the royal family rocks some swanky digs
and since the British monarchies crown
estate owns most historic properties
throughout the United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth Banks twenty-five
percent of that revenue while you may
think of Buckingham Palace as the
quintessential royal abode
don't tell the Queen but some residences
are even cooler here's what the Royal
Family's homes really look like the
opulent Buckingham Palace okay of course
we have to at least mention Buckingham
Palace if you've ever traveled across
the pond to London you probably took a
selfie outside its gates but there's a
lot that goes on behind those gilded
walls according to the official royal
website in the summer months
tourists are even allowed inside for a
glimpse of the state rooms but even then
there's a lot you won't see there are 19
rooms you're allowed to visit but
Buckingham Palace has another 756 that
are totally off limits this includes 240
bedrooms for Royals
their guests and staff as well as 78
bathrooms
since the palace is also often a place
of business there are 92 offices this is
one home that's literally fit for a
queen weekends at Windsor Castle another
royal residence that's occasionally open
to visits from commoners Windsor Castle
is part gorgeous gothic home and part
fortress and it's actually the longest
continually occupied castle in the world
according to the official royal site
Queen Elizabeth uses Windsor for dual
purposes as a private residence on the
weekends and an official residence when
performing royal duties
there's even a fully functioning chapel
on the site with daily church services
that are open to all who wish to worship
this chapel is considered a royal
peculiar because its allegiance is to
the Queen not to one particular bishop
or Archbishop you may also know it as
st. George's Chapel the venue for Prince
Harry and Meghan Markel's wedding
holidays at Sandringham house although
you might be content with just a palace
and a castle that's not how this royal
family rolls on the eastern coast of
England and a county called Norfolk
there sits a twenty thousand acre estate
called Sandringham house the
phenomenally manicured garden takes up a
substantial 60 of those acres
Sandringham house is one of two
properties privately owned by the royal
family and
of loved one at that according to the
Royal Family's website king george v
once called it dear old Sandringham the
place i love better than anywhere else
in the world Queen Elizabeth's father
King George the sixth also loved the
estate writing I have always been so
happy here and I love the place it's no
surprise then that the Queen likes it
too the royal family celebrates
Christmas at this house exchanging gifts
at tea time
the Scottish Balmoral Castle Windsor
Castle is cool and all but why stop at
owning just one fortress Balmoral Castle
located in Aberdeenshire Scotland looks
like something out of a fairy tale
it's also the last of just two private
residences owned by the royal family
according to the official royal website
non Royals can visit the Scottish castle
for months out of a year and Queen
Elizabeth spends her summer break there
often with other members of her family
after the Royals tweeted a photo of the
Queen meeting Julie Payette Governor
General designate of Canada from within
castle walls People magazine highlighted
some interesting details from tons of
books to delicately worn reading chairs
to even a TV the Queen has obviously
made the castle more like a cozy home
than a fortress the palace of
holyroodhouse although Queen Elizabeth
is often referred to as the Queen of
England she also rules over Scotland and
you can't rule a place without a palace
right the palace of Holyrood house
located in Edinburgh is her official
Scottish residence the Queen uses this
palace for many functions including one
summer event dubbed Holyrood week which
involves many official engagements and
of course a garden party King George the
fifth and Queen Mary actually started
those garden parties and the tradition
continues today the palace is huge but
is somehow not a monstrosity visitors
can tour the palace inside it out and
gander at the ornate an elaborate decor
you will find a church here to Holyrood
Abbey although it sits in ruins today
not caught for the newlyweds although
they are rumored to be upgrading in the
near future as of June 2018 Prince Harry
and Megan Markell are living on royal
property at Nottingham cottage a small
house on Kensington Palace grounds and
before Harry and Megan moved in harry's
royal older brother Prince William and
his wife Kate Middleton lived there
unlike Buckingham Palace with its 240
bedrooms not caught has just
- but living on palace property also
means the couple is surrounded by the
beautiful Kensington Gardens royal
expert Katie Nichol told Entertainment
Weekly that Markel loves to run laps
around Kensington Gardens something
groundskeepers say the late Princess
Diana loved to do - William and Kate's
apartment 1a as of June 2018 Prince
William and Kate Middleton are living in
apartment 1a on the grounds of
Kensington Palace a stone's throw away
from Harry and Megan in not cot it's a
couple's second time living in the home
prior to William and Kate's first stay
at 1a a renovation costing as much as
7.6 million dollars was needed since
there had been no update since the late
1940s
CNN reported the couple also contributed
a portion of their own money for the
upgrade home sweet Clarence House now
that you know where the Queen and the
most royal of grandkids live where does
that leave Prince Charles the one who's
next in line to the throne much like his
mother he has a few royal residences he
likes to call home but Clarence House is
the official residence in London which
he shares with his wife Camilla
parker-bowles the official royal website
explains that although it has evolved
over the past two centuries with the
addition of Prince Charles's artwork as
well as new paint and textiles much of
the home remains the same even
centuries-old furnishings and art
collections have stay put in fact an
original Monet from Queen Elizabeth the
first is still on display according to
the crown chronicles Prince Charles's
renovations were in many ways in ode to
those who came before him although the
library only houses two bookcases they
are completely filled with books from
George the sixth and the Queen Mother
Prince Charles's family home Clarence
House is far from Prince Charles's only
abode he also resides at Highgrove house
and Gloucestershire England this is the
family home of Charles and Camilla the
house also happens to be home to an epic
garden according to people the property
features a tree house which was
originally built for Prince William in
the late 80s landscape writer and artist
bunny Guinness recalled the princes
words to the tree house designer
telling people young William wanted it
to be as high as possible to get away
from everyone I want a rope ladder which
I can pull up so no one can get at me
although William probably doesn't get
much use out of the tree house these
days Prince George and Princess
Charlotte can
surely enjoy exploring the garden living
it up at st. James's Palace st. James's
Palace is home to several members of the
royal family as well as their household
offices sisters Princess Eugenie and
Princess Beatrice are two of the royal
family members who have resided there
but unfortunately for them they didn't
get to stay for free as do many of the
royal relatives in 2012 the sisters
became ineligible to live rent-free at
the palace because according to express
they completed their education and did
not take on any official royal duties
instead an annual $28,000 bill for the
princess's four-bedroom apartment got
handed over to their father Prince
Andrew this seems a bit like a
technicality as they can certainly
afford it considering Eugenie grew up
with cash that could fund this fully
decked out Playhouse but as of May 2008
een Eugenie and her fiance wine merchant
Jack Brooksbank have officially moved
into the Ivy cottage at Kensington
Palace Hillsborough castle in 2015
British heritage sat down with curator
dr. Christopher Worley Lac to discuss
one of the coolest royal homes
Hillsborough castle the George Ian
country home let's be real the castle is
situated in Northern Ireland although
the Queen doesn't get around to visiting
every month
Worley Lac says the house hosts other
royal guests at least once per month
sang Prince Charles was there in May
with the Duchess of Cornwall Prince
Edward was there two weeks ago with the
Countess of Wessex
when Edward visited he was the very
first royal to turn on the new fountain
Warley Lac explained his plans to
hopefully open the castle to the public
and told of some amazing restorations he
helped accomplish including renovating
the entrance purchasing new furniture
and obtaining twelve royal portraits
from the Royal Collection trusts plus
Hillsboro Castle features 90 acres of
gorgeous gardens it certainly will be
worth a visit