Buckingham Palace garden opens to visitors for the first time in history; See PicsVisitors to Buckingham Palace this week have the opportunity to script history, as Queen Elizabeth has opened up the palace gardens to the public for the very first time. (Image Credit: Reuters Photos)
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Buckingham Palace garden opens to visitors for first time; See Pics
Visitors to Buckingham Palace this week have the opportunity to script history, as Queen Elizabeth has opened up the palace gardens to the public for the very first time.
There have previously been guided tours of Buckingham Palace's 39-acre grounds, whose current landscape dates back to 1820.
But this year a 16.50 pound ($22.70) ticket, available until September, will allow tourists to explore the gardens by themselves.
Visitors will be able to see the gardens' 156-metre herbaceous border, its beehives, and plane trees planted by and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and picnic on its manicured lawns while treating themselves to some royal-themed picnic accessories such as a blanket and cotton napkins.
Traditionally, the queen hosts three annual garden parties at the palace but these have had to be cancelled for the last two years because of the pandemic.
People sit together in The Garden of Buckingham Palace, during a preview day before it opens to the public, in London.
The palace is part way through a 10-year-old 369 million pound refit to replace electrical wiring, boilers, and refurbish other ageing infrastructure.
People take a selfie in the The Garden of Buckingham Palace, during a preview day before it opens to the public, in London.
Work has been accelerated during the pandemic while the queen has spent most of the her time at her Windsor Castle home outside London. In this photo, People are seen posing for the photographs at the Garden of Buckingham Palace in London.