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3. London is one of the few places in the world where you can
visit a real royal place. Buckingham Palace is where Queen
Elizabeth II lives much of her time.
4. When the Queen is in the residence, you can see the Royal
Standard flag above the palace. When she is away, the
Union Jack flies instead.
5. Buckingham Palace was originally a grand house built by the
Dukes of Buckingham for his wife. George IV began
transforming it into a palace in 1826
6. Queen Victoria was the first monarch to live at Buckingham
Palace. She came to the throne in 1837 at the age of
eighteen.
7.
8. Buckingham Palace is
enormous. There are
600 rooms, 78
bathrooms, a cinema,
a swimming pool and
even a post office.
The Ballroom is the
largest room. It is
used for important
banquets, at which
160 guests are seated
at a long horseshoe-
shaped table.
9. Some of the rooms are named and
decorated for special visitors.
10. ∗ The 1844
Room was
specially
decorated for
the state visit
of Emperor
Nicholas.
Today it is used
for important
meetings.
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11. The balcony of Buckingham Palace is one of the most
famous balconies in the world. The members of the
Royal Family appear on the balcony on special
occasions to great the people.
12. When the Queen is on holiday in summer, the Palace opens
to the public. You can visit it and see a lot of interesting
things.
13. The royal wedding party pose for a photographer in the
Throne Room at Buckingham Palace.
14. There is a beautiful park-like garden around the palace. It is
home to 30 different kinds of birds and more than 350
different wild flowers.
15. The Queen Victoria Memorial in front of
Buckingham Palace. It was created by
sculptor Sir Thomas Brock in 1911.
16. The Queen’s Gallery, built on the site of the former
chapel, is open continually and displays a changing
selection of items from the Royal Collection
