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The Queen's Palaces
Directed by: Ian Leese
Produced by: Basil Comely
Presented by: Fiona Bruce
You've admired them from afar, but you've never seen them like this! Prince Charles welcomes you inside the queen's three grand residences: Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. You'll hear the story behind each of these landmarks and discover secrets of the kings and queens whose tastes left their mark on these historical buildings over the centuries.Seen on PBS. 3 hours on 1 Disc. SDH.
Item Number: 16589
- Format:
- DVD Widescreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 3 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 1
- Closed Captions / Subtitles:
- This Product has English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
- Special Features:
• Introduction by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
The Queen has three official residences - the best known, Buckingham Palace; the oldest, Windsor Castle; and the most romantic, Palace of Holyroodhouse. Among the few working royal palaces in the world today, they serve as both family homes and as the setting for the business of Monarchy.
Each has its own distinctive story - long histories that reflect good and bad times, triumph and tragedy and, of course, the lives of some of our most memorable kings and queens. But they all share certain features - incredible collections of treasures that reflect both the tastes of their occupants and the artistic development of the nation, and architecture that has evolved across the centuries to meet the needs of different ages, reflecting the story of Britain and its people like no other buildings.
Buckingham Palace - Fiona Bruce visits Buckingham Palace and learns of its long history.
Windsor Castle - Fiona Bruce visits Windsor Castle, the world's oldest and largest inhabited castle.
Holyroodhouse - Fiona Bruce visits one of Britain's smallest palaces, Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse.
