Since 1837, the Buckingham Palace It is the residence of British royalty, the same one that will soon cease to be inhabited by queen elizabeth ii, who announced that he will be moving to Windsor Castle.
The palace will undergo maintenance until 2027, the cost of this would be more than 300 million euros. These adaptations would be one of the reasons why the sovereign decided to mobilize.
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The royal mansion, which has 775 rooms, it was built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham, John Sheffield. At that time he was called BuckinghamHouse. In 1762 the building was purchased by King George IIIfor use as a private residence, according to the palace portal, www.london.es.
King George III bought it for his wife, Queen Charlotte, and to be close to St James’s Palace, where he conducted royal errands, according to Hello.
At that time the name of the current palace was Casa de la Reina (Queen’s House).
When George III fell into ill health at age 50, he suffered “bouts of mental incapacity” and before retiring to Windosr, they named their son George IV, Prince Regent.
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In 1826, George IV converted the Queen’s House into a palace, modification that was in charge of the architect John Nash, and that is when it began to be called Buckingham Palace. However, George IV could not inhabit it, he died in 1830, in Windsor.
After George IV’s death, his brother William IV moved to Buckinghambut he also continued to live in Clarence House.
In 1837, the palace was inhabited by Queen Victoria, before being crowned queen. She left Windsor Castle. Victoria also undertook the remodeling of the building with architect Edward Blore.
In 1861, when Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, died, the palace was closed, his son Edward VII even called the building “the tomb”. But when Edward VII came to the throne in 1900, he made alterations to the mansion. Edward VII was the only monarch who was born and died in the palace, according to The vanguardindicating that Queen Elizabeth II was born in Mayfair.
King George V also lived in the palace. who was also in charge of more readjustments. George V died in 1936. He inherited the crown Edward VIII, but abdicated a year after ascending to marry Wallis Simpson.
The palace “survived in an exemplary manner” two world wars, in the first “it was not attacked”, however, in the second “it was bombed on different occasions”, being the one of great magnitude in 1940 that destroyed the royal chapel, according to the site www.london.es. This happened when Jorge VI, brother of Jorge V, was at the head of the monarchy. He died in February 1952.
In this way we reach the time of Queen Elizabeth, who this year will celebrate seven decades on the British throne.
Tourist attraction
Between the end of July and the beginning of September, tourist visits to the interior of the palace are allowed. You can tour the State Rooms, the Royal Coach House and the Queen’s Gallery. (I)
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