UK royals open up new areas of palaces to summer visitors

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Public guided tours of Buckingham Palace's East Wing will be offered for the first time from mid-July through to August, following the conclusion of more than five years of improvement works, the Royal Collection Trust said.

LONDON — Britain's monarchy on Wednesday revealed it is temporarily opening up to visitors off-limits areas in two of its most famous palaces, including Buckingham Palace's East Wing housing its famous balcony.Public guided tours of the wing will be offered for the first time from mid-July through to August, following the conclusion of more than five years of improvement works, the Royal Collection Trust said.

The castle, deep in the Scottish Highlands, was said to have been the late Queen Elizabeth II's favorite royal residence and where she died in September 2022.Previous tours, which will continue, have concentrated on the grounds and gardens with access to the castle limited to the ballroom.But from the start of July until August 4, guided tours will be offered of "several of the beautiful rooms" inside, the castle's website said on Wednesday.

 

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