Where does Queen Elizabeth II live?

Buckingham Palace was built in 1705. 1837 After Queen Victoria ascended the throne, Buckingham Palace officially became the royal palace. Since then, it has become a symbol of the British royal family and the office and residence of Queen Elizabeth II. Whenever the queen is at home, the royal flag will fly over the palace.

Buckingham Palace is a neoclassical building with 775 rooms, including 92 bedrooms and 78 bathrooms. Elizabeth II's main state reception activities were held here. Since she ascended the throne, she has invited visiting foreign heads of state to visit here almost every year.

Foreign visiting heads of state will be arranged to stay in the "Belgian Suite" here. This suite is located on the first floor of Buckingham Palace in the north with excellent view. The window faces the Royal Garden. There are 350 kinds of flowers and more than 30 kinds of birds from all over the world, many of which are rare and endangered.

The banquet hall is the largest room in Buckingham Palace, where all state banquets hosted by the Queen for foreign heads of state are held.

Every year from July to September, the Queen goes on holiday. During this period, Buckingham Palace is open to the public. Visitors can visit the whole garden at will and even have a picnic on the garden lawn.

The changing of guards in front of Buckingham Palace is one of the most popular projects for tourists, and a large number of tourists come to watch it every day.

Second, Windsor Castle.

Windsor Castle, located in a small town on the Thames in west London, has a history of over 900 years. This fairy tale castle is the place where Elizabeth II was born. She spent her childhood here and is now the summer palace and weekend resort of the British royal family.

This castle is the largest inhabited castle in the world, with over 65,438+0,000 rooms. The Queen's husband, Prince Philip, spent the last days of his life in this castle, where he was buried.

Windsor Castle, built in 1070, has a history of nearly a thousand years, and still retains many medieval furniture and works of art, among which there are many works by painters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Rubens and Rembrandt. Many rooms have become art galleries and are open to the public.

The famous king Edward VIII, who didn't like mountains and rivers and beauty, proposed to Mrs Simpson here and gave up the throne. His younger brother George VI gave Edward VIII the title of Duke of Windsor after his abdication. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor lived here after their marriage and were buried together in this castle after their death.

Windsor Castle is also one of the important venues for the royal family, where the king or queen will confer titles and titles, and the royal family will also choose to hold banquets to celebrate festive days and important festivals.

Third, Holiday Palace.

Hollywood Palace is located in the old town of Edinburgh, Scotland, and it is also the main palace of the Queen of England in Scotland. The environment here is elegant, there are lush forests, the architectural appearance has a typical baroque style, and the architecture is extremely gorgeous and elegant.

The Hollywood Palace was built in 1 128 and completed in1at the beginning of the 6th century. It used to be the main residence of the Scottish royal family and the summer palace of the British royal family.

The Queen holds a garden party here every summer. Whenever the Queen lives here, the Royal Flag will be raised in Hollywood Palace, which is usually open to the public except for visits or activities by members of the royal family.

Four. balmoral castle

Fort balmer Le Rey is Elizabeth II's favorite summer palace and the place where she lived before her death. On September 6th, two days before her death, Trass was appointed as British Prime Minister here.

Elizabeth II spends almost every year with her family in Fort Le Rey, Baltimore. This castle is her own private residence. Although it is called a castle, it is more like a manor. As early as 1852, Queen Victoria of England bought the castle for 30,000 pounds.

Balmoral Castle has been one of the main residences of the British royal family since 1852. The former king and queen both like to bring their families here for the summer.

This is the queen's favorite manor, and now it is also rented out. You can stay at your own expense and experience the feeling of living in the palace. Before her death, the Queen announced that due to the crisis of the cost of living in Britain, tenants could enjoy a discount when renting a house in her Barmore Lehrer estate. Among them, the cheapest Cottage in the manor costs only 555 pounds a week, which is about 4,447 yuan. It can accommodate five people, and the daily rent for each person is about 1.27 yuan. Is it cheap?

Sandringham manor

The manor is located in Norfolk, England. Since 1862 was acquired by Queen Victoria, it has been the favorite residence of the royal families in past dynasties. Four generations of British monarchs have lived here, and George VI, the father of Elizabeth II, was born and died here.

This is also one of the two private houses owned by Elizabeth II, and the other is Balmoral Castle mentioned earlier. There are country houses, hundreds of acres of gardens and wild woodlands. Buildings made of red bricks and limestone have a distinctive appearance, and now members of the royal family spend Christmas and New Year here almost every year. It is also open to the public, and tourists can visit it when the Queen is away.

There is a villa in the manor called a wooden hut, which is of special significance to the queen. In her later years, the Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, did not often live together. The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace, and Prince Philip lives here, away from other members of the royal family and doing what he likes. When the queen is not active, she will visit him here regularly.

This manor is also rented out. According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on September 6, before Elizabeth II died, she hung a villa on the Airbnb rental platform for rent. The daily rent of this villa with four bedrooms and two bathrooms ranges from 1497 yuan to 2828 yuan according to the time period. Once launched, it was very popular, and the scheduled order was scheduled for February 2024.