The Throne Room. The Throne Room is perhaps the most iconic of the State Rooms, used for court ceremonies and official portraits. The room features two grand thrones and is adorned with rich red and gold decorations. It serves as the setting for important events such as investitures and the annual Diplomatic Reception. The White Drawing Room

2020年4月15日 · Hanging above the fireplace is a pristine portrait of Queen Alexandra, wearing a small diamond crown. A pair of royal blue-and-gold dotted Sèrves porcelain vases sit on bronze plinths. The...

The Throne Room at Buckingham Palace summons up the history and pageantry associated with the working Monarchy like no other space in the building. Over the past two centuries, the room has had many uses: from the setting for spectacular balls in the reign of Queen Victoria to Investitures held by King George V.

Buckingham Palace is arguably one of the two or three most famous houses on the planet, 775 rooms decorated with the finest antique furnishings, 18C and early 19C Sèvres porcelain, and priceless works of art Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, Van Dyck, and Canova.

2023年6月30日 · One of the room’s most striking features is the Throne Canopy located at the far end. The canopy houses the chairs used by Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh during the coronation ceremony in 1953. Above the canopy, a dramatic fresco depicts the heroic St. George vanquishing the dragon.

The fireplaces are richly chased in ormolu, while over the marble mantels are massive mirrors in cream and gold. At one end is the Ministers' Staircase ; and by this the Royal Family ascend on Drawing Room days, their special entrance from the quadrangle being quite close to it. At the opposite end is the lower corridor,

2024年10月23日 · Highlights of the room include the Table of the Great Commanders of Antiquity, an astonishingly ornate table of Sèvres porcelain, commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to immortalise his reign; and vast state portraits of George …

There are lots of royal thrones in the Throne Room. Can you find the ones used by The Queen and Prince Philip? Download our activity sheet and. Lavatories and baby-care facilities are located in the garden at the end of your tour. You cannot miss the room where Queen Victoria threw parties for 2,000 people.

The Throne Room today is used for significant events such as Royal Weddings and Coronation photo sessions. The grandest of all the state rooms is the White Drawing Room. It serves as a Royal reception room for The Monarch and members of the Royal Family before State occasions.

2022年6月2日 · The fireplace in this room originally came from the Pavilion’s music room and is totally extraordinary, a full dragon and its outstretched wings creating the opening for the fireplace in bronze and ormolu gilt – it’s truly a masterpiece.