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Ive been in to see Buckingham Palace twice when its been kindly opened to the public each summer - July to September - and its in the top of my list of favourite castles and palaces. This is the Queens home when shes not at home at Windsor Castle or at Sandringham or Balmoral homes - or wherever else travelling about!
But this place is one of her homes - her Royal Standard flag flies above the palace when she is at home - and in my opinion is beautifully and tastefully decorated - also opulent but tasteful - and as with the Windsor Castle has an excellent art collection which is also well worth seeing.
Each year there is also included a special exhibition with the theme being a significant event or milestone eg a few years back an exhibition on the Queen Mother for her 100th birthday, this years exhibition was in relation to the Queens 60th wedding anniversary.
The exit from the palace is out the back with an opportunity to see some of the Queens 'backyard' - her large lawn (garden tea party spot!) and some of the gardens and then you pretty much end up at the Royal Mews and Palace gift shop to give you the opportunity to spend some more money to commemorate your visit! The range of souvenirs is rather good though with good quality and interesting items for sale - but a bit on the expensive side - things like pens, calendars and teatowels are pretty much standard prices though. Leave a Comment Directions: Green Park tube
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Fronting the outer gates of Buckingham Palace is the majestic QUEEN VICTORIA MONUMENT. Built in 1911, the monument of white marble stands 82 feet high with a wonderful large statue of Queen Victoria.
Queen Victoria ( 1819 - 1901 ) became Queen of England at the tender age of 18. She married her cousin Prince Albert and had nine children together - four sons and five daughters.
When Albert died she was devastated as he was the love of her life, her confidante and advisor. Leave a Comment Directions: Green Park tube
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Buckingham Palace, is one of several estates used by the British Royal family (, is one of the major tourist attractions in London. It originally was a country house built for the Duke of Buckingham. The royal family uses, but does not own, Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, St James's Palace, Hampton Court, Windsor Castle and other residences. They are owned by the state and cared for by the National Trust. Balmoral and Sandringham are the queen's personal property.
In 1825 George IV commissioned John Nash to remodel the existing house into a palace where he could then hold Court and conduct official business. Due to a lack of sufficient funding, the existing house was incorporated in the new palace. Interesting George IV never lived in the palace. In 1850 the large east wing was added, including a large 40 meter long ballroom. In 1913 the East Facade was remodeled to what you see today. In 1837 only three weeks after her Accession Queen Victoria took up residence, and Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain's sovereigns since 1837. Since her time a flag is hoisted each time the monarch is in the castle. Today the Palace contains 600 rooms and resides on a 40-acre garden.
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Buckingham Palace is open to the public for two months each summer, August and September, with 18 rooms to view, including the Throne Room and State Room. There is always high demand for tickets. You can avoid the long lines for Palace tours by purchasing tickets before you go through Global Tickets, 234 W. 44th St., Suite 1000, New York, NY 10034 (tel. 800/223-6108). You'll have to pick the exact date on which you'd like to go. Visitors with disabilities can reserve tickets directly through the palace by calling tel. 020/7930-5526. Leave a Comment Directions: Green Park tube
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Most British people know the nursery rhyme about the Grand Old Duke of York, who had 10,000 men (soldiers that is, it's not trying to suggest anything about his sexual orientation!). He was apparently a great leader in the army.
Well to commemorate him, a large column was built inbetween the Carlton House Terrace on the Mall. It is led up to by a flight of steps which are not unsurprisingly called the Duke of Yorks Steps. On top of this column is a statue of the Duke of York (its a similar type of thing to Nelson's Column, but not as good and not as well known).
Anyhow, to pay for this column, some bright spark had the idea of docking a days pay off every soldier in the British Army. You can easily imagine, that if he was popular before the column, he almst certainly wasn't afterwards! Leave a Comment Directions: Green Park tube
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Buckingham Palace is only open to the public in the summer monthes. We visited the day after it was closed to the public.This is one very breathtaking place from the outside. The Palace has been the home of the British Monarchy since Quenn Victoria decided to reside here in 1837. If you see a raised flag it means the Queen is in residence. The palace was rebuilt in 1825 and redone in 1913. The gates outside are something to see and all the ornamental statues. Leave a Comment Phone: 020/7839-1377 9:30am-5:30pmDirections: Green Park tube and walk south through the park or St. James Park tube then walk north along Queen Anne's Gate west on Birdcage Walk to the gate.Other Contact: 020/7799-2331 recorded msg
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I think I missed the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace. Oh what a pity!
I think that is a good excuse to visit again `-)
This poor guy just started his turn and he doesn’t look very happy!
No wonder… all those silly tourists making it a sport to make him force a grimace or wink; or those fighting to be the closest near him to get on that obligatory picture together.
(Long live Photo Shop! I scratched them all out!)
He must hate all those arms around him and all those breasts over his shoulders! Oh poor kid what he has to endure!
It reminds me of a Dutch song of Boudewijn De Groot :
“Ja tante Julia,
ik lijk alweer veel ouder.
Ik speel piano als u wilt,
maar haal uw borsten van mijn schouder.”
Translated it sounds like:
“Yes aunt Julia, I seem again more mature. I play piano if you want, but take those breasts of my shoulder”
Hilarious it becomes however when translated using Babel Fish of AltaVista:
“Yes aunt Julia, I seem again much parent. I play piano if you want, but obtain your udders of my shoulder.” Leave a Comment
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The picture that goes with this tip is taken from the entrance gate of Buckingham Palace.
The Royal Coat of Arms and the Shield I will notice at other locations as well, although on this one I am missing the English motto ” Dieu et mon Droit " (God and my right) and the additional text Honi soit qui mal y pense”(Shamed be he who thinks ill of it).
Let’s analyse it a little so you understand what every symbol represents:
At the left you see the English Lion. At the right site you see the chained Unicorn of Scotland. This medieval creature was told to be dangerous and only could be tamed by a virgin, hence the chains.
The shield shows several royal emblems that represent the various parts of the United Kingdom.
You can notice the three lions in the first and fourth part. Those are the English lions.
The first design however had only one Lion (at Henry II’s).
In 1198 (Richard I, or Richard Lionheart), the single lion was replaced by three lions, representing England, Normandy and Aquitaine.
In the second part you see the Lion of Scotland.
In the 3rd part you see the harp of Northern Ireland (used to represent the whole of Ireland).
The Shield changed a bit over the years. The last change was at Queen Victoria’s reign (1837): the Hanoverian escutcheon and the crown were removed.
Why this happened was because there was this Hanoverian law that predicted that a woman was unable to succeed to the throne of Hanover.
Since this change, the shield has remained identical up to today. Leave a Comment Directions: Green Park tube
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Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain's sovereigns since 1837.
It evolved from a town house that was owned from the beginning of the eighteenth century by the Dukes of Buckingham. Today it is The Queen's official residence, with 775 rooms.
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The London home of the Royal Family, BUCKINGHAM PALACE was built in the early 1700's. It was renovated by John Nash in the late 18th century and became a grand state palace during Queen Victoria's reign. The Palace is closed to the public, as is the Royal Mews, a working stable that houses the state vehicles. Leave a Comment Directions: Green Park tube
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Having seen a few palaces around the world, including the Presidential Palace in New delhi, I found the Bukhingham palace to be quite ordinary at first sight .Besides being the official London residence of The Queen, Buckingham Palace is also the busy administrative headquarters of the monarchy and has probably the most famous and easily recognisable façade of any building in the world.
The Palace is a working building and the centrepiece of Britain's constitutional monarchy. It houses the offices of those who support the day-to-day activities and duties of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh and their immediate family. The Palace is also the venue for great Royal ceremonies, State Visits and Investitures, all of which are organised by the Royal Household.
Although Buckingham Palace is furnished and decorated with priceless works of art that form part of the Royal collection, one of the major art collections in the world today, it is not an art gallery and nor is it a museum. Its State Rooms form the nucleus of the working Palace and are used regularly by The Queen and members of the Royal family for official and State entertaining. Buckingham Palace is one of the world's most familiar buildings and more than 50,000 people visit the Palace each year as guests to banquets, lunches, dinners, receptions and the Royal Garden Parties.
Visitors are allowed access by and organised tour to some areas of the Palace
During the summer, the Changing of the Guard takes place at the front of the Palace and is a popular event for visitors to the capital from 1st April to Early July and on alternate days at other times. Directions: Green Park tube
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