King Charles turns royal Sandringham retreat into £6k-a-week holiday home open to public
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THE King has turned a royal retreat at Sandringham into a posh £6,300-a-week holiday home open to all.
Charles has refurbished turreted three-bed Victorian house The Folly, which was once the love-nest of Edward VII and his mistress Lillie Langtry.
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King Charles has refurbished three-bed Victorian house The Folly, into a posh holiday home
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The home on the Sandringham estate was once the love-nest of Edward VII and his mistress Lillie Langtry
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Visitors could be asked to fork out as much as £6,300 a week during the school holidays
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Holidaymakers can now follow in the footsteps of royalty by staying in the retreat, located on the private woodland of the estate in Norfolk.
The property, said to feature royal artefacts, to be fitted out 'to the highest standard' and blending 'timeless heritage with refined, contemporary comfort', can sleep up to six.
Visitors willing to fork out £6,300 a week — the going rate in the school holidays — can go up the fairytale-like turret to look out over the estate.
Downstairs, guests can walk through French doors from the drawing room on to the lawn, or get dinner ready in the kitchen — complete with a butler sink.
Agency Oliver's Travels, which is marketing the house, states: 'With input from the Sandringham team, The Folly honours its romantic past while embracing modern comfort.
"Period features — stone hearths, arched entryways, hand-finished doors — have been lovingly preserved.
"Throughout the house, royal artefacts from the private collection add depth and authenticity.'
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Visitors can go up the fairytale-like turret to look out over the Sandringham estate
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The royal retreat located on the private woodland of the estate in Norfolk
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The King's holiday home is located in woodland on his Sandringham estate in Norfolk
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