Buckingham, the unloved palace of Elizabeth II

De return to London this Tuesday evening, the remains of Elizabeth II must rest at Buckingham Palace. His coffin must be placed in the Bow Room, a half-moon room with candy pink carpeting, decorated with Wedgwood china and royal portraits and whose French windows overlook the gardens. However, the queen, who died Thursday, September 8, hated staying in her London palace, which she called – and it was not a compliment – ​​“my office”.

Buckingham Palace. Nearly 700 rooms, 19 reception rooms, 52 royal bedrooms, 188 others reserved for staff, 78 bathrooms, 92 offices, several kilometers of corridors, 20 hectares of parkland, 2 hectares of pond and its 600 employees. A terrifying fortress with a Portland stone facade in the heart of London…