List of British Royal Residences

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This is a list of residences occupied by the British Royal family, noting the seasons of the year they are traditionally occupied.

Members of the British Royal Family inhabit a range of residences around the UK. Some are royal palaces, owned by the nation and held in trust by the monarch; others are privately owned. Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House have been inherited as private property for several generations. Other royal palaces are no longer residences (e.g. the Palace of Westminster, the Palace of Whitehall). Some remain in irregular use for royal occasions. The Royal Palaces enjoy certain legal privileges, for example there is an exemption from levying duty on alcoholic beverages sold in the bars at the Palace of Westminster and there are exemption from Health and Safety legislation.

The occupied royal residences are cared for and maintained by the Royal Household Property Section. The unoccupied royal palaces are now within the responsibility of the Historic Royal Palaces Agency.

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[edit] Current Royal Residences by Members of the Royal Family

St. James's Palace in London is still technically the "senior palace" of the monarch; the Chapel Royal is situated there and foreign ambassadors are still accredited to it. However, the Queen does not have an apartment there.

[edit] The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh

[edit] Official residences

[edit] Private residences (both inherited from Her father)

[edit] The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall

[edit] Official residence

[edit] Private residences

[edit] The Duke of York

[edit] The Earl and Countess of Wessex

[edit] The Princess Royal

[edit] The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester

[edit] The Duke and Duchess of Kent

[edit] Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

[edit] Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

[edit] Current Royal Residences by Type of Residence

[edit] Official

[edit] Leased from the Crown Estate

[edit] Privately owned

  • Gatcombe Park, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire (home of the Princess Royal)

[edit] Former Royal residences

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