1. Buckingham Palace

2. Buckingham
Palace is the
London home and
primary residence
of the British
monarch
Originally known
as Buckingham
House, the
building was built
for the Duke of
Buckingham in
1705 .

3. The Queen's Gallery was built on the
site and opened to the public in 1962
to exhibit works of art from the Royal
Collection

4. QUEEN’S GALLERY

5. THE QUEEN’S GALLERY

6. The state
rooms, used
for official and
state
entertaining,
are open to
the public
each year for
most of August
and
September

7. State Rooms

8. Buckingham
Palace finally
became the
principal royal
residence in
1837, on the
accession of
Queen
Victoria.

9. The Ballroom is the largest room at
Buckingham Palace. It was added by Queen
Victoria and is used for ceremonies such as
investitures and state banquets. This
picture dates from 1856.

10. Court Dress
Men not
wearing
military
uniform would
wear knee
breeches of an
18th-century
design

11. Women
Women's
evening dress
included
obligatory
trains and
tiaras or
feathers in
their hair (or
both).

12. Today, there is no official dress code

13. If the occasion is "white tie" then
women, if they possess one, wear a
tiara.