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    Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the British monarch. Originally built as a large townhouse in 1703, it was expanded in the 19th century to become the British monarch's residence since 1837. During World War I and II, the palace was used as a base of operations by the royal family despite being bombed on multiple occasions, including one bomb that destroyed the palace chapel. The royal family remained in the palace throughout the wars to support morale.

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    Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the British monarch. Originally built as a large townhouse in 1703, it was expanded in the 19th century to become the British monarch's residence since 1837. During World War I and II, the palace was used as a base of operations by the royal family despite being bombed on multiple occasions, including one bomb that destroyed the palace chapel. The royal family remained in the palace throughout the wars to support morale.

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    Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the British monarch. Originally built as a large townhouse in 1703, it was expanded in the 19th century to become the British monarch's residence since 1837. During World War I and II, the palace was used as a base of operations by the royal family despite being bombed on multiple occasions, including one bomb that destroyed the palace chapel. The royal family remained in the palace throughout the wars to support morale.

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    Buckingham Palace

    Buckingham Palace is the London


    residence and administrative headquarters of the
    monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the
    City of Westminster, the palace is often at the
    centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It
    has been a focal point for the British people at
    times of national rejoicing and mourning.

    Originally known as Buckingham


    House, the building at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke
    of Buckingham in 1703 on a site that had been in private ownership for at least 150 years. It
    was acquired by King George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte and
    became known as The Queen's House. During the 19th century it was enlarged, principally
    by architects John Nash and Edward Blore, who constructed three wings around a central
    courtyard. Buckingham Palace became the London residence of the British monarch on the
    accession of Queen Victoria in 1837.

    During World War I, the palace, then the home of King George V and Queen Mary,
    escaped unscathed. Its more valuable contents were evacuated to Windsor, but the royal
    family remained in residence. The King imposed rationing at the palace, much to the dismay
    of his guests and household. To the King's later regret, David Lloyd George persuaded him
    to go further and ostentatiously lock the wine cellars and refrain from alcohol, to set a good
    example to the supposedly inebriated working class. The workers continued to imbibe, and
    the King was left unhappy at his enforced abstinence. In 1938, the north-west pavilion,
    designed by Nash as a conservatory, was converted into a swimming pool.

    During World War II, the palace was bombed nine times; the most serious and
    publicised incident destroyed the palace chapel in 1940. This event was shown in cinemas
    throughout the UK to show the common suffering of rich and poor. One bomb fell in the
    palace quadrangle while King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were in the palace, and many
    windows were blown in and the chapel destroyed. War-time coverage of such incidents was
    severely restricted, however. The King and Queen were filmed inspecting their bombed
    home, the smiling Queen, as always, immaculately dressed in a hat and matching coat
    seemingly unbothered by the damage around her. It was at this time the Queen famously
    declared: "I'm glad we have been bombed. Now I can look the East End in the face.

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