The Queen will soon have to move out of Buckingham Palace - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity The Queen will soon have to move out of Buckingham Palace By You Magazine - December 31, 2018 Ask anyone to name the most famous royal residence, and they’ll almost certainly say Buckingham Palace. The grand building has been the official London home and working headquarters for Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip for decades, as well as the focal point for formal events such as Trooping the Colour. Now, however, that’s all set to change, as plans for renovations of the historic site mean that the family will have to pack up and move out, albeit temporarily, while the works are completed. Getty Images According to The Mirror, The Queen, 92, and Prince Phillip, 97, will have to leave their respective private apartments in 2025 for two years as Buckingham Palace undergoes extensive improvements. Speaking to the paper, an insider revealed: ‘The Queen is immensely pragmatic and she wants to stay in the palace. She said, “Let me know where you would like me to go.”‘ ‘The Duke of Edinburgh was very involved in the 1992 restoration of Windsor Castle. He is keen for us to follow a phased approach in the re-servicing project [at Buckingham Palace], and said, ‘You will learn from your mistakes.”‘ Getty Images It has not yet been confirmed whether the couple will move out of the palace completely, or whether they will simply relocate whilst their living quarters are being serviced (well, they do have 52 bedrooms to choose from…) The first stages of the works began in spring of last year, and include updates to wiring and pipes to reduce fire hazards, and the addition of two lifts to improve access for visitors with mobility problems. The palace will remain open to visitors throughout the overhaul, and no scaffolding will affect its outward appearance. Getty Images Tony Johnstone-Burt, the master of the Queen’s household, is overseeing the project with public funds and says that it will remain both on budget and on time. ‘We all take the responsibility that comes with using public funds to do all this work on such a national icon like Buckingham Palace extremely seriously indeed, on time, within budget and to the required specification,’ he commented. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved