Buckingham Palace is the Queen's official London residence and is used to entertain guests on state, ceremonial and official occasions.
Buckingham Palace History
Buckingham Palace was built in 1702 by the Duke of Buckingham as his London home. The house was then later sold to George III in 1761 by the Duke's son.
In 1774 it was renamed "Queen's House" as Queen Charlotte resided there.
Buckingham Palace LondonThe Palace has of course seen many renovations and alterations, the first of which was in 1820 when Nash was commissioned by George IV.
Nash, one of the foremost architects of the day added a new suite of rooms facing west into the garden, this doubled the size of the building.
However the 'front' of the Palace, has remained virtually unchanged from the original design over 300 years ago.