Rooms In Buckingham Palace

Peek inside buckingham palace s private and unseen rooms this tour of london s premier royal residence led by interior designer and british aristocrat ashley hicks will make you feel like queen for a day.

Rooms in buckingham palace.

Get a rare glimpse of the royal family s private rooms at buckingham palace it s the first time in decades that the queen s private rooms have been photographed by colleen curry. Are queen s rooms i e. Between 1847 and 1850 when blore was building the new east wing the brighton pavilion was once again plundered of its fittings. The palace measures 354 feet by 390 feet and 29 feet high.

Only the state rooms and the palace gardens are open. Buckingham palace contains a total of 775 rooms which include 188 staff bedrooms 92 offices 52 guest and royal bedrooms 19 state rooms and 78 bathrooms. It also occupies a floor space of 830 000 square feet. The christenings of the prince of wales the princess royal the duke of york and prince william took place in the music room and many royal weddings have been celebrated at buckingham palace most recently the duke and duchess of cambridge s.

The official website to buy tickets for buckingham palace visits. This area is perhaps the most famous and public area of the palace home to the grand staircase the music room which hosted prince william s christening the green drawing room and the state. The 1844 room in buckingham palace is often where the british royal family meets their most distinguished guests. Buckingham palace s secret rooms find out the queen and prince philip s private rooms including a home cinema and post office.

When her majesty the queen leaves buckingham palace and stays in windsor castle that s roughly after 20th july and for 3 months every year buckingham palace state rooms are open to the public. As a result many of the rooms in the new wing have a distinctly oriental atmosphere.