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Prince William of Wales<\/strong> hopes to solve the housing and nature crises with a major investment tied to his royal estate. Reports suggest that the heir apparent to the British throne plans to sell a portion of the Duchy of Cornwall within a decade to generate funds for the move.<\/p>\n Prince William<\/a> is reportedly planning to sell 20 percent of the Duchy of Cornwall in the next ten years. He has owned the private estate, worth roughly $1.5 billion, since his father, King Charles III<\/a>, became the monarch in 2022. Notably, he has earned approximately $27 million annually from the property.<\/p>\n As per The Times<\/a>, the Duke of Cambridge is going to consolidate his holdings around five important \u201cheartlands.\u201d These include the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Dartmoor, the Bath area, and Kennington. This stems from William\u2019s goal in investing in local affordable housing and environmental projects in those areas, where he believes he can make the biggest difference, socially and environmentally.<\/p>\n Will Bax, the Duchy\u2019s chief executive, promised the next ten years would be \u201can era of change\u201d while addressing William\u2019s decision about its purpose. He recalled the Prince saying it \u201cshouldn\u2019t just exist to own land. It should first and foremost exist to have a positive impact on the world.\u201d<\/p>\n Bax shared that William planned to invest $670 million into his priorities for the next 10 years. The amount consists of money from land sales, development income, partnerships, and borrowing. As part of his investment plans, roughly $215 million is going to housing solutions. This includes affordable homes in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, and Kennington.<\/p>\n Moreover, the Duchy seeks to create 10,000-12,000 homes between the present day and 2040. According to Bax, this will be done through a \u201cportfolio of land owned on urban fringe locations.\u201d<\/p>\n Furthermore, the Duchy will underwrite $161 million of reinvestment into workplaces and places to \u201ccreate economy.\u201d This will ensure the growth of the industrial park in St. Mary\u2019s twofold. It will also help enable entrepreneurship in Dartmoor, so youngsters can secure an economic future in the national park.<\/p>\n Plans also include building a 100MW renewable energy project to sustain 100,000 homes. Additionally, about $27 million is being invested in environmental recovery schemes. Meanwhile, the Duchy will join forces with partners like wildlife trusts and the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs to leverage over roughly $268 million into wildlife projects.<\/p>\n The post Prince William Is Making Huge Investment Move With Royal Estate \u2014 Report<\/a> appeared first on Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Prince William of Wales hopes to solve the housing and nature crises with a major investment tied to his royal estate. Reports suggest that the heir apparent to the British throne plans to sell a portion of the Duchy of Cornwall within a decade to generate funds for the move. 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