Tea with the Queen?

In a few days we are going to visit London which is located in England. We are going there because dad has a meeting on the 24^th which happens to be my birthday. I am very excited to go! We will be visiting a lot of famous places such as The Globe Theatre, London Bridge, and Buckingham Palace. In addition to all the exciting things we have planned mom has also decided to take Simona and I to a show the night of my birthday!  We are going to watch Oliver.  Have fun working dad J!!

I decided to do some research on Buckingham Palace because I am looking forward to visiting it.   I was hoping to have tea with the Queen so I could practice my English accent but unfortunately the Queen is not going to be there.

Hope you enjoy these cool facts about the Palace.

Buckingham Palace is located in London, England.  The Queen of England (Queen Elizabeth) lives in the Palace.   The Palace has 1,514 doors, 760 windows and is exactly 108 meters across the front, 120 meters deep and 24 meters high.   It has 775 rooms which includes 19 state rooms, 52 royal guest rooms, 188 staff rooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms.   The total floor area is more than 77,000 square meters. 

George III bought Buckingham House for his wife Queen Charlotte in 1761 and it became known as the Queen’s house.   Out of George’s 15 kids, 14 were born in the house.   Buckingham House was transformed into Buckingham Palace in the 1820s by architect John Nash for George IV. 

Speak to you when we get back from London.

Ta Ta ….. Madeleine