Only hours after the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov was shot dead on live television, a lorry crashed into crowds at a Berlin Christmas market killing 12 and injuring another 48.
In light of the attack, which Islamic State has claimed responsibility for, London’s Metropolitan Police announced road closures would be in effect as of Wednesday in front of Buckingham Palace to…
Whose money is it anyway? The debate over the Crown Estate income
24th November 2016
With all the controversy surrounding who should pay for the renovations at Buckingham Palace, an opinion piece published by Royal Central blogger, Benjamin Knights, certainly caused some discussion after he argued that The Queen was, in fact, the one who was going to be…
Buckingham Palace to undergo a 10-year £369 million refurbishment
18th November 2016
It has just been announced by the Treasury that Buckingham Place will undergo a 10-year refurbishment costing the UK taxpayer £369m.
The work, which will begin next April, will be the largest refurbishment Buckingham Palace has been subject to in recent time. The Queen will…
Prince Charles causes a tank to be stationed outside of Buckingham Palace
9th November 2016
Is Prince Charles responsible for a tank that is outside of Buckingham Palace? Maybe not the Prince Charles, first-in-line to the throne we all know, but the future King Charles III in the BBC drama most certainly is.
King Charles III is described as a “future history” drama, which will take a look at life after Her Majesty passes away.
The new king becomes upset at a controversial…
You may not ever live in Buckingham Palace, but this is a close second
5th November 2016
If you have given up your hopes of spending a night or two at Buckingham Palace, there is no reason to despair. You can now own something not too dissimilar.
Hinwick House; the 300-year-old house that is modeled on the Queen’s official residence is now up for sale at…
Conservators working on one of Prince Charles’ pictures at Highgrove have come across a truly remarkable self-portrait.
One of the still-life pictures, which has been at Highgrove for around a quarter of a century is called “A Vanitas” by the seventeenth century Dutch…
In light of a new MP report, it is possible that the State Opening of Parliament could be moved to Westminster Abbey or Buckingham Palace for the duration of any major renovations to the Palace of Westminster.
In the recently released 119-page document it was concluded that the historic site of parliament faces ‘an impending crisis which we cannot responsibly ignore’. It went on to say that…
Ronald Harper, a former deputy property manager for the British Royal household has been found guilty of corruption.
Harper was convicted of conspiracy to make corrupt payments over building work contracts at Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace. In his duties, he had an…
A man has been charged with trespass after allegedly making his way into the gardens of Buckingham Palace after scaling the perimeter wall.
Police detained the 41-year-old at 8:37pm yesterday evening, seven minutes after he climbed over the wall and triggered an alarm…
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Buckingham Palace, Westminster
Buckingham Palace may have a bit of a shorter history than other palaces but it doesn’t make it any less impressive. It began life in 1703 as Buckingham House, built for the Duke of Buckingham and was purchased as a royal residence by George III for his ever-expanding family in 1761. Queen…
