Inside the wildest, most extravagant wing of Buckingham Palace

In the 1920s, Queen Mary and her decorator searched the royal storerooms for hidden treasures as they redecorated. They were not disappointed.

The celadon green walls of the Principal Corridor of the East Wing of Buckingham Palace after it was restored in the ‘reservicing’ of the palace (Photo: Peter Smith / Royal Collection)

I’ve got bad news for anyone hoping to peek inside private areas of Balmoral Castle or the East Wing of Buckingham Palace — tickets sold out in the blink of an eye.

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