LONDON, July 3 (UPI) -- The latest report on spending by the British royal family has revealed a hazard of living in an old house -- an asbestos problem at Buckingham Palace.
The figures released Monday show removing asbestos from ducts under the floor in the south wing has cost 1 million pounds ($1.55 million) so far, The Independent reported. Ridding the entire palace of asbestos is expected to be a 20-year-project and to cost many times that.