Buckingham Palace Flashcards
When was the palace build?
For whom?
Who bought it next?
1705
Duke of Buckingham
George III and his wife Charlotte (1761)
When did it become a palace?
For whom?
1837
Queen Victoria
Which famous London architect added the facade?
When?
John Nash
200 years ago
How to tell if the Queen is home?
When she isn’t?
When is there no flag raises all the way?
Royal Standard/4 sentries in bearskin helmets (2 when out)
Union Flag
Tragedy (Diana, 7/7)
How long are guards shifts?
Why different uniforms?
4 hours
Household Division made up of several regiments.
Name of Irish man who broke in?
When?
What did he steal?
Where did he end up?
What was his injury?
Michael Fagan
1982
Wine from cellar
Bedroom
Cut hand on ashtray
How many rooms and bedrooms in palace?
775
50 bedrooms
56 bathrooms
How did the queen inform of intruder.
Guy wanted cigarette, called footman
Why was Fagan not convicted?
Trespassing in queens bedroom was not an offense.
Why doesn’t the Queen know which day she became queen?
Father died in his sleep.
Purpose of Changing of the Guard?
None
Why is changing of guard cancelled in rain?
Bearskins are so rare as they cannot Hunt the bears.
Does anyone live at Buckingham palace?
Princes Andrew and Edward. Queens younger children.
Who took palace from Buckingham?
King, for his wife and children.
Paid £21,000 for it which today is only £2mil. Barely buy you a flat in London today.
Some unusual staff at the palace?
3 clock experts.
2 dog trainers.
