Buckingham Collection (#18)

Buckingham Palace Hotel - Church Army Soldiers Hostel
Buckingham Palace Hotel - being used as the Church Army Soldiers Hostel - very close to Victoria Station, Pimlico, London. An interior view showing the canteen

Afghan Royals Procession
KING AMANULLAH OF AFGHANISTAN King Amanullah rides in a procession through the streets of London on the way to Buckingham Palace during a visit to Europe in March 1928

Constitution Hill
a quiet by-way near Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace, London - prior to remodelling

The Duke & Duchess of Edinburgh with their eldest child
Prince Alfred and Grand Princess Maria of Russia, Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, with their first child Prince Alfred, young Alfred, born at Buckingham Palace in October 1874

Prince George and war ambulance
Prince George, later Duke of Kent (1902-1942), fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace with Mr Hansell

Armistice Day 1918
Crowds outside Buckingham Palace on Armistice Day at the end of World War I on 11th November 1918

Outbreak of First World War 1914
Crowds outside Buckingham Palace at the outbreak of World War I in 1914

Hotel Rubens, opp. Buckingham Palace
Hotel Rubens, opposite Buckingham Palace, Pimlico, London

Garden Party at Palace
General view of the 8000 guests assembled in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. The garden party was preceded by the last presentation party for debutantes

Last Presentations
Debutantes and their familes queue outside Buckingham Palace for the last court presentations to the Queen in March 1958

State Stables, Buckingham Palace
The interior of the State Stables at Buckingham Palace, London

VE Day
Crowds to welcome King George VI and Queen Mary as they appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on May 8th 1945 (VE Day)

Princess Elizabeth of York uses the Pigeon Post
Photograph of the Queen Elizabeth (b. 1926) when Princess Elizabeth, together with her sister Princess Margaret in the grounds of Buckingham Palace

Declaration of War - Outside Buckingham Palace 1914
Crowds cheering the King and Queen outside Buckingham Palace following the declaration of war against Germany in 1914

The State Refreshment Room, Buckingham Palace, 1857
Engraving showing the interior of the then new State Refreshment Room, Buckingham Palace, London, 1857

Yeomen of the Guard marching through London, 1869
Engraving showing a troop of the Yeomen of the Guard marching through London, to Buckingham Palace, 1869

Review of the Volunteer Corps at Buckingham Palace, 1887
Engraving showing the Artists Volunteer Corps marching past the Royal enclosure, outside Buckingham Palace, London, 1887

Buckingham Palace, London, 1935
Photograph showing the exterior of Buckingham Palace, London, viewed from St. Jamess Palace, 1935

The Garden Pavilion, Buckingham Palace Grounds, 1846
Engraving showing the lake and Garden Pavilion in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, London, 1846

State Dining Room, Buckingham Palace, 1887
Engraving showing the State Dining Room at Buckingham Palace, London, 1887

The Procession of the Guards up the Mall, 1919
Photograph showing the triumphal procession of the Guards up the Mall, from Buckingham Palace to Marlborough Yard, at the end of the First World War, 1919

The Grand Staircase, Buckingham Palace, 1887
Engraving showing the Grand Staircase of Buckingham Palace, London, in 1887

The State Ball Room, Buckingham Palace, 1856
Engraving showing the interior of the then newly built State Ball Room at Buckingham Palace, London, 1856

London, viewed from Buckingham Palace, 1842
Engraving showing the view of London from the first floor balcony of Buckingham Palace, 1842

Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, London, 1868
Engraving showing a garden party, held by Queen Victoria, in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, London, in 1868

The Staircase at Buckingham Palace, London, 1870
Engraving showing a large group of people in formal evening dress ascending the staircase at Buckingham Palace, London, 1870

Buckingham House, St. Jamess Park, 1705
Engraving showing the exterior of Buckingham House in St. Jamess Park, London, in 1705. Buckingham House later, after much modification, extension and a change of ownership, became Buckingham Palace

Prince Alberts Music Room, Buckingham Palace, 1887
Engraving showing the interior of the music room of Prince Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria, at Buckingham Palace, 1887

The Ball Room, Buckingham Palace, 1887
Engraving showing the Ball Room of Buckingham Palace, London, with a ball underway, 1887. All of the participants are shown wearing formal dress, many of the men wearing military uniform

Christening of the Princess Royal in the throne room of Buck
Engraving showing the christening of Victoria, Princess Royal and eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, in the throne room of Buckingham Palace in 1841

Skating on St. Jamess Park lake during winter of 1947
A cheerful crowd disporting on the ice in front of Buckingham Palace. During one of the coldest winters experienced by Britain, nearly all London lakes were available for skaters

The Mall / Drawingroom Day
Carriages containing nervous debutantes line the Mall by St. Jamess Park in London as they await entry to Buckingham Palace to be presented to the Queen

Drawing Room at Palace
Debutantes and ladies line up to be presented to Queen Victoria at a Buckingham Palace drawing room. Those who aren t daughters of peers kiss the monarchs hand

Kings First Reception
King Edward VIII receives the seasons debutantes during a garden party at Buckingham Palace, sitting under a Shamiana. Shame it rained

German Bomber Shot Down over Victoria; Second World War, 194
Illustration showing the destruction of a German bomber mid-air, after it had been shot up by an RAF fighter, over Victoria in London, 1940

Ramsay MacDonald leaving Buckingham Palace, 1924
Photograph of (James) Ramsay MacDonald (on left in top hat) being congratulated by members of the Labour Party as he leaves Buckingham Palace after accepting the office of British Prime Minister

Lt. -General A. F. M. Browning, Major R. H. Cain and Lt. -Colonel
Photograph showing Lieutenant-General A.F.M. Browning, Commander of the British First Airborne (on left), talking to Major R.H. Cain (second right), the first V.C

Night scene outside the gates of Buckingham Palace. Crowds w
Night scene outside the gates of Buckingham Palace during the illness of King George V, showing a queue of people waiting to read the latest bulletin

Sioux native American Indian Chiefs outside Buckingham Palac
In 1907, two Sioux native American Indian chiefs, Akish ya and George Kiyiwakan went from Manitoba to London, Great Britain, to air their grievances against the Canadian Government

Buckingham / Wil Passaeus
George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham Statesman

Sir William Waldron and Sir John Laurie outside Buckingham P
Photograph showing Colonel Sir William Waldron and Lt.-Colonel Sir John Laurie, the two retiring Sheriffs of the City of London, leaving Buckingham Palace after being knighted, London, 1936

Underground Gas Shelter, London, 1936
Photograph showing an underground gas shelter constructed at the offices of Carrier Engineering Co. Buckingham Gate, London, 1936

Gandhi Impersonator
A young man impersonates Mahatma Gandhi and pleases the crowd outside Buckingham Palace, London. The real Gandhi had recently visited for the Round Table Conference

Wedding cake of Prince Arthur of Connaught and his bride
Wedding cake for the marriage of Arthur of Connaught (Queen Victorias grandson) to Alexandra, Duchess of Fife in 1913. Made at Buckingham Palace by the kings chef

Police Canteen

Mounted Police Officers
Mounted police officers talking to crowds outside Buckingham Palace in London

The Time of Anxiety
Illustration showing crowds reading the successive bulletins posted outside Buckingham Palace stating the condition of Edward VII who died at 11:45pm on May 6th 1910

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