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My journey hey where is the Queen ? ...oh ya someone told me she is out in September ...so I guess I wont pay her a visit this round. Anyway by the time I reach her palace its already 4 pm ..you dont visit people so late, do you ...? Still there are so many tourist trying to get it ... and the day after I was there , someone who dressed like Batman broke into the palace protesting about father's right / custody . Why didnt he tell me he is gonna go there earlier ? else I would have a cool shot of him at the Queen's balcony The facts Buckingham Palace is the London home of The Queen and Prince Philip. Queen Victoria was the first monarch to take up residence here after the architect John Nash transformed it from Buckingham House into a palace. In 1845 Queen Victoria asked for the Palace to be extended to make more room for her growing family of four children. As part of the alterations, Marble Arch, which was originally the entrance to the palace, was moved to a new position at the corner of Hyde Park Foot Guards from the Household Division, in their distinctive red tunics and black bearskins, can be seen on guard duty outside the palace daily. The Changing The Guard ceremony now takes place only every other day in the winter but it is still daily in the summer months. After a serious fire damaged Windsor Castle in 1993 the Queen allowed the Palace State rooms to be opened to the public for the first time, to help pay the Windsor Castle repair bill. When not away, The Queen and Prince Philip spend most weekends at Windsor Castle, where they enjoy horse riding. Dont you think the repair bill has been repaid by now ? Is she trying to make a profit ? :-) Entrance Adult £11.50 Child £6.00 Family £30.00 OAP £10.00 Leave a Comment Directions: Green Park tube
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