Thrifty! Photo reveals how the queen keeps warm in chilly palace

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John Stillwell / Pool via ReutersThe space heater is seen behind Queen Elizabeth as she greets the High Commissioner of Australia Mike Rann (L) and his wife Sasha at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.  By Eun Kyung Kim, TODAY contributorQueen Elizabeth knows how to be thrifty when it comes to the Buckingham Palace thermostat.John Stillwell / Pool via ReutersA close-up of the queen's thrifty temperature solution. A newly released photograph shows how the royals keep costs down during the winter.

The picture shows the queen receiving the Australian High Commissioner in the Palace’s ornate Audience room where, instead of a roaring fire, a red-hot, double-bar space heater sits in the fireplace.

The UK's Telegraph offers that such a heater would cost