Buckingham Palace

(Placename) the London residence of the British sovereign: built in 1703, rebuilt by John Nash in 1821–36 and partially redesigned in the early 20th century

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Buck′ingham Pal′ace

a residence of the British sovereigns since 1837, in London, England: built 1703.

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Buckingham Palace - the London residence of the British sovereign

City of Westminster, Westminster - a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

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Buckingham Palace

[ˈbʌkɪŋəm] n → le palais de Buckingham

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Buckingham Palace

n → Buckingham Palace m, → der Buckingham-Palast

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He was looking steadfastly forward at the great front of Buckingham Palace.

The Prince turned towards Buckingham Palace, and the Inspector slowly retraced his steps.

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"He'd be at home in Buckingham Palace or at the bottom of a coal mine," he said.

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There are men this morning at Buckingham Palace with a V.C.

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He did not kiss her, for the hour was half-past twelve, and the car was passing by the stables of Buckingham Palace. But the atmosphere was so charged with emotion that people only seemed to exist on her account, and she was surprised that Crane did not realize this, and turn round.

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Shane Williams, with wife Gail, proudly displays his MBE at Buckingham Palace

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Forced to leave the royal 15,000 pound-a-year plus bed and board at Buckingham Palace in February 2012, Azim would now return to the Calcutta slums where he will live with his parents two brothers and five other relatives in a two-room house.

Indian footman forced to return home following '15 seconds of fame' post Royal Baby birth

10.20am Members of foreign royal families arrive at Westminster Abbey from Buckingham Palace.

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I SEE the only talking house in the world, ie Buckingham Palace, has decided that an elected member of the European Parliament should be excluded from the Buckingham Palace garden party at the last minute on the flimsiest of excuses.

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The service is expected to be one of the major highlights of this year's coronation celebrations along with a four-day festival in Buckingham Palace Gardens in July.

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