Since their wedding in , Charles and Camilla spend the majority of their time at Clarence House in London. The house was originally built in and was home to the late Queen Mother before her death in Charles renovated the house before moving in. Charles bought Highgrove House in Gloucestershire in and has spent time there ever since.
The Cambridges and their three children live in Kensington Palace, at apartment 1A. While the interiors have been kept private, during a visit by Barack and Michelle Obama, we got a sneak peek inside and it was no shock to learn the interiors are soft, welcoming, and subtle.
Read more: Kate will inherit this title once Queen Elizabeth dies. Toggle navigation. Where do the Royal Family actually live? Read more. Subscribe here to receive British Heritage Travel's print magazine! BHT newsletter Subscribe to our Newsletter. You May Also Like. The British royal family acquired the estate in , when it was purchased as a country home for Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, and his soon-to-be wife, Alexandra of Denmark.
Following their deaths, the estate was passed on to Queen Elizabeth II. While plans were at one point made to demolish the house completely and replace it with a more modern structure, nothing was ever acted upon and Sandringham has remained the same. The estate places a huge emphasis on recycling, conservation, and forestry, and is a sanctuary for wildlife. The royal family also makes a great effort to support local farms and small businesses. The Sandringham estate has also been used for royal shooting parties.
At one point, King Edward VII, who was fond of hunting, ordered that the clocks be set half an hour earlier than GMT in order to increase the amount of daylight there was for hunting.
In the years since, it's become a tradition for the Queen to appear on TV to wish the nation a "Happy Christmas," as they say across the pond. There are some COVID restrictions in place, but the estate is still welcoming visitors to take a tour of the house itself, and to see the gardens. READ: Do the royal family pay rent? Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie and more. The dining room at the Queen's country estate , Sandringham House, still features a lot of Queen Mary's influence.
The walls feature pale green wooden panelling and striking Spanish tapestries, with an open fireplace and mahogany dining table that looks like the perfect setting for a dinner party.
In a caption, it explained that the room had been described as "a very long and handsome drawing room" in a diary entry by Queen Victoria in It features a striking trompe l'oeil ceiling panel with a golden pheasant painting overlooking the room below, which has cream walls with ornate carved detailing and two sets of floor-to-ceiling mirrored doors at the far end.
A log fireplace is at the centre of the room with a mirror and ornaments overhead, and four armchairs have been positioned in front, where the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and other royals could sit together. MORE: 8 of the grandest royal fireplaces we'd love to snuggle up in front of this winter. Sandringham House was the location for the Queen's first ever Christmas broadcast in Her Majesty now tends to record her annual message in Buckingham Palace before going to Sandringham for the holidays.
The grounds of Sandringham are scenic to say the least, with a beautiful lake and gardens that the royals can explore. The Sandringham Estate shared this photo on Instagram from within the Queen's private gardens in Norfolk. The acre Walled Garden is filled with a variety of flowers including Penstemons and Dahlias.
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