While Buckingham Palace looks shiny and glamorous from the outside, we shouldn’t forget that it was built in the early ... The palace is gradually being refurbished over a span of 10 years ...

Victoria and Prince Albert were the first royals to use Buckingham Palace as a family home, following their marriage in 1840. The East Wing was built shortly after, between 1847 and 1849 ...

Private rooms at Balmoral Castle are also being opened up to the public ... for Asian art and design. What Buckingham Palace looked like before they built the East Wing. Credit: The Royal ...

London — The room that opens onto Buckingham Palace's famous balcony, from which the royal family can be seen waving to the public below during major events, is opening to the public for tours ...