BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
Buckingham Palace was originally built in 1703, l>y a Dutchman for a British nobleman. In 170 l Georsre 111 bought it, and George IV had it redesigned by the famous architect. Nash. Queen Victoria added the Great Ballroom in 1846; and the whole front was'altered in 1913. Behind the building are wonderful grounds; on a winding lake in times of peace ply the* Royal barges manned by the King's watermen. The chief, the Royal Bargemaster, has to attend the Crown wherever it goes.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 229, 26 September 1940, Page 16
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85BUCKINGHAM PALACE. Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 229, 26 September 1940, Page 16
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