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the London home and workplace of the British Royal Family. It has many guest rooms for the
Queen to receive guests from all over the world. There are also large state rooms for
The palace is 108 m by 120 m and stands at 24 m tall. One of the main rooms is the Picture
Gallery and is 50 m long. It contains works by famous painters including Rembrandt, van
Dyck, and Rubens. Next to the Picture Gallery is the Throne Room and the Green Drawing
Room. The Music Room is also a main room in Buckingham Palace. Since the palace chapel
was bombed in WWII, royal christenings have taken place in the Music Room. It is where the
The garden is where the Queen's Garden Parties are held. They are usually held in July and up
The Queen doesn't always reside at Buckingham Palace. She has other homes at Windsor and
Balmoral, but when she is in residence the Royal Flag will fly from a flag pole on the top of
There are 92 offices of the Royal Household situated in Buckingham Palace. There are 800
members of staff that work in the palace. Their jobs range from housekeeping to clockmaking.
Read the information sheet about Buckingham Palace on the previous page and then
answer the questions.
d) Underline the correct answer. In which year was the house transformed into a palace?
1. 1836 2. 1846
3. 1826 4. 1816
e) Name two famous painters whose works are in the Picture Gallery?
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g) Apart from Buckingham Palace, where else does the Queen reside?
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h) Which month do the Queen's garden parties usually take place? ___________________
i) When the Queen is in residence, what is the name of the flag that flies on top of
Buckingham Palace? _____________________________________________________