What It Is Like to Live at Buckingham Palace

What is life like in Buckingham Palace? That continues to be a bit of a mystery. As a royal residence and an official state building, Buckingham Palace operates in both private and public spheres. Buckingham Palace on the inside contains rooms designated for official purposes, with private apartments nearby for the queen and members of her family.

Living and working in Buckingham Palace comes with a variety of perks - staff enjoy everything from medical services to exercise facilities. Some of the challenges of the aging structure, including a leaking roof and falling detritus, may not seem like the ideal living situation, but as part of Buckingham Palace's history, these defects could just be considered part of the building's charm. The size and grandeur of Buckingham Palace exceeds general knowledge, and maybe even expectation, giving individuals living in Buckingham Palace access to much more than meets the eye.

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[JohnDaker_singer]

I had to laugh when he talked about Elizabeth’s coronation chair having been sat in just once. You know damn well that the staff has plunked their asses in it when no one was looking.

[TheLoverOfYourMother]

"the queen enjoys having the windows open, even in the coldest months"

wow, me and the queen actually have something in common

[tonyliem]

The narrator voice never bores me. The WH team should be lucky to have a cool narrator like this.

[sams]

My mother’s cousin was a Gardner there and Queen once came bye and said hello while she had perms in her hair 😂

[jakeh]

"God save the queen, but the queen save her own house" lmao

[NyikoDoris]

y'all trynna tell me my house is more structurally sound than BUCKINGHAM PALACE? seems like I'm actually doing quite well at this adulting thing

[tracysemonik]

I read an article once where the author ate and drank what the Queen would eat and drink on a typical day.

It included so many g&t's, wine and champagne, the author was wasted most of the day.

Perfect quarantine research!!

[Dexy]

Not even remotely surprised that Queen just walks into rooms to look around the palace. 👑

[peterm.petrus]

When her majesty inherited the crown, she was reluctant to move in to Buckingham Palace. It was Winston Churchill who "demanded" her to do so as it is her royal duty to live and work from Buckingham.


P.s: I read about this in her biography as well as from documentaries.... Then saw it dramatised in The Crown. 😂

[ahotdj]

@2:52 - I met Princess Anne once in Lexington, KY, USA at a horse show event called "Rolex KY Three-Day Event." What a wonderful woman. She was so down to earth and just loved people. She didn't flaunt her royalty status. She acted and wanted to be treated just like everyone else.

[roberthollingsworth]

I'm starting to think being a royal isn't all it's cracked up to be. At least my roof doesn't leak. Lol

[pattycake]

To walk around like it's the 1800s seems like a once in a lifetime experience but I couldn't do it for more than 2 weeks.

[anacatarina]

pretty sure that at around 1 minute you're showing the houses of parliament, not buckingham palace.

[qwerkyqwerty]

Love the narrator's voice. He sounds like a handsome cowboy lol. 🤣

[mod]

I know the queen is the most important, but I’d be interested to know the quirks of the other higher ups too

[hashtag]

Talking about Buckingham Palace while showing photos of Westminster.

Classic.

[pablobruning]

I married a Brit as a student there in the late 80s. I was employed as a marble mason’s assistant. We got a job rehabbing a government building across the road from Buckingham Palace. We could look over the wall into the back garden where the queen would often hold events. Saw the changing of the guard often and witnessed a few military parades to escort dignitaries from Victoria Station. Saw the Queen herself, Prince Phillip, Prince Charles, and Princess Diana while working there. It was quite the experience for an American.

[caramia]

If you are taking suggestions, can you do a story on how people who lived hundreds and thousands of years ago did piercings and tattoos? I'm curious as to how they did them and what they did to maintain them, kept them from getting infected and the significance of them in certain cultures. Thank you in advance.

[ha-meemfirozezaman]

I would also love to see videos about Balmoral Castle & Windsor Castle.

[SXsoft]

The main problem with big houses is the amount of cleaning it needs