childhood and youth 62–3, 187, 188
coronation 71, 122
Diamond Jubilee Celebrations 123–4,149, 243, 244
Golden Wedding Anniversary 67
and grandfather 187
move into Buckingham Palace 122
Sandringham 219, 220–1
staff 83, 84–5
state visits 9, 64, 127–8
VE Day 122
wedding 244
Eltham, Palace of 28
F
First World War 27, 110, 147, 149, 213–14
Fort Belvedere 59, 60, 216, 217
Frogmore House 46, 50, 55, 57, 60, 185
G
George, Prince (son of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) 173, 189, 221
George I, King 46, 80, 157, 179
George II, King 80, 95, 96, 154, 179, 237
George III, King
Buckingham House renovations 238
childhood 179
debts incurred 80
Gold State Coach 243
Golden Jubilee 50
heirs 104, 105
Queen’s House 95–7
Riding School 235
royal burial vault 36
Windsor castle renovations 46–7
George IV, King
ambitions regarding palaces 99–100
banquets 134, 135, 136
Buckingham House transformation 88, 97, 100–1, 235
childhood 180
coronation 134
death 99
Gold State Coach 243
Holyroodhouse 232
Royal Library 97
statue of 98
visits to Scotland 153, 232
Windsor Castle renovations 50–2, 53, 66
George V, King
Buckingham Palace 119
change of family name 58, 110
childhood 183
Christmas message 221
death 119, 216
as dutiful 214, 215
as father 186–7, 213
First World War 213
horse racing 208
illness 202, 203
love of Balmoral 165–6
love of Sandringham 184, 199, 209–11, 212, 213
modernization of Holyroodhouse 233
motor cars 245
and St George’s Chapel 36, 59
at Windsor Castle 58
Windsor Great Park gardens 225
George VI, King
and Balmoral 168
childhood 185–6, 187, 213
death 10, 63
and Duke of Windsor 60
economies 217
as father 187
horse racing 208
purchase of Balmoral and Sandringham 168, 218
Sandringham gardens 224, 225
Second World War 119, 122
and Windsor Castle 60–3
Goring House 90–2
governesses 84, 177, 179, 180, 181, 187, 188
Great Officers of the Household 72, 73
H
Hampton Court 8, 9, 35, 38, 45, 95, 237
Hanover, House of 46–7, 50, 157, 179
Harry, Prince 172, 189, 220, 221
Helena, Princess (daughter of Queen Victoria) 148
Henry, Prince (son of King George V) 187
Henry, Prince (son of King James I) 178, 237
Henry, Prince (son of King John) 18
Henry, Prince of Battenberg 149
Henry I, King 14, 15
Henry II, King 15
Henry III, King 18–19, 31
Henry IV, King 28
Henry V, King 14, 29, 30, 128
Henry VI, King 30, 31
Henry VII, King 25, 31–2, 229
Henry VIII, King
courts 7
‘degradation’ 26
and Earls Marshal 72
purchase of land 89
Richmond Palace 31
Rough Wooing 229
Royal Mews 237
tomb 35–7, 42, 56
Windsor Castle 32–4
Holkham Hall 197
Holyrood Week 10
Holyroodhouse, Palace of 8, 9, 10, 128, 228–33
Home Park, Windsor 54, 68, 69
Household Cavalry 10, 47, 65
‘The Hut’ 156, 160
I
investitures 8, 9, 10, 63, 233
J
Jacobitism 94, 142, 146, 154, 155, 157, 232
James I, King of England (James VI of Scotland) 39, 89, 90, 124, 179, 230–1, 237
James II, King of England (James VII of Scotland) 43, 44, 142, 157, 232
James I, King of Scotland 29
James IV, King of Scotland 229, 232
James V, King of Scotland 229
James VI, King of Scotland 39, 178, 179, 230–1
John, King 15, 18
John, Prince (son of King Edward VII) 200
John, Prince (son of King George V) 214
K
Kensington Palace 8, 74, 106, 119, 172, 180
Kent, Duke and Duchess of 221
L
Lancaster House 136, 237
Leopold, King of the Belgians 53, 75, 108–9
Leopold, Prince (son of Queen Victoria) 110, 149
Lord Chamberlain 72, 75, 76–8, 80
Lord Steward 72, 75, 76–8, 79, 239
Louise, Princess (daughter of King Edward VII) 147, 202
Louise, Princess (daughter of Queen Victoria) 148
M
Marble Arch 98, 102, 114, 115
Margaret Rose, Princess 67, 68, 84, 122, 168, 187, 188, 218
Marlborough House 83, 119, 184, 185
Marlborough House Mews 8
Mary, Queen (‘May’)
burial 59
dislike of Buckingham Palace 119
expertise 57, 58
‘May’ 205
motor car 245
and Sandringham 215, 223
Second World War 218
and York Cottage 213
Mary, Queen of Scots 38, 39, 229–30
Mary II, Queen 44, 45, 79, 157
Master of the Horse 73, 75, 80, 238, 239, 241
Matilda, Princess (daughter of King Henry I) 14
Maud, Princess (daughter of King Edward VII) 183
Mountbatten-Windsor, creation of 59
N
nannies 177, 187, 188, 214
Norfolk House 179
Norwich Gates, Sandringham 195, 227
O
145 Piccadilly 60, 187
Order of the Garter 22–7
admission of ladies 58
ceremonies 33, 38, 39, 55
founding by Edward
Charles II and revitalization of 44
founding by Edward III 21
Garter Day 10, 63
Philip I of Castile 32
Philip II of Spain 38
Prince William 68
revival of ceremonial by George VI 63
Sigismund 30
St George’s Chapel 58
Order of the Round Table 19–20
Order of the Thistle 10, 11, 165
Osborne House as childhood home 182
completion 117
construction by Prince Albert 54, 114, 156
death of Queen Victoria 57
gift to nation 164
honeymoon venue for ‘Bertie’ 195
naval training college 213
wedding of Princess Alice 148
P
Palace of Westminster 9, 28
Palace of Whitehall 9, 10, 36, 89
Park House 209, 212
Parliament, State Opening of 10, 164, 241, 243, 244
Philip, Prince, Duke of Edinburgh
Balmoral gardens 171
Balmoral holidays 173
Buckingham Palace 121, 123, 125
and education of Prince Charles 188
engagement and marriage 168, 244
90th birthday celebrations 68
restoration of Windsor Castle after fire 65, 66
Royal Windsor H
orse Show 69
running of Sandringham 219, 220, 227
state visits 128, 132, 138
Windsor Castle garden 68
Q
The Queen’s House 95–7, 101–2
R
Richard I, King (Richard the Lionheart) 15
Richard II, King 28
Richard III, King 25, 67, 71
Richmond Palace 31
Richmond Park 60, 210
Robert II, King 142
Royal Ascot 10, 26, 45, 63, 207, 238
Royal Library 41, 53, 96
Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park 60, 63, 68, 100, 187
Royal Mews 7, 234–47
coaches 243, 244–5
building 47
Marlborough House Mews 8
motor cars 244, 245–7
‘Royal Mile’, Edinburgh 229, 231
Royal Norfolk Regiment 213, 214
Royal Pavilion, Brighton 50, 100, 114
Royal Windsor Horse Show 63, 69
S
Sandringham House 190–227
Christmas tradition 9, 10, 196, 219, 220–1
costs of upkeep 164, 211
early history 191–4, 195
economies by Edward VIII 167
under Edward VII 195–205
fire 202
First World War 213–14
Flower Show 227
gardens 222–7
George V love for 184
ownership 8
purchase by George VI 168
renovations 195–6
Royal Stud 206–8
Second World War 218–19
Sandringham Church 200, 205, 214, 218
Sandringham House 8
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, House of 58, 108–10
Second World War 27, 60, 62–3, 115, 119, 120–2, 168, 218–19
Sheffield, John (later Duke of Buckingham) 93–4
Somerset House 96
St George, feast of 25, 31, 32
St George’s Chapel (Windsor)
baptism of Edward VII 54
birthday of Duke of Edinburgh 68
construction of 31
Easter Service 10
Garter Day 10, 26, 58
library 39
restoration of 44, 59
tombs 30, 35–7, 45, 53, 55, 59, 63, 109, 155, 216, 219
weddings 56, 67, 195
St George’s Day 21, 33, 38, 47
St George’s Hall 21, 43, 51, 64, 65–7, 68, 134
St Giles’s Cathedral 11
St James’s Palace 8, 100, 101, 102, 205, 209, 211, 237
St James’s Park 50, 92, 93
St Mary Magdalene, church of 219, 221, 226
St Paul’s Cathedral 18, 201, 244
Stuart, House of 39, 45, 94, 142, 153–5, 157
Swiss Chalet, Osborne House 182, 183
Syon House 36
T
Tower of London 9, 29, 30, 34
Trafalgar Square 98, 99, 236
V
Victoria, Princess (daughter of Queen Victoria) 147, 151
Victoria, Queen and Balmoral Castle 150–2, 154–6
birth 105
Buckingham Palace as formal seat 88, 106–7, 111–17, 238
cairn-raising 146–9
childhood 180–1
death 57, 117
disapproval of ‘Bertie’ 163, 197, 206
Golden Jubilee 117
legacy to 150
love of Scotland 138, 142, 143, 152, 233
marriage 107, 109, 181, 182
as mother 181, 182, 183
visit to Sandringham 200, 201, 202
as widow 56, 160–2, 163, 201
Windsor Castle 10, 53–7
Victoria Memorial 122, 123
W
Westminster Abbey 68, 71, 106, 132
Westminster Hall 28, 216, 219
White Lodge, Richmond Park 60, 210
Whitehall Palace 10, 36, 89
‘Widow’s House’ 161, 162
William, Prince, Duke of Cambridge 68, 132, 173, 189, 221, 244
William, Prince, (son of King Henry I) 15
William II, King 79
William III, King (William of Orange) 44, 45, 80, 157
William IV, King 37, 52, 53, 88, 102–4, 121, 180, 181
Windsor Castle 12–69
‘Easter Court’ 10
Elizabeth I renovations 38, 39
George IV renovations 50–2
Great Fire 1992 54, 65–7
great tournament 25
Henry VIII 32–7
memorial chapel for Prince Albert 56
original building 13, 14, 23
Private Chapel 54, 65
Queen Victoria 53–7, 107
rebuilding 21, 28, 43, 50–1
refurbishment 46, 47, 57, 58
royal prisoners 28–9
Royal Vault 50, 53, 55, 68
Second World War 218
siege of 18
stables 237
state occasions 9, 64, 128, 134
Waterloo Chamber 10
Prince Albert renovations 54
Windsor Great Park 32, 42, 55, 62, 68–9, 225, 238
Y
York, Duke and Duchess 171
York Cottage, Sandringham 185, 209–13, 215, 219
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This is not an official history of The Queen’s Houses, rather a personal delving into the stories behind The Queen’s residences, both official and private, but I am grateful to many people associated with them who have helped me in the production of this book. My especial thanks go to Michael Dover for his extensive research, to Lorna Russell and Charlotte Macdonald for editorial input, to Toby Browne, The Crown Equerry, for advice on the chapter about The Royal Mews and to other members of The Royal Household who have, from time to time, furnished me with answers to my assorted questions. Any errors or mistakes that have slipped through the net are my own.
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