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 paying for the renovations due to her surrendering
the profits from the Crown Estate. Is this really the case? Back in
1760…
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…
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 £14,500,000 only.
It is a snatch considering that the owners’ justification for
selling is because the house is too far…
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…
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 annual budget of 2.3
million pounds of which he could authorise orders up to £30,000.
The Southwark Crown Court came to the…
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…
Read part 1 of Britain’s Top Palaces
here. Let’s continue! 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…
Buckingham Palace State Dining Room Closed Over Ceiling Safety Fears
1st December 2015
Buckingham Palace, the principal royal
abode of The Queen has been the setting of great splendour and
elegance. Just over a month ago, the Chinese President Xi Jinping
met with The Queen and The Duchess of Cambridge amongst other
important personages. However, Buckingham Palace is in the news yet
again but for an entirely different reason. It appears that use of
the State Dining Room has been…
