Palaces in
London.
A must on visiting
London is to visit London’s Palaces.
Including Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
Royal Palaces & Windsor Castle
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Queens Dress and Jewellery Exhibition at Buckingham Palace
To celebrate The Queens 80th
birthday this year, the largest exhibition of Her Majesty’s dresses and jewellery will be shown at
the State Rooms of Buckingham Palace this summer. to the present day, that have all
been worn by the queen for both official engagements and private family
events. The exhibition shows the work of
leading British couturiers Norman Hartnell and Hardy Amies, and of those who have worked for The
Queen in more recent years. Dates 26th July 2006
to 24 Sept 2006-08-01 Times 09–45 to 18-00 Cost £14-00 to £8-00
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21 The Queen's birthday, marked by gun salutes in Hyde Park
at 12.00 midday and at the Tower of London at 1.00 p.m.. Free public access. |
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2 Anniversary of The Queen's Coronation, marked by gun
salutes in Hyde Park at 12.00 midday and at the Tower of London at 1.00 p.m. Free public
access. 10
Birthday
of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, marked by gun salutes in Hyde Park at 12.00
midday and at the Tower of London at 1.00 p.m. Free public access. The Queen's Birthday Parade at
11.00 am on Horse Guards Parade, London. Applications for tickets must be
received by HQ Household Division by Feb 2006 28 Gun salutes
will be fired in Hyde Park and at the Tower of London. The Sovereign's birthday is officially celebrated every
June by the ceremony of Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade. Although The Queen was born on 21 April, it has long been
customary to celebrate the Sovereign's birthday publicly on a day in the
summer. Royal Garden Parties
Over 30,000 people attend Royal Garden Parties each
year. During the summer, at least three are held at Buckingham Palace and one at the Palace of Holyrood house in Edinburgh. (e.g. the Government, Armed Services, Diplomatic Corps,
charities and societies) to ensure that a representative cross-section of the
national life is invited. (For this reason individuals cannot apply for an
invitation.) Gentlemen wear morning dress, lounge suits or uniform;
ladies wear afternoon dress (usually with hats). National dress can also be
worn. Remembrance Day
The Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph in
Whitehall. This is held on the second Sunday in November, when the nation,
led by The Queen, pays homage to those who died in the two world wars and
in many other lesser conflicts this century. The Queen, other members of the
Royal family and leaders of the country's political parties join
representatives of the armed forces and ex-servicemen and women for the
two-minute silence and the Last Post. The Queen then lays a wreath of
poppies at the foot of the Cenotaph, followed by members of the Royal family,
representatives of the political parties and high
commissioners from the Commonwealth. For more details go-to |
Palace of Westminster
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Visit the Houses
of Parliament August -
September 2006. Annual public opening of The Houses of
Parliament. Visitors will be able to see the historic building, including the Chambers of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The tour includes: Queen's Robing Room - Royal Gallery - Prince's Chamber - House of Lords Chamber - Peers' Lobby and Corridor - Central Lobby - Commons Corridor and "No" lobby - House of Commons Chamber - St Stephen's Hall - Westminster Hall - New Palace Yard. |
Hampton Court
This
superb Palace was home to some of Britain's most famous Kings and Queens
including Henry Vlll.
The Riverside Gardens have been immaculately restored and cover 60 acres.
Brilliant displays of bedding plants, knot garden with thyme and lavender.
See the spectacular Fountain Garden and the wilderness Garden.
Visit the famous maze covering 1350 square metres
and see the
world's oldest vine, which still produces 700 lbs of grapes each year.
Make time to visit the Palace for a sensational day out.
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