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The East Wing VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
The façade was added
by Aston Webb Practical Information
White Drawing in 1913. SW1. Map C4. Tel 0303 123 7300.
Room Open State Rooms: Aug: 9:30am–
Green Drawing Throne Room is where 7pm daily; Sep: 9:30am–6pm
daily. & 7 call first. ^
the Queen carries out
Room many formal ceremonial Changing of the Guard: 11:30am–
duties, under the richly noon daily; Aug–Apr: alternate
gilded ceiling. days; subject to change without
notice. ∑ royalcollection.org.uk
Transport
3 Victoria. @ 11, 16, 24, 25,
28, 36, 38, 52, 73, 135, C1.
1 St James’s Park, Victoria.
The Royal
Standard flies
while the Queen
is in residence.

Royal Balcony
The Changing
of the Guard On special occasions the Royal Family
takes place on the waves to crowds from here. The Duke
palace forecourt. and Duchess of Cambridge shared a
kiss here after their wedding in 2011.
4 Royal Mews 5 Houses of
Buckingham Palace Rd, SW1. Parliament
Map C4. Tel 0303 123 7300. SW1. Map D4. Tel 020 7219 4114. 1
1 Victoria. Open Feb & Mar, Nov & Westminster. Open Visitors’ Galleries:
Dec: 10am–4pm Mon–Sat (last adm: check website for details. Access to
3:15pm); Apr–Oct: 10am–5pm the galleries is by a queuing system.
daily (last adm: 4:15pm); subject to Closed during parliamentary recesses.
closure at short notice (call ahead). 8 Sat and during parliamentary
Closed 25 & 26 Dec. & 8 9 recesses; book in advance. 9 7 =
7 = 9:30am–5pm daily. ∑ parliament.uk/visiting
∑ royalcollection.org.uk
There has been a Palace of
The Mews is worth visiting for Westminster here since the 11th
all lovers of horses and royal century, though only Westminster
pomp. Designed by John Nash Hall remains from that time. The
in 1825, the stables and coach present Neo-Gothic structure
house contain the horses and was built after the old palace Equestrian statue of Richard the Lionheart in
coaches used by the Royal was destroyed by fire in 1834. front of the Neo-Gothic Houses of Parliament
Family on official occasions. Star Sir Charles Barry was the principal
exhibits include the Glass Coach architect, while his assistant House of Commons consists of
used for royal weddings, the Augustus Pugin designed the elected Members of Parliament
Gold State Coach, in use for all Gothic detailing. Since the 16th (MPs). The House of Lords
coronations since 1821, and the century, the site has been home comprises mainly appointed life
Diamond Jubilee State Coach to the two Houses of Parliament: peers, but also hereditary peers
built for the Queen in 2012. the Commons and the Lords. The and Church of England bishops.

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