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…
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…
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…
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 for the Duke of Buckingham and was
purchased as a royal residence by George III for his ever-expanding
family in 1761. Queen…
