Buckingham Palace, the best (0) known royal palace in the world, is
(1) _ in Central London. The palace takes (2)___ name from the house
(3)___ was built in 1703. Sixty years later it was bought by King
George III for his wife, Queen Charlotte and became known (4)___ the queen's
house. John Nash, the royal architect, (5)___ it into a palace in the 1820s.
Victoria was the (6)____ queen to live there (from 1837). In the palace there
(7) ___ the Queen's Gallery which exhibits (8)___ from the royal art col-lection, (9)____ drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. The first floor balcony is
the scene of formal appearances by the Royal Family on important
(10)___ Below it in the forecourt, the colourful ceremony
of Changing the Guard takes (11) ____(generally every morning
from April to early August). (12)___ Her Majesty the Queen is in resi¬dence, you can see the Union Jack above the palace. Traditionally closed to the
(13)___ , the State Rooms of the palace were (14)____
to tourists during the summer months in the mid-1990s. The State Rooms of the palace are used for (15___) heads of state and for holding cere¬monies where Her Majesty and other (16)____ of the Royal Family give
official titles, honours and (17)_____
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Buckingham Palace, the best (0) known royal palace in the world, is (1) situated _ in Central London. The palace takes (2) its___ name from the house (3)_which__ was built in 1703. Sixty years later it was bought by King George III for his wife, Queen Charlotte and became known (4)__as_ the queen's house. John Nash, the royal architect, (5)__made_ it into a palace in the 1820s. Victoria was the (6)__first__ queen to live there (from 1837). In the palace there (7) _is__ the Queen's Gallery which exhibits (8)__items_ from the royal art collection, (9)__including__ drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. The first floor balcony is the scene of formal appearances by the Royal Family on important (10)_events__ Below it in the forecourt, the colourful ceremony of Changing the Guard takes (11) _place___(generally every morning from April to early August). (12)__When_ Her Majesty the Queen is in residence, you can see the Union Jack above the palace. Traditionally closed to the (13)_public__ , the State Rooms of the palace were (14)_open___ to tourists during the summer months in the mid-1990s. The State Rooms of the palace are used for (15_meeting__) heads of state and for holding ceremonies where Her Majesty and other (16)__members__ of the Royal Family give official titles, honours and (17)__awards___