KING Charles has forked out £3million for a property next to Queen Camilla’s beloved Wiltshire retreat to prevent it becoming a wedding venue.The purchase was made to help maintain Camilla’s privacy at her personal pad, Ray Mill, where she sneaks off to watch Corrie with a G&T.ReutersKing Charles has bought the £3million home next to Queen Camilla to prevent it becoming a wedding venue[/caption]Harlow & SonKing Charles has reportedly bought Old Mill using personal funds[/caption]Queen Camilla bought her country home Ray Mill after her divorce from Andrew Parker-Bowles in 1994RexThe Mail on Sunday reported how the monarch has bought the neighboring four-bedroom home – named the Old Mill – which is located along the river Avon.
A royal source claimed Camilla had “great anxiety” over proposal plans to convert the home into a wedding venue, particularly as its boundary lies just 30ft away from her house.A potential buyer was said to be keen to “maximise commercial use of the property as a short-term holiday rental and wedding venue.”The source stated: “Think of it – dozens of wedding guests carousing every weekend just the other side of her fence.
”To prevent this from happening, King Charles is understood to have purchased the home using private funds.He will now reportedly find a “security-vetted tenant” who will put the home to “appropriate” use.The historic Old Mill pad, which dates back to the Norman Conquest, has two en suite bathrooms, two oth.