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Ladybbird · 10-07-24, 13:47

Buckingham Palaces' FIVE Years of Renovations

The east wing of the palace has been carefully restored and on a trial basis is open to paying customers from next week.

BBC 10 JUL 2024

First peek at room behind Buckingham Palaces' famous balcony - King will allow public to peek from royal balcony

Instead of that famous view looking up at the Buckingham Palace balcony, visitors for the first time will be able to look down from the inside.

After five years of renovations, the east wing of the palace has been carefully restored and on a trial basis is open to paying customers from next wee

But they won't be able to step out on to the balcony itself - and when you visit you can see why.

It's surprisingly narrow and the railings are below waist height, in a way that would send any health and safety officers into a royal panic.

The introduction of tours to this previously private section of the palace is part of a broader ambition to make royal residences more open to the public.

The east wing, getting its first tourists, is the main facade of the palace, where tourists gather outside to watch Changing of the Guard - it's the view you see on the postcards.

It's not cheap to look round, costing £75, but has already completely sold out for this year. And this summer's inaugural visitors will be in guided groups of 20, separate to the existing more general tour of the palace's state rooms.

In this more intimate version of the tour, none of the items on show are roped off from visitors. The furniture doesn't have 'keep off' signs.

It makes it feel more like a living building rather than a museum, but there's no escaping the gradual gift-shopification of the palace.

It's a mix of an historic setting for grand events, an office block and a tourist attraction, but at the moment it still seems a way off from being where any of the royals are likely to live.

Visiting royals don't stay here either any more. During their recent state visit the Emperor and Empress of Japan stayed in Claridge's Hotel.

Yellow drawing room, Buckingham Palace

There is an ongoing £369m project to renovate the palace complex, not just the gilded surfaces, but the basics of the plumbing and wiring on what is a huge set of ageing buildings. Once you step away from the glitzy state rooms you never seem far from scaffolding and repair works.

Renovating the east wing alone meant removing and conserving 3,500 separate items, including historic furniture and works of art. And the tour only includes only a relatively small part of that wing.

But the sell-out tours show the public demand and while there will be art lovers among the visitors, people will also be coming to see for themselves something they might have watched on television or imagined through the Crown.

They can stand in the elegant Yellow Drawing room, used for many audiences and the setting of a Christmas broadcast by the late Queen Elizabeth II.

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 50,563 Thanks: 28,767 Thanked 14,428 Times in 10,234 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	ROYALS: Buckingham Palaces' FIVE Years of Renovations Buckingham Palaces' FIVE Years of Renovations The east wing of the palace has been carefully restored and on a trial basis is open to paying customers from next week. BBC 10 JUL 2024 First peek at room behind Buckingham Palaces' famous balcony - King will allow public to peek from royal balcony Instead of that famous view looking up at the Buckingham Palace balcony, visitors for the first time will be able to look down from the inside. After five years of renovations, the east wing of the palace has been carefully restored and on a trial basis is open to paying customers from next wee But they won't be able to step out on to the balcony itself - and when you visit you can see why. *It's surprisingly narrow and the railings are below waist height, in a way that would send any health and safety officers into a royal panic.* The introduction of tours to this previously private section of the palace is part of a broader ambition to make royal residences more open to the public. The east wing, getting its first tourists, is the main facade of the palace, where tourists gather outside to watch Changing of the Guard - it's the view you see on the postcards. It's not cheap to look round, costing £75, but has already completely sold out for this year. And this summer's inaugural visitors will be in guided groups of 20, separate to the existing more general tour of the palace's state rooms. In this more intimate version of the tour, none of the items on show are roped off from visitors. The furniture doesn't have 'keep off' signs. It makes it feel more like a living building rather than a museum, but there's no escaping the gradual gift-shopification of the palace. It's a mix of an historic setting for grand events, an office block and a tourist attraction, but at the moment it still seems a way off from being where any of the royals are likely to live. Visiting royals don't stay here either any more. During their recent state visit the Emperor and Empress of Japan stayed in Claridge's Hotel. Yellow drawing room, Buckingham Palace There is an ongoing £369m project to renovate the palace complex, not just the gilded surfaces, but the basics of the plumbing and wiring on what is a huge set of ageing buildings. Once you step away from the glitzy state rooms you never seem far from scaffolding and repair works. Renovating the east wing alone meant removing and conserving 3,500 separate items, including historic furniture and works of art. And the tour only includes only a relatively small part of that wing. But the sell-out tours show the public demand and while there will be art lovers among the visitors, people will also be coming to see for themselves something they might have watched on television or imagined through the Crown. They can stand in the elegant Yellow Drawing room, used for many audiences and the setting of a Christmas broadcast by the late Queen Elizabeth II.