The bathroom attached to the Queen's suite in Government House is being renovated again because it was attached to an adjoining ensuite. (CBC)

Nova Scotia taxpayers are shelling out another $15,000 to re-do a bathroom in the newly renovated Government House for Queen Elizabeth II — in case she decides to stay there during a visit to the province in June.

The work is being done at the official residence of Lt.-Gov. Mayann Francis on Barrington Street in Halifax. The house reopened in December after a $6-million renovation job.

During the renovation, the bathroom reserved for the Queen and other special guests was built with a door leading to a second bedroom for staff members.

Christopher McCreery, executive director of Government House, decided that wasn't enough privacy and ordered the washroom be divided into two, with separate baths and toilets.

He said it's not acceptable to ask the Queen or any other VIP to share a bathroom.

"It's just not. It's fine for many homes to have shared washrooms, but it does not work for an official visitor — for them and their staff to be sharing a washroom," McCreery said Wednesday.

"It was different than what I had expected. We've run into a number of small glitches as we moved in. This is clearly the most significant one which is being rectified fairly expeditiously.

"Over the years, we can expect many official visitors to be staying at Government House. It is the ceremonial home of all Nova Scotians, and it's a showpiece and we need it to be functional for these official visitors."

A brand new shower was ripped out last week, along with the toilet. The Queen is coming to Nova Scotia in June, but there's no guarantee she'll even see the new bathroom. Buckingham Palace still hasn't confirmed where she will stay during her official visit.

The Queen stayed at Government House in 1994, but has stayed at a hotel during previous visits.

Government House, the oldest vice-regal house in Canada, was closed for three years while workers replaced boiler and heating systems, fixed wiring, ventilation and basement problems, and removed asbestos.