2. what is the buckingham palace??
Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the Queen in London and is also
used for official ceremonies, state visits and tours. The Palce is a meeting
point for the British in times of crisis and festivity.
3. who resides???
In the palace nowadays lives the Queen and her husband, the prince Andrés
(Duke of York) and the counts of Wessex.
4. Where is it???
The Buckingham Palace is situated in the United Kingdom, in London on the
street of Buckingham Palace.
5. HISTORY
It was a great house built by the duke of Buckingham in 1703. It was learned
by the king George III in 1761 as residence deprived of the queen Charlotte
and was known as the house of the queen.
Later Buckingham Palace turned into the London residence of the British
monarch.
6. THE INTEROR OF THE PALACE
The palace measures 108 meters. There are 775 rooms. Also it has a post
office, a cinema, a swimming pool, a medical consultation and a workshop of
jeweler's shop.
7. CHANGING OF THE GUARD
In the front of the Palace is the Royal Guard, in addition they possess a
police station of policeman and personal bodyguards for every member of the
royal family.
It is carried out from the year 1660 in the frontal part of Buckingham Palace,
where the police officers accompanied by a band parade in approximately 45
minutes. It is one of the major attractions of London. The ceremony, which
alone is celebrated if the time is favorable.
9. curiosities
There are secret underground tunnels in the palace of Buckingham Palace
In the back ok the palace there is a Blackberry garden.
A flag always flies over the place, when the Queen is in the residence the
Royal standard does it and when the Union Jack is not.
