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When Buckingham Palace Opened Its Doors

07/08/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, When Buckingham Palace Opened Its Doors

Queen Elizabeth II first opened her home to the paying public on August 7th 1993.

Queen Elizabeth II first opened her home to the paying public on August 7th 1993.  Tourists were allowed to look round the palace while she was staying elsewhere for the summer.

Queen Elizabeth II first opened her London home to the paying public on August 7th 1993. Tourists were allowed to look round the palace while the Royal family was staying elsewhere for the summer. Ashley Byrne has been speaking to former Royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter.

Photo: Buckingham Palace. Credit: BBC.

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