Home Sweet Home: Buckingham Palace

British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics - A podcast by Carol Ann Lloyd - Wednesdays

More than 830,000 square feet of floor space, nearly 800 bedrooms, and 78 bathrooms; nearly 200 years of being the home of the Royal Family--is there more to the story for Buckingham Palace?Queen Victoria, the first British monarch to live in Buckingham Palace, moved in in 1837. The next year, she was the first sovereign to leave from the Palace to travel to Westminster Abbey for her coronation. Buckingham Palace has been the official residence of the Royal family ever since. And the Palace h...