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Out and About: Buckingham Palace

It’s back to school and the skies are grey so what are you thinking of doing this weekend? Here’s something you probably haven’t thought of – take your lot over to the Queen’s house – she&# ...

It’s back to school and the skies are grey so what are you thinking of doing this weekend? Here’s something you probably haven’t thought of – take your lot over to the Queen’s house – she’s out until 1 October!

It’s not much to look at from the outside – no, I mean that sincerely, it’s so dreary and grey, but every summer the public gets to take a peek inside.
That’s much better, a bit of Queenly bling,
and they’ve put out the red carpet,
oh, and look, here’s a nice sunny room.

Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms, but only 19 of them, the State Rooms, are open to the public – the best ones. Visitors in 2017 will see the new Royal Gifts exhibition, an extensive look at the presents the Queen has been given during her 65-year reign. Highlights include a Union Flag worn by Tim Peake during his spacewalk last year, a fossilised dinosaur bone, an honorary Bafta, an enamel TfL roundel for Buckingham Palace, a gold casket from Prince Rainier of Monaco, a sperm whale tooth necklace from Fiji and a silk prayer shawl blessed by the Dalai Lama.

Not to mention a trio of golden camels.
You will also be able to see a Princess Diana tribute. To mark the twentieth anniversary of her death on August 31, 1997, her sons the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry have selected personal possessions, from her writing desk to her cassette tape collection, to go on public display in the palace’s Music Room.

A visit to the State Rooms usually takes up to two and a half hours. Be prepared for airport-style security and don’t expect to get away with taking any selfies; cameras are banned inside the State Rooms. You won’t be allowed to gobble as you gawp – but there is a café, so you’ll be able to tell people you’ve taken tea at Buckingham Palace. 

For all the details see: https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/the-state-rooms-buckingham-palace

Happy weekend!

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