, a trend which continued until [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Charles]]'s own death in 2011. Since then, the residence's primary ownership status, though legally being under the {{wp|Crown Estate}}, has been traditionally inherited by the sovereigns of the {{wp|United Kingdom}}, with both [[William VI of the United Kingdom|King William VI]] and [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Queen Alexandra]] being the eldest descendants of their respective predecessors. In 2014, the then {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Queen Mother Lauren}} passed away while staying at the residence with her granddaughter [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Alexandra]]. She was later transported back to the {{wp|United Kingdom}} in an elaborate state funeral procession, before being interred at {{wp|Westminster Abbey}} alongside her [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|husband]].
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| As of 2021, the ''Wales House'' residence is estimated to be worth approximately $125 million, or £91.4 million pounds, and has so far survived one attempted robbery which occurred in November 2020. It has since been the secondary residence for both the immediate and extended members of the {{wp|British}} royal family.
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