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Buckingham Palace
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London, England

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The ceremony "Changing of the Guard" takes place in front of Buckingham Palace. This is not related to visiting hours for the palace and there is no charge to watch the men in big fuzzy hats. But this only happens when the king or queen is in residence, as evidenced by the royal flag on mast.

Originally built in the early 1700s by the Duke of Buckingham, the future palace was purchased in 1762 by King George III for his wife and their 15 children. This King was better known for "Despotism" and for "seeking the Establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States." At least that is what Thomas Jefferson and the American Revolutionaries said in a Declaration of Independence, signed one and all at Philadelphia, July 4, 1776, though it was really the British Parliament that did most of the dirty work, imposing taxes and such.

The palace is well furnished and decorated with paintings and artifacts as you would expect royals to own. It is rather glittery in there. The Royal Mews is the queen's garage and stable, with separate entry conditions.

Buckingham Palace
Location:	Buckingham Palace Road
Telephone:	+44 (0)20 7766 7300
Hours:	Daily, 28 July to 25 September 2007. 09h45 - 18h00
Cost:	£15.00 Over 60 & student with ID £13.00 Under 17 £18.50 Under 5 free Family £38.50 (2 adults + 3 under 17)
Disabled:	Call Ticket Sales & Information Office +44 (0)20 7766 7324
Underground	Victoria, Green Park, and Hyde Park Corner
Regulations:	No photography. Cell phones must be switched off. Photography and cell phones are allowed in the garden.

Royal Mews
Location:	Buckingham Palace
Hours:	24 March - 31 October Daily except Fridays, 11h00 - 16h00 (last admission 15h15) 27 July - 25 September Daily 10h00 - 17h00 (last admission 16h15)
Closed::	2, 9, 16 June 2007 And during State Visits.
Cost:	£ 7.00 Over 60 & student with ID £ 6.00 Under 17 £ 4.5 Under 5 free Family £ 18.50 (2 adults + 3 under 17)

Changing of the Guard, a.k.a., Guard Mounting
Location:	Buckingham Palace
Hours (2007):	11h30 March, odd numbered days. April, even numbered days except 22 April. May, daily June, daily except Saturdays 2, 9, and 16. Rest of the year, alternate dates.
Closed:	Rainy days.
Cost:	Free

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Books about Buckingham Palace and the Royals
Buckingham Palace: The Official Illustrated History by John Martin Robinson
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Palace: A Fascinating Behind-The-Scenes Look at How Buckingham Palace Really Works by Donald Edgar
Buckingham Palace: A Complete Guide
Buckingham Palace: The Palace and Its Royal Circle in Photographs by Michael Hall
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The Queen's House: A Social History of Buckingham Palace by Edna Healey
My twenty years in Buckingham Palace;: A book of intimate memoirs by Frederick John Corbitt

Guidebooks
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Maps

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History

Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman
Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge by Eleanor Herman
Tower of London: England's Ghostly Castle by Gail Blasser Riley
The Tower Of London: Tales Of Victorian London by Soseki Natsume and Damian Flanagan
Ghosts of the Tower of London by G. Abbott
The Holy Blood: King Henry III and the Westminster Blood Relic (Hardcover) by Nicholas Vincent
History of Religious Orders (Paperback) by Charles Warren Currier
Bill Nye's History of England: From the Druids to the Reign of Henry (Paperback) by Bill Nye
Instant European History: From the French Revolution to the Cold War (Paperback) by Robert P. Libbon
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Paperback) by Alison Weir
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