The Crown's part in reviving Worcester city centre
WORCESTER may rejoice under the title the Faithful City for its perceived, but in reality rather opportunist, support for the monarchy during the English Civil War, but that didn’t mean the Queen had to dig it out of a financial hole in the last third of the 20th century. But she did, knowingly or not. Because it was the investment by the Crown Estate, the commission that handles the Queen’s property holdings and investments, which lifted Worcester’s fortunes considerably. The dramatic reversal came in the wake of the 1960s redevelopment disasters and the doom and gloom of the 197...
Source: worcesternews.co.uk