Tous les étés, Buckingham Palace ouvre ses portes. L'occasion unique de visiter les anciens appartements de la reine Elizabeth II

Tous les étés, Buckingham Palace ouvre ses portes. L'occasion unique de visiter les anciens appartements de la reine Elizabeth II

In the past, the only way was for visitors to enjoy the magnificent gardens of the royal palace was on a guided tour. This summer that will change, however: from July 9 to September, most of the grounds of Her Majesty The Queen’s official London residence can be explored freely by tourists. The original announcement …

MANY well-known faces have been awarded an OBE over the years, with David Beckham, JK Rowling and Idris Elba all being given the title. The prestigious honours are usually given out at Buckingham P…

In the past, the only way was for visitors to enjoy the magnificent gardens of the royal palace was on a guided tour. This summer that will change, however: from July 9 to September, most of the grounds of Her Majesty The Queen’s official London residence can be explored freely by tourists. The original announcement …

Du grandiose château de Versailles, en France, à celui, fascinant, de Bran, en Roumanie, découvrez les palais les plus remarquables.

Ce n'est pas la première fois que des propos racistes entachent la famille royale britannique. Souvenez-vous des révélations chocs de Meghan Markle alors

I'd never want to leave.

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Les jardins de Buckingham ouvrent leurs portes. Le prince William a fait une nouvelle apparition souriante lors d’une garden-party.

The Queen may have to move out of Buckingham Palace temporarily to allow maintenance work costing £150m to be carried out, royal officials say.

La rencontre, filmée, a eu lieu le 12 octobre au Palais de Buckingham. Devenue virale sur les réseaux sociaux, la scène amuse beaucoup les internautes.

I'd never want to leave.

To give royal fans a more in-depth look inside the elegant residence, a team of architects pieced together photos and floor plans to offer a look inside the Buckingham Palace.

Take a stroll down memory land and peek into where Queen Elizabeth II has lived in the past.

Spoiler: a whole heck of a lot.

General view of President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto and Queen Elizabeth II attending a state banquet at Buckingham Palace on March 3, 2015 in London, England. The President of Mexico, accompanied...

Originally published October 21, 2018Ask someone to name a royal residence, and chances are that he or she will mention BUCKINGHAM PALACE. The London home and office of QUEEN ELIZABETH II, the iconic structure also houses the administrative headquarters of the Royal Household. The palace’s State Rooms — filled with dazzling collections of paintings, sculpture, […]

An upcoming TV special also suggests the queen has been known to take tea orders from palace workers.

From the Royal Family's home in Windsor to ancient fortresses with historic moats, these castles are all a short journey from London.

Buckingham Palace is one of the most iconic royal residences in the entire world

Since 1748, Trooping the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British Sovereign. It is held annually, in June, on Horse Guards Parade. The Queen travels down The Mall from Buckingham Palace in a royal procession with a sovereign's escort of Hous

Originally published October 21, 2018Ask someone to name a royal residence, and chances are that he or she will mention BUCKINGHAM PALACE. The London home and office of QUEEN ELIZABETH II, the iconic structure also houses the administrative headquarters of the Royal Household. The palace’s State Rooms — filled with dazzling collections of paintings, sculpture, […]

August 10, 1995 - For the third year running, the doors of the Ambassador’s Entrance into Buckingham Palace will swing open, allowing the first of this summer’s expected 400,000 visitors through to marvel at the glorious state rooms with their sumptuous works of art. infographic

Explore London's historic houses and opulent palaces to uncover a varied history of aristocracy, exquisite antiques and picture perfect gardens.

The Buckingham Palace summer tour runs from mid-July to late September. You can see the State Rooms and treasures from the Royal Collection.

While sections of the 775-room Royal residence are opened up at certain times of the year, some have never been revealed to the public before.

À la sortie d’Édimbourg, se dresse Holyrood, la demeure ancestrale des rois d’Écosse – qu’il ne faut pas confondre avec le château d’Édimbourg. Ses sombres et puissantes murailles ont protégé les Stuarts de leurs ennemis, quand elles n’ont pas caché leurs propres forfaits.

Apart from being a beloved tourist attraction, the palace and its grounds serve as an important location for hosting ceremonies and handling political affairs in the UK. Take a look inside Buckingham palace's history.

Buckingham Palace: things you should know BEFORE visiting

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The original frontage of Buckingham Palace as designed by Edward Blore, and viewed from St James's Park Lake, 1897 [From my own collection] During Queen Victoria's long reign she made use a number of royal residences, primarily Windsor Castle in Berkshire, Buckingham Palace in London, Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, Holyrood House in Edinburgh, and Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands. This series primarily features 'behind the scenes' period images from Queen Victoria's Private Apartments which will attempt to portray something of Her Majesty's secluded world away from the public gaze. The quality of all images varies considerably. Actual original extant photographs of Queen Victoria when resident at each Royal residence are also featured. Our fourth blog in this series features images taken at Buckingham Palace. I have also included some semi-state apartments as the decoration of these less-used rooms has markedly changed since the Victorian period. Much of the 'clutter' and even some of the early 19th century decoration of coloured scaliola columns and blue and pink lapis in the public and semi-public rooms were swept away after the accession of Kind Edward VII in 1902. The predominant colour scheme after his 'clean up' then became 'Belle Epoque' cream and gold. Much 'Victorian embellishment' was actually alien to the original Regency style of the building. Queen Mary also left her expert mark on most of the Royal residences with one of her favourite past-times being "redecorating and re-arranging rooms" - apparently much to the despair of her staff. As an expert connoisseur of the arts and especially of the Regency style she did in fact take a keen interest in the Royal collection of furniture and art. This included not only recovering and restoring long lost original furniture and objects d'art but also returning many rooms in Buckingham Palace to an authentic - and intended - Regency style of decoration. These views of the Victorian era Private Apartments generally follow a route from the North end of the West Wing (facing the Palace front lawn and gardens), through Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's Private Apartments in the North wing, then along to the east wing facing The Mall. The Minister's Staircase. Note the Memorial Window to the Duke of Clarence. The Minister's Staircase is located in the East Wing at the end of Queen Victoria's Private Apartments. To the North East lie the State Apartments and to South East lie the Private Apartments. A close-up of the Memorial Window to the Duke of Clarence, the son (and heir apparent) of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, who died in 1891. This window, which is visible in the wall above, was later moved and the window space blocked up. The Princess Royal sitting for a portrait in The Throne Room, 1842 The Throne Room lies at the North end of the East Wing, and with the Royal Closet (a small Drawing Room) alongside, separated the State Apartments from Queen Victoria's Private Apartments. The Tapestry Room The Tapestry Room is located in the East Wing near the South East Corner of the Palace and faces the front lawn. Separating The Royal Closet and The Tapestry Room is another Sitting Room which is recorded as having been used in the latter years of Queen Victoria's reign by Miss Charlotte Knollys who served as Lady of the Bedchamber. The Sheraton Room This image is believed to show the Sheraton Room which is located at the very North end of the West Wing and also facing the Palace front lawn. Queen Victoria and four of her children at Buckingham Palace. [L to R] Princess Louise, Princess Helena, Prince Alfred holding Princess Beatrice, Princess Alice, Queen Victoria Taken by Colonel the Hon. Dudley de Ros, 23rd Baron of Helmsley 29 February 1860 The Private Audience Chamber This room would appear to adjoin - or be very close to - The Sheraton Room at the North end of the West Wing of the palace. It does not appear to be the current Queen's 'Audience Room' nor (as some have suggested) the current 'Regency Room' on the Ground Floor. Many rooms have changed their style of decoration - and their use - in the intervening years which makes identification as to their exact original position difficult. One would at least assume that it would be close to 'The Minister's Staircase' shown above. Queen Victoria's Sitting Room, by James Roberts 1855 The rest of Queen Victoria and all of Prince Albert's Private Rooms are all located on the First Floor of the South Wing. Queen Victoria's Sitting Room Queen Victoria's Sitting Room Queen Victoria's Sitting Room Queen Victoria's Bedroom Queen Victoria's Bedroom Queen Victoria's Dressing Room Queen Victoria's Dressing Room Prince Albert's Dressing Room Prince Albert's Dressing Room Prince Albert's Writing Room Prince Albert's Music Room (engraving) Prince Albert's Music Room, circa 1870-1900 The Indian Room [Source : Getty Images] The Indian Room, [Little] Chinese Room and The Pavilion Breakfast Room all form the last three rooms at the East end of the South Wing. Some rooms at Buckingham Palace have a Chinese theme. That is because they feature furniture and décor which were originally based in the Prince Regent's oriental-style Royal Pavilion at Brighton (later sold by Queen Victoria to fund building work at Buckingham Palace). The [Little] Chinese Room [Source : Getty Images] The Pavilion Breakfast Room, which lies at the extreme east end of the South Wing included many features removed from the Brighton Pavilion Music Room and Banqueting Room which Queen Victoria sold to the town of Brighton in 1850. The Pavilion Breakfast Room, 1850 The Private [Chinese] Breakfast Room The Royal Visitors Gallery [Principal Corridor] The Principal Corridor runs the length of the East Wing facing The Mall. The Duke of Connaught's Bedroom Rooms in the East Wing served as suites for Victoria's children. Shown above is Arthur The Duke of Connaught's bedroom, being the third son of Queen Victoria. The Yellow Drawing Room, a watercolour by James Roberts, 1855 The Yellow Drawing Room lies at the south end of the East Wing shown below and served as a Drawing Room for guests. Further round into the North Wing were rooms for the Ladies in Waiting and other senior staff. The Original East Frontage of Buckingham Palace, circa 1900 The Belgian State Apartments : The 'Belgian Apartments' illustrated below are situated at the foot of the Minister's Staircase, on the ground floor of the West-facing garden wing of Buckingham Palace. These rooms, which form a suite, are linked by narrow corridors, one given extra height and perspective by saucer domes designed by the Architect, John Nash. A second corridor in the suite has Gothic influenced cross over vaulting. The rooms themselves are named for King Leopold I of the Belgians, the first King of the Belgians (and Uncle of Prince Albert), who was the first to occupy these rooms. This suite of rooms are now used by visiting Heads of State and other dignitaries. The King of the Belgian's Bedroom The King of the Belgian's Bedroom The Orleans Room The Spanish Room Directly underneath the State Apartments are a suite of slightly less grand rooms known as the semi-state apartments. Opening from the Marble Hall, these rooms have always been used for less formal entertaining, such as luncheon parties and private audiences. The 1844 Room The 1844 Room was decorated in that year for the State visit of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. The 1844 Room The Bow Room [Library] At the centre of this suite is the Bow Room, through which thousands of guests pass annually to the current Queen's Garden Parties on the front lawn. The Bow Room [Library] The 1855 Room This 1855 Room room is named after a visit in that year by Emperor Napoleon III of France. Bibliography : - "Life of Queen Victoria", T Nelson & Sons, London, 1897 (from my personal collection). - Various written and Internet sources. - Most images have been "collected" over the last couple of years and I have not always recorded the source. Most appear to be in the public domain and often frequently copied or are only low resolution however if copyright has been infringed please advise me so that I can remove them or provide a link.