Showing posts with label state rooms of Buckingham Palace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label state rooms of Buckingham Palace. Show all posts

Tuesday, 20 August 2013

Buckingham Palace Tour ( kinda) - London staycation

As much as I would have loved to go away to chase some swimming in a lake or beach, I had some mundane tasks to attend to 
so decided to make the most of the decent weather of late and be a tourist in London. 
They get up to all sorts when Queenie isn't around.
I had never been to Buckingham Palace before and decided that I should finally visit it during its limited opening season as they also had a special Coronation exhibition on where you could see the Coronation gown.  Let me safely tell you that the Queen had a fabulous figure with the smallest waist and quite a bust.  
I am sorry to tell you that there was an absolute ban on photos inside and the stewards were vigilant so there was no way I was going to risk the royal family's wrath.
If you would like to see pictures of the interior, you can click here.

What I can show you is pictures of some of the items in the gift shop.  There were so many people and queues of shoppers 
at the till that I was thinking that the this gift shop was 
the true source of their wealth...
Tin plates for picnics and children with designs of Sevres porcelain used at Buckingham Palace.