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The Buckingham Room is named after Buckingham Palace.
The Room is lightly decorated with floral wallpaper and burgundy
carpets. It has beamed ceilings and an open fireplace.
A television allows you to visit England
while enjoying your English food. This room is also
available for private hire. |
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the reigning monarch, HM Queen Elizabeth II. |
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| Buckingham House - as it was then - was built in 1705 by the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. King George III liked the House because of its close proximity to St. James' Palace, so he bought it as a dower house in 1761 for His wife, 17-year-old Queen Charlotte to use as a comfortable family home close to St James's Palace, where many court functions were held. Buckingham house was renamed Queen's House in 1774 and all but one of George III's 15 children were birthed there. In 1820, the king transformed the Queen's House into a palace. |
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Queen Victoria was the first sovereign to take up residence in Buckingham Palace in July 1837. Her marriage to Prince Albert in 1840 soon showed up the Palace's shortcomings. A serious problem for the newly married couple was the absence of any nurseries and too few bedrooms for visitors. Due to this problem, Victoria and Albert added a 4th wing on to the palace. |
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Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the sovereign, and was first opened to the public in 1993.
The Grand Hall is on the original site of the old entrance hall, dominated by the Grand staircase.
In the State Dining Room the red silk damask on the walls makes a fitting background to the state portraits of Kings and Queens from George III to George IV. The regency dining chairs were purchased by the Prince Regent in 1813 for his home at Carlton House. |
| From the semicircular bow window of the domed Music Room you will have a good view of the garden and grounds. The Music Room was originally known as the Bow Drawing Room and is the centre of the suite of rooms on the Garden Front between the Blue and the White Drawing Rooms. Four Royal babies, The Prince of Wales, The Princess Royal, The Duke of York and Prince William were all christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Music Room but one of its more formal uses is during a State Visit when guests are presented to The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and the visiting Head of State or for receptions. |
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The Minister’s stairs at the end of the hall links the principal floor of state rooms to the Marble Hall, which is the heart of the old Buckingham House. Originally called the North Drawing Room, the White Drawing Room is perhaps the grandest of all the State Rooms.
The members of the Royal Family that live in Buckingham Palace, while in London are: Their Majesties the Queen, Elizabeth II and her husband/consort, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh; Their daughter, Princess Anne; Their eldest son, Prince Charles of Wales and his two sons, Prince William of Windsor and Price Harry; Their second son, Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Their youngest son, Prince Edward and his wife Princess Sophie, Earl and Countess of Wessex. |
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