Biofuel Bentleys are coming for Britain’s green king

What do you do when you travel in a chauffeur-driven Bentley but want to be known as the green king?

King Charles III plans to resolve this quandary by converting two state Bentleys to run on biofuel. That will give him time to go electric, Buckingham Palace said yesterday as it released the royal accounts for the financial year ended March 31.

The king also installed solar panels at Windsor Castle and increased the use of sustainable aviation fuel for royal flights.

“Small steps, but part of a much wider plan to make a significant impact on our carbon emissions in the years ahead,’’ Michael Stevens, keeper of the privy purse, told reporters in London.

The report on the sovereign grant, the mechanism used to fund royal spending, showed that Charles spent 89.1 million pounds ($114.9 million) last year, including 30.4 million pounds on the refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, a 10-year project scheduled to be completed in 2027.

Charles undertook 464 official engagements last year, even though he stepped away from public-facing duties for several weeks after he was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer, the palace said.