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Opened: 27 Jul 2010

Booking to: 29 Sep 2010

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Please note Tickets to the Royal Mews are now sold out
Palace Tours are at 15:15 7 days a week
Please select MATINEE for the Buckingham Palace State Room tour.
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Buckingham Palace Summer Opening - Other

Buckingham Palace

 

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The Mall, London, SW1W 0EJ

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Green Park, Victoria


 
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Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace




Tickets are now sold out for the Combined tours of Buckingham Palace and The Royal Mews. Tours for Buckingham Palace ONLY now available.

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of Her Majesty The Queen and serves as both home and office.

Today the State Rooms are used extensively by The Queen and Members of the Royal Family to receive and entertain their guests on state, ceremonial and official occasions. During August and September when The Queen makes her annual visit to Scotland, the Palace's nineteen state rooms are open to visitors.

Secure your tickets with a Royal Theatre Break!
Combine 2 great British institutions
During the period the Palace is open, The Ritz Hotel are offering a special lunch. Between 27 July and 29 September 2010, enjoy a wonderful Menu du Jour 3 course lunch (choice of 3 courses changes on a daily basis) and a glass of Ritz Champagne. Seating at 12.30pm before going on to tour Buckingham Palace at 3.15pm



The Royal Mews

One of the finest working stables in existence, providing a unique insight into the department of the Royal Household that provides transport by road for The Queen and other members of the Royal Family.


What there is to see

The Royal Mews houses the state vehicles, both horse-drawn carriages and motor cars, used for coronations, state visits, royal weddings, the State Opening of Parliament and other official engagements. Visitors can see the Gold State Coach which was last used during The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002 to carry Her Majesty and Prince Philip to the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral.


State Rooms

Buckingham Palace serves as both the office and London residence of Her Majesty The Queen, as well as the administrative headquarters of the Royal Household. It is one of the few working royal palaces remaining in the world today.


Today the State Rooms are used extensively by The Queen and Members of the Royal Family to receive and entertain their guests on state, ceremonial and official occasions. During August and September when The Queen makes her annual visit to Scotland, the Palace's nineteen state rooms are open to visitors.


A complimentary audio tour provides a lively introduction to centuries of royal history and includes interviews with Royal Household staff about the working Palace and the works of art on display.


What there is to see


The State Rooms form the heart of the working palace and are lavishly furnished with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection - paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin and Canaletto; sculpture by Canova; exquisite examples of Sèvres porcelain; and some of the finest English and French furniture.


Special exhibition

The special exhibition at the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in 2010 will give visitors a lively insight into the principal national and ceremonial events in the royal year.

The Queen’s Year will include displays of ceremonial robes, gifts, uniforms, dresses and jewellery, as well as archive photography and film to evoke the many and varied aspects of the sovereign’s work.

The exhibition will illustrate the pageantry, tradition and ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament, the historic Garter Day ceremony at Windsor Castle and Trooping the Colour, as well as investitures, garden parties and State Visits.

The Garden

Described as a 'walled oasis in the middle of London', the Palace's garden is home to thirty different species of bird and more than 350 different wild flowers, some extremely rare. Visitors end their tour with a walk along the south side of the garden, with splendid views of the west front of the Palace and the famous lake.


Notes

• Tickets must be exchanged for timed entry tickets at the Voucher Exchange Desk at the Buckingham Palace Ticket office on Buckingham Palace Road

 

 

 

 


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