Clarence House

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Clarence House, London

Clarence House is the official residence of the British heir to the throne, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla . With St James's Palace Clarence House is a building complex, which is located within the walls of that royal palace.

The term Clarence House is a metonym for the personal office or press officer of the Prince of Wales. The building is located in the City of Westminster in west London on The Mall, not far from Buckingham Palace .

history

Clarence House was built by John Nash from 1825 to 1828 . The building has four floors and is clad with white stucco . Alfred von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha used the building. For almost half a century, from 1953 until her death in 2002, Clarence House was the Queen Mother's residence . In 2002/2003 it was renovated for around 10 million euros. Prince William and Harry's office was relocated to neighboring St James's Palace in 2009 .

Further use, tourism

In addition to his father, Clarence House is also available to Prince Henry (Harry) of Wales as an official London residence, as is his older brother, William, the Duke of Cambridge from 2003 to 2011 , who now has parts of Kensington Palace as a residence and family home uses.

Since 2003 the building can be visited every year during the summer holidays. It is necessary to reserve tickets in advance. You can visit the living rooms on the ground floor, which contain parts of the Queen Mother's art collection. In addition to porcelain and silverware, mainly paintings by British artists can be seen here. These include works by Graham Sutherland , Walter Sickert , Augustus John and Edwin Landseer . Other works include pictures by Franz Xaver Winterhalter and Claude Monet .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on works of art in Clarence House at www.royalcollection.org.uk

Coordinates: 51 ° 30 '14.3 "  N , 0 ° 8' 18.3"  W.