In the gentle countryside of Oxfordshire, at the end of a great park landscaped around a shining lake, rises one of the most monumental houses in all of England. Blenheim
Set amid the greenery of Kensington Gardens in the heart of London stands a royal palace of a gentler, more intimate character than the grand state residences of the monarchy.
At the end of the great processional avenue of the Mall, behind its railings and its golden memorial, stands the most famous royal residence in the world. Buckingham Palace is