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26 unusual facts about Buckingham Palace


2nd Royal Tank Regiment

On 25 June 2008 at Buckingham Palace, both Regiments were presented with their new Standard by The Queen, which included the new Battle Honour of Al Basrah 2003.

A Panther in the Basement

Young Proffy has organized a pro-Israel underground cell that proposes to blow up Buckingham Palace or perhaps 10 Downing Street.

Aneurin Bevan

Bevan contended that his Welsh mining constituency did not send him to Parliament to "dress up" and declined to wear formal attire at Buckingham Palace functions.

Bell Matriculation Higher Secondary School

The Black-Gold gates at the entrance, which weigh 770 kg, resemble the gates of Buckingham Palace.

Designers Guild

A collection inspired by the interiors of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, and by the official archive of art in the Royal Collection.

Douglas Warren

In 1945 they both were awarded Distinguished Flying Cross by King George VI at Buckingham Palace.

E. Clive Rouse

The son of Edward Foxwell Rouse (a furniture-maker in Acton, west London) and his wife Frances Sarah Sams (whose family had been dairymen to Buckingham Palace), Rouse was educated at St. Ronan's School, Worthing, then Gresham's School, Holt, and the St Martin's School of Art.

Edward Roworth

This work was completed in 1911 whereupon it was displayed in Buckingham Palace, later being installed in the House of Assembly in Cape Town.

Eileen Southern

Johnson had played a command performance at Buckingham Palace, where he received a silver bugle in appreciation.

Frederick Augusta Barnard

The collection was first housed in the Old Palace at Kew, then was moved to the Octagon Library which had been specially constructed at the Queen's House or Buckingham House, on the site of the present Buckingham Palace.

Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Friedrich Wilhelm was married on 28 June 1843 at Buckingham Palace to his first cousin, Princess Augusta of Cambridge, a member of the British Royal Family and a granddaughter of King George III.

Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe

When Galahad first met him, Parsloe was walking around a supper-table at Romano's, wearing a soup-tureen on his head and holding a stick of celery, claiming he was a sentry outside Buckingham Palace.

Henry Milton Taylor

This honour, conferred on him by the Queen at Buckingham Palace, London, on 25 July, carried with it the title of "Sir".

King Edward potato

It is claimed that the grower wrote to Buckingham Palace seeking permission to name his potato after the monarch and that a reply was received granting royal assent.

Otterburn Mill

The mill is noted for its pram rugs and its crowning moment was on the birth of Princess Elizabeth in 1926, when Buckingham Palace contacted the mill requiring a small rug for the royal pram.

Prince Albert Challenge Cup

The Cup was accepted by the Regatta in the presence of H.M. The Queen at Buckingham Palace in June 2006.

Pyro 2

Real buildings represented in this game include: the IRS Building and the White House in Washington D.C., the Moscow Kremlin, and Buckingham Palace.

Royal Air Force March Past

The march can be played both as a slow march and a quick march, and has been used as both when the Queen's Colour Squadron and RAF Central Band perform public duties such as mounting the guard at Buckingham Palace.

Royal College Curepipe

The college built of blue basalt, resembled the Buckingham Palace, London with its characteristic symmetrical rectangular form.

Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment

It was while the RGBW was on guard at Buckingham Palace that the Fathers 4 Justice protest took place.

Sir Arthur Crosfield, 1st Baronet

He sold the company in 1911 and built Witanhurst on the proceeds, being the largest house in London besides Buckingham Palace.

Telford College of Arts and Technology

In 2008 the college celebrated the Queens Anniversary Award with a visit to Buckingham Palace to meet Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.

The Mansion, Baguio

The elaborate main gate, made of ornate ironwork, was earlier reported as a replica of one of the main gates at Buckingham Palace in London, which is false.

The Mulberry-Garden

The original Mulberry garden was a tree-planted pleasure ground and occupied the site of the present Buckingham Palace and gardens.

Vilhelm Herold

However, he also sang throughout Europe, including a command performance for King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace in 1905.

Zero-hour contract

Buckingham Palace, which employs 350 seasonal summer workers, also uses them.


2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10

On Saturday July 7, 2007, the Individual time trial started in Whitehall, London passing Westminster, then along Victoria Street and Buckingham Gate, past Buckingham Palace and looping through Hyde Park before finishing in The Mall.

Blackbird Leys Choir

On 19 December 2006 twenty members of the choir performed Handel's Hallelujah chorus in private performance at Buckingham Palace for HM Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, and others; they also sang carols for guests at the 'Achievers of the Year' reception.

Bollock Brothers

Always on the lookout for clever publicity, their 1983 electro version of the Sex Pistols' album Never Mind The Bollocks received critical acclaim and featured Michael Fagan, the man who famously entered the Queen's bedchamber at Buckingham Palace.

Breckinridge County, Kentucky

During the nineteenth century, the Victoria Coal mines, named in honor of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, were the first to produce coal oil, and Cloverport exported coal oil to Great Britain, where it was used to light Buckingham Palace.

Bromsgrove Guild of Applied Arts

The Guild's most famous works on public display are the main gates of Buckingham Palace and the Canada Gate both part of Sir Aston Webb's memorial scheme to Queen Victoria.

Cannon Row Police Station

The station was responsible for policing Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, The Palace of Westminster (Parliament), No 10 Downing Street, Clarence House, St. James' Palace and was responsible for all major events and demonstrations that took place in Central London.

Charlotte von Rothschild

Charlotte de Rothschild became one of England's most prominent socialites whose dinner invitations, according to biographer Stanley Weintraub were favoured over those from Buckingham Palace.

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk

It goes between Kensington Gardens, Green Park, Hyde Park and St. James's Park in a figure-eight pattern, passing five sites that are associated with her life: Kensington Palace, Spencer House, Buckingham Palace, St. James's Palace, and Clarence House.

Dower house

Well-known royal dower-houses in London have included Clarence House, Marlborough House, and (for a time during the 18th century) Buckingham Palace (then known as "Buckingham House").

George Lederer

Then crossing the Atlantic, it played for seven months, and received a Royal Command Performance at Buckingham Palace in England.

Hendon Band of The Salvation Army

In June 2000, Hendon Band took part in an inter-denominational service, marching at the head of the Christian clergy and congregations parading from Westminster Cathedral along Whitehall to Trafalgar Square, and culminating in a further march up The Mall to Buckingham Palace for the performance of a short concert.

Hyde Park Corner

In the centre of the Hyde Park Corner traffic island stands the Wellington Arch (or Constitution Arch), designed by Decimus Burton and planned as a northern gate to the grounds of Buckingham Palace.

Istana Nurul Iman

Using various self-serving definitions, a number of palaces are claimed to be the world’s largest: Istana Nurul Iman, Buckingham Palace, Quirinal Palace, Royal Palace of Madrid, Stockholm Palace, The Forbidden City, The Palace of Versailles, The Royal Palace of Caserta, The Winter Palace, The Louvre, Prague Castle, and Romania’s Palace of the Parliament.

James Pulham and Son

In 1895 the firm was granted a Royal Warrant by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII and some of their work survives at Sandringham House and Buckingham Palace.

Natalie Duncan

The programme was the brainchild of drum and bass pioneer Goldie; a three part series, Goldie's Band By Royal Appointment told each young musician's story, then set them all the task of writing 12 songs to be performed at a live concert in Buckingham Palace in front of special guest Prince Harry.

National Order of the Leopard

By some mistake of Buckingham Palace services, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh has worn the sash of his Grand Cordon of "National Order of the Leopard" instead of the convenient highest Belgian Order he was awarded, the Grand Cordon of Order of Leopold.

Nobel Fire Systems

The business works for many of the worlds leading companies including the Spirit Group, Hilton, KFC and Holiday Inn, as well as having products that have been installed at such prestigious locations as Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and Edinburgh Castle.

Queen's Colour Squadron

The unit has mounted the guard at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and The Tower of London on several occasions, and has formed guards of honour for various visiting heads of state at Heathrow Airport, near its former base of RAF Uxbridge and its current base of RAF Northolt.

Raphael Cartoons

In 1763, when George III moved them to the newly bought Buckingham House (now Buckingham Palace) there were protests in Parliament by John Wilkes and others, as they would no longer be accessible to the public (Hampton Court had long been open to visitors).

Sibyl Hathaway

On the 400th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth I's grant of charter to Sark's first seigneur, Hellier de Carteret, Hathaway was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire at the Buckingham Palace.

St James's Palace

Since the beginning of the 2000s, the Royal Philatelic Collection has been housed at St James's Palace, after spending the entire 20th century at Buckingham Palace.

The May Fair

It is located on Stratton Street, within close proximity of Piccadilly, Bond Street, Knightsbridge, Green Park and Buckingham Palace.

The Royal Regiment of Canada

International commitments include: performances for the United Nations in Cyprus; the Military Musical Pageant, held at Wembley Stadium, in London, England; a command performance for the colonel-in-chief, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, in the Gardens of Buckingham Palace; and, being selected as the official band to accompany the veterans and the official party to the United Kingdom and France to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the raid on Dieppe August 19, 1942.

Thomas Kershaw

He was given several lucrative contracts, including one from the Royal family to marbleise the columns at Buckingham Palace and Osborne House, but turned down a request from the Russian Ambassador to marbleise the interior of the Imperial Palace in St Petersburg.

Wotton House

The design was very similar to that of Buckingham House which was built at the same time and later became Buckingham Palace.