| Residence |
Location |
Ownership |
Residency |
| Bagshot Park |
Surrey |
Owned by the Crown since James I & Charles I (dates uncertain) |
William IV (c. 1800–1816); Prince William & Princess Mary, Duke & Duchess of Gloucester (1816–1847); Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and family (1880–1942); The Earl of Wessex and family (October 1997—) |
| Balmoral Castle |
Scotland |
Successive monarchs since Queen Victoria |
Private summer retreat of the monarch since 1852 |
| Barnwall Manor |
Barnwell, Northamptonshire |
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1938–1974); The Duke of Gloucester (1974—) |
Gloucester family, until 1995, when they vacated |
| Birkhall House |
Balmoral |
Privately owned by Prince Albert, then the Crown |
Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother; The Duke of Rothesay |
| Buckingham Palace |
London |
George III (1761–1820); Merged to the Crown at some point |
George III, Queen Charlotte and family; Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their family; Edward VII and family; George V and family; Edward VIII (briefly); George VI and family; The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh; The Duke of York and family; The Earl of Wessex and family |
| Clarence House |
London |
William IV, then the Crown |
William IV and family; Princess Augusta Sophia; Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent; Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (later also of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) and family; Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and family; The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and family (1949–1952); Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother (1953–2002); The Princess Margaret (1953–1960); The Prince of Wales and family (2003—) |
| Craigowan Lodge |
Balmoral |
Sometimes used as a royal honeymoon retreat |
| Delnadamph Lodge |
Balmoral |
Gifted by The Queen to The Duke of Rothesay (c. 1981) |
| Gatcombe Park |
Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire |
The Queen (1976—) |
The Princess Royal and family (1977—)[1] |
| Highgrove |
Gloucestershire |
Duchy of Cornwall (1980—) |
The Prince of Wales and family (1981—) |
| Hillsborough Castle |
County Down, Northern Ireland |
HM Government (1922—) |
Official royal (and governmental) residence, seldom-used by royals |
| Palace of Holyroodhouse |
Edinburgh |
The Crown (since James IV, c. 1500) |
James IV and family; James V and family; Mary, Queen of Scots and family; James VI and family (—1603); James VII (1679–1682 &c); otherwise used since the Union of the Crowns only for state occasions in Scotland |
| St. James's Palace |
London |
Henry VIII, merged to the Crown at some point |
Henry VIII; Mary I; Elizabeth I; Charles I; Charles II; Principal residence of the monarch 1698–1837 (including Georges I, II, III & IV, William IV and their families); The Princess Royal; Princess Alexandra |
| Kensington Palace |
London |
William III; merged to the Crown since; now a Historic Royal Palace |
William III (1689–1702) & Mary II (1689–1694); George I (sporadically); George II and family (1727–1760); Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and family (1798–1837); Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex and family (1805–1873); Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and family (1873–1939); Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and family (1960–2002); The Prince of Wales (1981–late 1980s) & Diana, Princess of Wales (1981–1997); The Duke of Gloucester and family (including Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1994–2004)); Prince Michael of Kent and family (1978—) |
| Llwynywormwood |
Myddfai, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire |
Duchy of Cornwall |
Private Welsh retreat of The Prince of Wales and family (2007—) |
| The Royal Lodge |
Windsor, Berkshire |
The Crown (since construction) |
George IV (1812–1830); George VI and family (1931–1936); Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother (1952–2002); The Duke of York and family (2004—) |
| Sandringham House |
Norfolk |
Queen Victoria (1862–1901); owned privately by the monarch since; The Queen (1952—) |
Edward VII and family (1863–1865); Private retreat of the monarch since 1901 |
| Tamarisk House |
St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly |
Duchy of Cornwall (which own the Isles) |
The Duke of Cornwall and family |
| Thatched House Lodge |
Richmond, London |
The Crown (since construction); leased to Sir Angus Ogilvy (1963–2004); lease inherited by Princess Alexandra (2004—) |
Princess Alexandra and family (1963—) |
| Windsor Castle |
Windsor, Berkshire |
The Crown, since construction under William I the Conqueror |
Henry I (1110–1135); Henry II; John; Henry III; Edward III; Richard II; Edward IV; Henry VII; Henry VIII; Edward VI; Mary I; Elizabeth I; James I; Charles I; Charles II; James II; George III and family; George IV and family (1828–1830); Queen Victoria & Prince Albert and family; Edward VII and family; George V and family; George VI and family; The Queen and family |
| Wren House |
Kensington Palace, London |
The Crown (Historic Royal Palace) |
The Duke of Kent and family |
