Equipped with a chapel, a post office, a staff cafeteria, a doctor's office outfitted for surgical procedures and a movie theater, it doesn't seem like the royals ever have to leave.
The palace also has an indoor swimming pool, of course. The pool house is said to be seen to the left in the photo of the back of Buckingham. Cash money! It is tucked away in the Palace basement and reserved for the royal family. Who let the dogs out? In Brian Hoey's tell-all book Not In Front of the Corgis , a royal footman told the author that Queen Elizabeth's beloved canines "are allowed unrestricted access to any part of any royal residence; nowhere is off-limits.
There used to be a time when it was standard for most husbands and wives to have separate bed chambers, but in the last century customs have changed. While the author doesn't go in depth into every royals' sleeping habits, Hoey did note that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip sleep in their own rooms. It's not for tradition's sake, however, apparently Philip likes to sleep with the windows open, regardless of the weather.
A British quiz show in the vein of Jeopardy! Between and , the 1st Buckingham Palace Girl Guide Company held its meetings at the royal summerhouse on the palace grounds. The troop was comprised of the two princesses along with 30 other girls whose parents were also of aristocratic descent or palace employees. Windsor is the oldest and largest occupied castle in world. This impressive building has been a royal home and fortress for over years. Today, it is used as a private home for the Queen, where she spends a lot of her weekends, and as an official residence at which she undertakes certain royal ceremonies and duties.
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With City Wonders it's not just facts, our passionate guides tell you the stories that bring the sights to life. All income from the Duchy of Lancaster goes to the reigning monarch, while the Duchy of Cornwall makes money for the heir to the throne - in this case, Prince Charles. The Duchy of Lancaster consists of 18, hectares of land in England and Wales, the majority of which takes the form of rural estates in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire.
Meanwhile, the Duchy of Cornwall consists of 53, hectares of land in 23 counties, mostly in the South West of England, including Cornwall, of course,and also the Isles of Scilly and Dartmoor. Outside of the duchies, the Queen owns the 8, hectare Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, which has been the private home of four generations of British monarchs since , as well as Balmoral.
The Scottish castle and surrounding estate is made up of more than 25, hectares of land including forests and moors. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies.
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