Queen Elizabeth II loved her $127 million hobby — King Charles isn’t interested
nypost.comeverything in common — for example, a love of one of his mother’s favorite pastimes, stamp collecting.The dear-departed monarch gained a reputation as quite the philatelist during her lifetime, leaving the family collection with a total value of about $127 million in American dollars, The Sunday Times and Guardian have both reported.
Elizabeth, who passed away last September at the age of 96, was the fifth royal family member, according to The Daily Express, to put her stamp on the Royal Philatelic Collection.
The collection was started by the Duke of York, who later became King George V, during the late 1800’s.It has been said that The Queen even showed off the collection to visiting heads of state, The Sunday Times claimed.
But according to a new report, the tradition won’t be continuing under King Charles.According to the outlet, the King has other hobbies he enjoys far more, like watercolor painting and tending to his garden, and doesn’t seem too keen on collecting postage.However, The Guardian reported that King Charles did inherit the collection from his mother after she died.The Post reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.
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