Californian Reacts | The Queen's 6 Amazing ROYAL PALACES Across the U.K.

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Californian Reacts | The Queen's 6 Amazing ROYAL PALACES Across the U.K.

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3 жыл бұрын

Take a trip around the U.K. to visit the magnificent Royal Palaces of the Queen! From Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse and more with exterior and interior views of each property. Absolutely stunning!
Which property would YOU choose to live in?
#RoyalPalace #WindsorCastle #BuckinghamPalace

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@mrgonk871 3 жыл бұрын

And here’s me getting excited at the thought of owning a static caravan on a caravan site in Bridlington.

@CEP73 3 жыл бұрын

😂 I'd prefer that to a castle!!

@neilpalmer3170 3 жыл бұрын

Nice beaches at Brid pal 👍😂

@Jamieclark192 3 жыл бұрын

The ‘Crown estate’ is essentially a type of corporation. The Crown estate owns property all across the UK, the proceeds and profits of which go directly to the UK government. The government then pays the Monarch out of these proceeds by way of a Sovereign grant, which is used to cover the running costs of the monarchy and maintenance of crown estate property. The monarch also owns property outright, the same as any commoner, which she can do with as she pleases within the rule of law.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jamie! I can't imagine how much those properties make the Crown estate yearly on tourism/visitors. Impressive!

@alistairsanger3111 3 жыл бұрын

@@californianreacts You don't need to imagine how much they made. They publish a yearly report on the property and investment portfolio of the crown estate. The Queen gets 25% of the net profit every year with the rest going to the treasury. 20/21 was a bad year the crown estate only generated £269.3M. Here is the link to the annul report if your interested in finding out more. www.thecrownestate.co.uk/media/3845/2021-annual-report-interactive.pdf

@sandramorris893 3 жыл бұрын

My favourite is Windsor Castle, not only because it's stunning architecture but because I and a small group of us were allowed by the Queen to be presented with our horse related qualification in her private indoor school by her Head Groom. Afterwards, we all piled into a Landrover and were taken round the grounds where the public aren't allowed and were shown where the Corgi's go for a wee!! (specifically fenced off area with trees) and a cow shed lined inside with Delft porcelain tiles which had been given to the Queen by the Royal family of the Netherlands as a gift but the Queen didn't know what to do with them so put them in the cow shed! Priceless Delft tiles covered in cow poo lol. The Queen wasn't there but we met her own horses in the stables and had a rummage through her tack room which was no different to anyone else's to be fair with the familiar strong smell of saddle soap and Linseed oil.

@stevefrost64 3 жыл бұрын

For friends over the pond its pronounced Bucking-um, Sandring-um, Hills-burah, and Edin-burah.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Yikes! Thanks for the heads up, I'm always calling it Bucking-ham. Just like myself butchering the name Thymes when I was in London in 2018.

@helenwood8482 3 жыл бұрын

@@californianreacts Tems. :D

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

@@helenwood8482 Yes! Tems! We were quite off on a few of the names we came across.

@h-Qalziel 3 жыл бұрын

As someone from Edinburgh, I should say that most people here say Edin-bruh and not Edin-burah.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

@@h-Qalziel I'll trust in the locals! And try to remember this for my future videos on the great city of Edinburgh :)

@Steffycolours 3 жыл бұрын

I live near sandringham, when the queen isn't in residence you can do a tour, most people tend to look round the gardens and have a picnic in the forest next door, the duke and duchess of cambridge have a house on the estate called Amner hall.

@mxlexrd 3 жыл бұрын

I think the six residences mentioned in this video are specifically the ones used by the Queen, the others are primarily used by other members of the royal family.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know! I've heard she has many, many more residences, so this makes sense.

@martingibbs1179 3 жыл бұрын

The Crown estates are owned by the crown/monarch/head of state. The Crown can be considered as a one person corporation. There are managers that run the estate for the Queen as an independent part of the treasury department of the Government, though I believe there is consultation with the Queen on the direction of the portfolio. Prince Charles is said to be very hands on in the management of the Dutchy of Cornwall, which is the estate belonging to the holder of the Prince of Wales title. The Crown estates do buy and sell property all the time like any other portfolio, but there are some properties that have significant historical importance and are very unlikely to ever be considered for sale. At the moment 30% of the nett income of the Crown estates is given as a grant to the monarch or the figure of the previous years expenses, whichever is greater. The rest of the estate income is given to the government, think of it as a 70% tax. Not all the money in the budget is spent on expenses, some is used as cash for personal items. An accountant will asses the expenditure and assign it as either an official expense or not.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Well thought out for these Crown estates and how they run and operate, and bring in very good income for both upkeep of the properties and to the government. A self-sustained win-win for the government and it's people. These palaces/royal residences and the history behind them is a huge reason why I went to London a few years back. Absolutely love the history, and significance of these beautiful places.

@daphnethurlow5388 3 жыл бұрын

Aren't the Crown estates owned by the State??

@martingibbs1179 3 жыл бұрын

@@daphnethurlow5388 It depends on your definition of state. The crown estates are owned by the Crown and by extension owned by who owns the Crown, which is the Monarch, currently Elizabeth II. When I hear state I think more of parliament and the official crown estates website is very clear that Parliament (i.e. the public) definitely does not own the Crown estates. The Crown estates are different from the Dutchy of Lancaster, which is also owned by the monarch, in that old agreements mean that the Crown estates revenue all goes to Parliament and that Parliaments representatives manage the estates and exercise the rights of ownership even though the public body does not actually own the estates. Since, the Queen choose at the beginning of her Reign to honour those old agreements the Queen has very little say in how the estates are run/ invested. Though I suspect that if the monarch ever makes any suggestions that the managers will take those suggestions very seriously. In exchange for all revenue from the estates and management rights parliament agrees to pay for the monarchs expenses that parliament has deemed legitimate. Parliament used to debate what was a legitimate expense to be listed in the civil list. For many reasons under David Cameron the civil list was done away with in favour of the Sovereign grant which does not need to be debated in Parliament. Typically the Crown estates produce enough revenue to cover the Crowns official costs, but in bad years Parliament is obligated to make up the difference with tax payer money. Since, the revenues from the estates are not considered as belonging to the Crown the estates are never included in any calculations of the Monarchs personal wealth. I guess the big question is what would happen if the UK ever decided to remove the monarch as the official head of state. I guess it would depend on how big a bully parliament wants to be about it.

@bucklberryreturns 2 жыл бұрын

@@martingibbs1179 If the government did oust the royal family, they'd earn a bundle in real estate sales from corrupt oligarchs, that's for sure! 😉

@TheClunkingFist 3 жыл бұрын

I'd go for Windsor, too. Close enough to pop into London for the day. But even better might be Kensington or St James' Palaces: walk everywhere

@helenwood8482 3 жыл бұрын

Windsor Castle is my favourite. It wins on age, character, history and the fact that the Queen is always very happy there. I have walked in the park around Windsor Castle and it is beautiful there.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Agree on all of this! Although I've never been lucky enough to walk the park around the castle. Is Windsor Castle open for visitors/tours while the Queen is away?

@wellingboroughanddistrictu3a 2 жыл бұрын

@@californianreacts Yes. Or ir was pre-pandemic. You can walk round the Staterooms, including the Waterloo Chamber and around the upper and lower baileys.

@darrellpowell6042 3 жыл бұрын

1. Crown Estates are what the monarch uses for official uses, technically run for the nation by the government and is run to make profit for the treasury. An act of Parliament created the Crown Estates. The public can see via freedom of information the costs to the taxpayers. So its part Royal owned and part public controlled. Crown Estates can't be given away in wills or gifted to anyone outside the UK 2. Privately owned means its exclusively owned by the Royals. These can be given away in wills to others inside the UK or outside the UK. The expenses are paid for directly by the Queen. She owns it she pays for it. 3. The Queen's race horses are also privately owned.

@zupermaus9276 3 жыл бұрын

There's also St James' Palace, Kensington Palace, Frogmore, and a semi secret estate in between Frogmore and Windsor Castle. Osborne House was given up and is now part of the English Heritage property, as was the Queens House in Greenwich and little Kew Palace. The largest, Hampton Court Palace, is part of Historic Royal Palaces and not owned or used by the Royals.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, zupermaus! I've slowly been finding and looking up a few of these other homes (other than Frogmore, which I'm about to look up). So many more places that were not included on this list I'm looking forward to researching.

@pamelatitterington2453 3 жыл бұрын

I actually like Hampton Court, also I think Whitehall has a wonderful history, I think you might like to take a look at some more grand houses, like Chatsworth,, Blenheim, and Howard Castle

@gillcawthorn7572 2 жыл бұрын

One place where the Queen and Prince Philip lived that is forgotten about is on the Mediterranean island of Malta. Before they had children and Prince Philip was still in the Navy, this was where he was posted for a while so they had a modest rented house on the island and she was just another service wife .They were able to go to dances ,coffee mornings or whatever other amusements were organised and she loved it . Later from time to time she was able to see the house ,for sentimental reasons ,if there was a state visit in that part of the world but more recently the house was shown as derelict ,not having been lived in for many years

@andyleighton6969 3 жыл бұрын

The Crown Estate was royal property held in Corporation Sole by the Sovereign, the revenues of which were surrendered many years ago in exchange for the Monarch not having to support the day to day expenses of the Government. It is basically a Government Department....but not quite. 2018 revenue, which goes to the Treasury, £1.9bn In exchange the working royals get an allowance called the Civil List. The Crown Estate encompasses not just palaces but significant agricultural and commercial assets. The Queen owns Sandringham and Balmoral estates outright as an individual, as you and I own our homes.....but a "bit upmarket". She also retains the ownership and income from the Duchy of Lancaster, a private estate and royal prerogative, for her personal expenses - revenue £19.2m in 2017. The income from the Duchy of Cornwall, which HMQ also retains, provides income for the heir to the throne. Fun fact, the Queen is Duke not Duchess of Lancaster and Lancashire regiments give the loyal toast as: "The Queen, Duke of Lancaster".

@martingibbs1179 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the civil list was the old name, but Parliament got fed up of having to debate the civil list every few years, so created a new act changing the mechanism and calling it the Sovereign Grant. A fixed 30% of revenue or the value of the previous years official expenses, which ever is greater.

@AnthonyWilliams-ew3wp 3 жыл бұрын

I live near Sandringham and was a guest on a game shooting day with HRH the Duke of Edinburgh about twenty years ago. He was great fun .

@richclasper8272 3 жыл бұрын

Osborne House and estate on the Isle of Wight was brought by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in the mid 1800’s as a sort of Summer holiday home. She is said to have adored the place, particularly as Prince Albert designed a lot of the rooms and they decorated the rooms in their own style. Queen Victoria actually passed away here. King Edward, her successor, didn’t like the house so handed it over to the nation, so it is now run by English Heritage, but I believe the Queen is still consulted over any key decisions, so I’m not sure if in theory the Crown still owns it. I have visited Windsor Castle, Buckingham & Holyrood Palace and the above mentioned Osborne house.

@sarahhook4813 2 жыл бұрын

I like your videos very much. Thoroughly enjoyed the restoration of Big Ben.

@sangfroidian5451 3 жыл бұрын

The Crown Estate is a company that owns and runs a £15bn($21bn approx) portfolio of properties and lands on behalf of the Monarch of the United Kingdom as an institution, not Queen Elizabeth II personally. All income from the estates is paid to the UK Government, not the Queen. Family/privately owned means owned personally by the Queen or other individual in the Royal Family.

@martingibbs1179 3 жыл бұрын

You're not wrong but don't forget as the Monarch she owns the Crown estate company by right of the crown. It is my understanding that the Queen is consulted and does have some say in how the estate operates. The Queen can tell them not to invest in companies or activities that would reflect poorly on her for example.

@a.kramer1615 2 жыл бұрын

Windsor is a must see when in Londen. Half an hour by train. Glad I went when I was in London.

@jeffthomas2364 2 жыл бұрын

I would chose Windsor every time to live in, it is magnificent and has so much land, you can be away from everyone and everything just riding your horse around the estate. Crown owned property is really property of the state but is given as grace and favour lodgings to the monarch of the day, privately owned means it actually belongs to the queen and she can do what she likes with it. The Queen has a vast personal fortune as well as owning an amazing art collection, she also breeds race horses and ponies, she breeds cattle and dogs and also has a mass of crop farms. She also makes money from racing her horses, not a lot lately though lol. She also personally owns Balmoral castle as well as Sandringham house in Norfolk. On the Windsor castle estate there are various mansions and farms where the rest of the Royal family live, they are all privately owned but the castle itself belongs to the crown / state. Hope this helps.

@gamerwidowyt7759 3 жыл бұрын

The Queen used to live at Buckingham but moved before lockdown to Windsor

@friendsofstedmundschurchfa3301 2 жыл бұрын

There is also the Duchy of Lancaster that is the property of the Queen The Duchy of Lancaster is a private estate owned by Her Majesty The Queen, as Duke of Lancaster. The rural estates consist of 18,481 hectares of land in England and Wales and comprise commercial, agricultural and residential properties, the majority of which are in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire. Additionally the Duchy has a significant commercial property portfolio largely in the Savoy precinct off the Strand in London, a portfolio of financial investments and a small urban residential portfolio.

@magswoody7892 3 жыл бұрын

Although not an official royal palace may be take a look at Osbourne House on the Isle of Wight, Prince Albert had it built for Queen Victoria and she stayed there after Albert died. It's more intimate and quite different it even has an elephant bath in the grounds.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

It's incredible! I remember seeing this recently in the tv show Victoria. Didn't know it was the Osbourne House. Thanks for sharing, Mags!

@magswoody7892 3 жыл бұрын

@@californianreacts You're welcome. I grew up round the corner from there, and my hubby and mother in law both worked there, it's stunning and even has a Swiss cottage in the grounds where the kids used to play.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

@@magswoody7892 That's amazing! Lucky you got to see and go to the Osbourne House with it's beauty of the landscape, architecture, and history.

@Jay92925 2 жыл бұрын

Hillsborough Castle in NI is actually used as the residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

@valansley 3 жыл бұрын

Almost 1000 years of history in these castles/palaces

@richardyorke9055 3 жыл бұрын

Windsor is stunning, especially the Church bit, good choice x

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And completely agree!

@paulbrett6502 3 жыл бұрын

If you like castles you need to visit North Wales. North Wales has a lot. Not palaces but medieval castles, built for defence at the time in the 1200's.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

I would absolutely enjoy that, have always loved castles and anything medieval. My time in Scotland as a kid was a wonderful time, so much imagination running around Edinburgh Castle, Sterling Castle, and many more. Wales is the last place I need to visit up there. Within the next few years for sure!

@davidtaylor7242 3 жыл бұрын

The official residence for the King/Queen of the UK is always ST James Place in London, all others are not recognized as offical.

@madabbafan 3 жыл бұрын

Crown owned is that it is owned by the state not the family its self and can not be sold. They are actually working governement buildings with private apartments. Privately owned is that she owns them herself.

@newuk26 3 жыл бұрын

Crown owned means it belongs to the monarch, whereas privately owned means it’s the property of Elizabeth. You have to remember she is almost two separate things. She is the monarch, and then she is a person. The privately owned owns she can do what she wants with. Crown owned belong to the monarchy, not to her personally. They’re effectively owned by the state

@gordonsmith8899 3 жыл бұрын

The palaces and castles are NOT OWNED by the Queen. They are 'owned' by The Crown.

@Davey-Boyd 3 жыл бұрын

@@gordonsmith8899 Did you watch the video at all? It stated four were owned by the Crown and two were owned by the Queen as private property.

@gordonsmith8899 3 жыл бұрын

@@Davey-Boyd With respect Davey, I'm British born and bred, I do know my own country's history. All of the residential royal palaces and castles are State Owned (Crown Estate) none of them belong to the Queen. The same is true for all of the royal collections of pictures, furniture, carriages etc and the Crown Jewels. The monarch is the custodian in his or her life time. HM owns several properties as a private person. The two largest, Sandringham and Balmoral are commercial estates on which she pays tax.

@Davey-Boyd 3 жыл бұрын

@@gordonsmith8899 So you just agreed with what I stated. Well done, have a biscuit. From a Brit who knows his countries history too.

@gordonsmith8899 3 жыл бұрын

@@Davey-Boyd Not really Davey, I simply repeated what I had already posted.

@maureenjones7222 3 жыл бұрын

Windsor Castle darling every time! Built by William the conqueror in the 10th century and still standing and occupied. Next Balmoral. x

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic choices! Right there with you on those. Didn't know that Windsor was built by William the Conqueror. I'll have to dive into a video of the history of the magnificent castle.

@maureenjones7222 3 жыл бұрын

@@californianreacts I've Heard that an American came here and asked why Windsor Castle was built so close to the tube station! Gives you all a bad reputation from the states! But we understand some people don't put their Brains into gear before opening their mouths. x love watching channel's that are about history. Fascinating! x

@bucklberryreturns 2 жыл бұрын

Windsor of course is where the family name comes from, not the name being given to the castle. Apparently in the early 1900s there was some kerfuffle, and their very German name was changed because of it.

@fullfacility 2 жыл бұрын

Crown-Estate essentially means owned by the state. B. Palace, Windsor etc. and all of their contents are owned by the state and managed by the Monarchy. The Queen cannot sell them even if she wanted to. Privately-owned means owned by the Royal Family.

@cheryla7480 2 жыл бұрын

The Queen was only briefly at Kensington briefly, however many other royals have occupied it. Like Princess Margaret and Princess Diana.

@jannatkiarzoo5611 3 жыл бұрын

I love the palaces and I love royality❤️

@kathrynmurray6674 3 жыл бұрын

I would choose Balmoral I love it.

@mariafletcher6603 Жыл бұрын

Another one for you to react to is the tower of London. ( Nicknamed the bloody tower ) The history on that is mind blowing. And the architecture is wow. I'm just dumfounded how much beauty and historical places there is to offer anybody that's visit's London. Yea I'm a cockney gal born and breed. Come see and have a gander.( Means take a look in cockney ryming slang.) From UK 🇬🇧👍👍 b Safe take care where ever you are. PEACE ☮️

@martingibbs1179 3 жыл бұрын

These 6 palaces are the ones the Queen actually stays in the rest of the palaces are either for the lessor royals or are currently more museum than residence.

@TheLyds01 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to live in one of the old ones, like Hampton Court Palace

@TheOverlord2010 3 жыл бұрын

A true story from quite a few years back, the Queen was out walking on the Sandringham estate accompanied by her Police Royal Protection Officer (who was dressed in ordinary attire), the public can access parts of the estate. Two American tourists happened across the Queen and her officer walking (not realising who she was), they said hello and asked if she had ever met the Queen, her Majesty replied "no, but he has gesturing at the undercover officer". I wonder if they ever realised exactly who they had just met.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Great story! And I'm not surprised at all with that exchange from Americans. We assume that the Queen is always in a palace or attending royal duties. Never knew that the public can access parts of the estate. Next time I'm there, I'll be looking out for the Queen :D

@gillcawthorn7572 2 жыл бұрын

I heard that this was not Norfolk but at Balmoral, she is rather more incognito there in Scotland.

@mariafletcher6603 Жыл бұрын

I luv all the old architecture. It screens. Class. Style. Opulent. Wealth. And much more. .but My favourite would have to be in Scotland, I luv it I luv engineering to. of bridges. One of my favourite engineers is isambard kingdom Brunel. Born 9/4/1806. Portsmouth England. Died 15/9/1859. If you like History you might like this topic to Fascinating and interested to. From UK 🇬🇧👍👍 b Safe take care where ever you are. PEACE ☮️

@martynnotman3467 3 жыл бұрын

Hampton Court Palace is my favourite. Followed by Kew Palace, then Windsor

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent choice! That palace looks magnificent!

@martynnotman3467 3 жыл бұрын

@@californianreacts its much easier to get to from central London than Windsor too.

@johnkemp8904 2 жыл бұрын

I must admit that the narrator of the video in question sounds to me like a close relative of Peter Sellers’ famous comedy track of the 1950s ‘Bal-HAM gateway to the south’. He refers to ‘BuckingHAM Palace’ and ‘HillsborOH’, and stresses ’Sandringham’ instead of ‘House’. Possibly a little preparation would have paid dividends? As for HistorYEET! his interjections are friendly and respectful and desirous of help in understanding us which is always appreciated. Well done, by me at least!

@wrd777 2 жыл бұрын

Windsor Castle because Windsor has the best pubs - especially over the river in Eton.

@catherinewilkins2760 3 жыл бұрын

Windsor is very nice, like the Tower of London best, love the ravens. Missed Hampton Court, Crown owned. Crown Estate is a government dept, private is the Queen's ownership, but it is a bit blurred.

@johngallowaywilson4971 3 жыл бұрын

Crown estates are owed by the UK Government and cannot be sold by the Queen or the Royal family. The family do own private properties of which are not subsidised by the UK Government ..John , Civil Servant , Glasgow Scotland. UK

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the additional info on this, John! :)

@joealyjim3029 2 жыл бұрын

Id live in Windsor. No contest. Its just the most historic and castle-like.

@4yaears 2 жыл бұрын

The Crown is the State. “Crown Owned” means it’s owned by the royal estate. The State and the Crown/Royal Family are the same thing.

@themoviehobbit355 3 жыл бұрын

She also owns a lot of estate in Australia also

@gordonsmith8899 3 жыл бұрын

Every year a British "Rich List" is published - the Queen is somewhere around 320th on the list.

@zupermaus9276 3 жыл бұрын

The Queen is not even in the top 10 richest women in the country, but what she 'owns' on behalf of the heritage and people would put her net worth far higher if it were not 'in keeping' for the country. Much is priceless, including a few billionaire palaces and the world's largest private art collection, consisting of 2 million items (by comparison the Louvre has about 40,000 paintings), worth an estimated $13 billion even without royal value. Then there's the Crown Estate that owns much of Central London, inc vast tracts of the world's most expensive land values. This is a norm for Royals round the world -the Imperial Palace in Beijing, with much of its artwork looted or abroad, is still worth $70 billion.

@fahimfaisalmahir567 2 жыл бұрын

Her real networth will be more than $100 billion

@mariafletcher6603 Жыл бұрын

Yes the Queen Does not own crowned properties she resides in them while she is Queen and is handed down from one generation to generation and so on. From UK 🇬🇧👍👍 b Safe take care where ever you are. PEACE ☮️

@skoodledoo 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine "The Crown" being the symbolic image of a Monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II, as queen, is the current holder of "The Crown" - she represents "The Crown" as monarch. The Queen and The Crown should be viewed as separate entities. Anything owned by "The Crown", will be passed on to the next monarch and used by them, such as Windsor Castle etc. So if for some bizarre reason the next monarch will be someone outside of the Windsor family (hypothetical obviously, line of succession is pretty clear), then places such as Sandringham would no longer be a royal residence.

@briancollins3071 3 жыл бұрын

She has rooms full of gifts from all over the world which have been accumulated for the length of her reign

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

That's incredible! I can't even imagine what she has after all this time from all over the world. Fascinating

@TheLyds01 2 жыл бұрын

Her Majesty is both the woman and the Sovereign (Hence the Royal we). The Queen of herself owns the 4 palaces but needs her advisers/parliament's approval for things as it belongs to the kingdom as a whole. Whereas the woman of the Royal WE, owns 2 palaces paid for by her own money (working as sovereign + inheritances), so she needs nobody to advise or approve of whatever she does as they are hers alone and do not belong to the Kingdom.

@paulsmith7793 3 жыл бұрын

At this point i should mention these.palaces are owned by the state for the royals use,buckingham palace is used for state acashions banqueting ect.

@colinpearce5856 3 жыл бұрын

Not forgetting The Tower of London. More a museum & tourist haunt with the Crown Jewels on display but still a royal palace. HM the Queen no resides there but many previous Monarchs did & of course the imprisonments & executions of Henry VIII wives amongst many other notables of history make it a go to palace. Even Nazi spy’s met their demise within their walls so still relevant in more recent times. So no Monarch these days but over 1000 years of history make it unique in my book.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

True! You are absolutely correct. I went to the Tower of London not knowing much about it. Came out knowing I could spend a whole day in there to really learn and take in the rich history of this historical area. Recently watched a series on the Tower of London and thought it was funny that one of the gift shops is located in what used to be the dungeon/torture chamber. Thank you for your comment and extra information, Colin!

@TheClunkingFist 3 жыл бұрын

The Queen doesn't live at Kensington palace, hence it wasn't included in this vid.

@traceythompson3162 2 жыл бұрын

Immoral Balmoral is my favourite

@daphnethurlow5388 3 жыл бұрын

I would choose Balmoral! it's in Scotland !

@xismecwilliams9604 2 жыл бұрын

They’ve missed a few palaces 🧐 they forgot Kensington palace, st James palace.. they forgot ones in wales too…

@frank1672 3 жыл бұрын

Sandringham. Try not to emphasize the 'h'. I think our Queen is living at Windsor now.

@thomasgoodisson8877 3 жыл бұрын

Try Hampton court Henry v111 former home given to him by thomas Wolsey magnificent.

@kennethfishwick4061 3 жыл бұрын

Other palaces include St James Palace ( currently the London home of Prince Charles ) Hampton Court Palace and Kensington palace which you already mentioned. I would imagine they're all part of the Crown estate but I really don't know. To be honest you would need someone who has spent some time delving into these matters. It's not something the general public know a lot about.

@RB-747 3 жыл бұрын

St James' isn't Charles' home that would be Clarence House, but it is where the Royal Court is and every ambassador reports to

@kennethfishwick4061 3 жыл бұрын

I thought Clarence House was part of St James palace but I probably don't know what I'm talking about.

@RB-747 3 жыл бұрын

@@kennethfishwick4061 I mean they are right next to each other but I know for a fact they sign their mail with different stamps haha

@kennethfishwick4061 3 жыл бұрын

@@RB-747 Thanks Rob . You obviously know more about this than I do.

@duncanalmond7880 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to correct this, but St James' Palace is where Prince Charles has his court (headquarters, or centre of operations) ... he doesn't live there. He lives in Clarence House, just off The Mall. Before him, it was the home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. When she died, Clarence House became the London residence of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.

@iankinver1170 3 жыл бұрын

The Crown is the institution. The Queen is the person who currently inhabits the position. Elizabeth may, as a private individual own property. She only "owns" Crown property in the same sense that your President "owns" the White House. Also their are many heads of state of countries poorer than the UK with personal fortunes far in excess of 300 million dollars. I think we get really good value for money.

@sarahhook4813 2 жыл бұрын

Windsor Castle for me too!

@robintaylor3633 3 жыл бұрын

By the way the guy that was narrating pronounced almost all of the names wrong we don't put emphasis on the h in ham etc. It's an American thing. I'm sure you already know this but I always find it funny.😁

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

My first few videos I'd say the same thing and since have been saying it correctly, more like Bucking-uhm. It's starting to bug me now when I keep hearing Americans say it now, so I politely correct them! When I was in London in 2018 I would say River Thames all wrong. Heard locals saying "tems."

@robintaylor3633 3 жыл бұрын

@@californianreacts Yea tends to bug us Brits too but you've got to see the funny side.😆 Someone once said two countries separated by a common language. Couldn't be more true.😂😂

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

@@robintaylor3633 Absolutely!

@jonathangoll2918 2 жыл бұрын

I suspect the President of the United States is in law two people; as President a 'corporation sole' to run the country, and a private individual to, say build a house for when he has stepped down. So other commenters are on the right track when they say the Queen has two personalities; as a corporation sole - the 'Crown' - and a private individual. (Incidentally, the 'Crown' employs all civil servants.) The bit about the bloodstain in the Palace of Holyroodhouse is based on a historical fact. The lonely Mary, Queen of Scots, a French-brought-up Catholic in a country turning Protestant, was thought by jealous nobles ( including her husband) to be too friendly with her Italian secretary, David Rizzio. So they charged into the Palace and murdered Rizzio in front of her; her husband joined in, in spite of the fact she was heavily pregnant with his child! (The husband, Lord Darnley, died mysteriously not long afterwards...) The room Rizzio died in is still authentically there, but any bloodstain is very dubious...

@iainsmith6643 3 жыл бұрын

The palaces are ok but the royal collection is just fantastic

@lsmith9249 3 жыл бұрын

Crown owned means "in right of the crown" it means they're only hers because of her job

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Well I started off blanking on Windsor, and have many questions throughout! Crown Owned vs Family Owned? Regardless, I would like to know which ones you've visited, and which one is your favorite? Which one would you choose to live in if you could?

@RB-747 3 жыл бұрын

The Crown is the legal entity that manifests the power of the monarchy whereas the family means it is privately owned by the royals

@chrismarshall8526 3 жыл бұрын

When Windsor had a bad fire some years ago both the Queen and the government had to pay for the repairs, I was doing gard duties at the time of the repairs,

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Well, the guard duties, not the fire.

@t.a.k.palfrey3882 2 жыл бұрын

Palaces owned by the Crown are effectively property of the state. HM's offices are given a grant by the Government each year to run these, and of course they are not HM's personal property. Sandringham is owned by the Queen and the family funds its upkeep, as in the case of Balmoral, which was Victoria's favourite. You exclaimed at HM's $400 million wealth. Well, Trump claimed a fortune of $3 billion. In today's money, Washington's properties alone were worth $500 million. The Clinton Foundation is worth over $50 million. There are 476 billionaires in the US today, with 13 of them holding public office!

@MahinderSG1952 2 жыл бұрын

Crowned own means ''Owned by the MONARCH'' and only the monarch gets to enjoy them. Private owned means ''Owned by her as Mrs. Elizabeth Windsor rather than Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.'' Do you understand what I am saying?

@outlaw6421 3 жыл бұрын

Clarence house,Balmoral are the best

@lifelongred7056 Жыл бұрын

The Queen was worth much more than $420 million dollars.

@andrewbazeley7274 2 жыл бұрын

It’s considered rude to address Her Majesty as SHE, you can say either HER MAJESTY or the Queen 👍🇬🇧

@TC-77681 3 жыл бұрын

I was told , nobody living Buckingham Palace anymore !!

@matthewjames6762 3 жыл бұрын

Windsor Castle is the largest royal home in the world.

@queenie1949 3 жыл бұрын

I’d choose Sandringham to live it. It has a different feel to Buckingham Palace. It feels like a proper home.I loved it when I visited. The Queen goes there for Christmas & New Year. Traditionally she stays until February in remembrance as her father who died on 7th February. For historical interest Windsor Castle is very historic. The grounds are vast and are mostly open to the public. It’s the only place I’ve seen a regular car park and another for Horse boxes. Many take their horses up there and ride around. The other palace to che check out for historical content is Hampton Court. Henry the VIII took it from Cardinal Wolsey when he fell from favour. There is a spectacular chapel and an original Tudor tennis court. William III & Queen Mary 1688-1702 built on the back of the Tudor part and it is so beautiful. I think Christopher Wren, famous for building St Paul’s Cathedral, London, helped with the design.The Queen owns Hampton Court but doesn’t live there. Victoria & Albert decided to open it to the public. The Pavilion in Brighton is an indulgent project by George IV. He spent a fortune on it. As a seaside residence it is opulent. It’s as if George said, I want 10 of those and 80 of those and cover it all in gold while you are at it. This is another place that was open to the public by Victoria. The principal reason as it had no grounds to speak of so offered no privacy for the monarch and her family. Best wishes and kind regards from the 🇬🇧

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Great choice! Looks like the most peaceful one as well, out of the way with beautiful surroundings. I really would like to go to Hampton Court, it was on the list of things I wanted to do while there a few years back. So much to see, can't wait to be back!

@crashrr2993 3 жыл бұрын

British palaces are rather modest compared to their European counterparts. The conspicuous display of wealth has never been a British trait. In consequence, Buckingham Palace, with its monstrous and pedantic facade, is considered rather down market. The externally oppressive theme is continued inside by the insistent use of gaudy over-decoration. Today, Buck House is used mostly to hide arrogant and duplicitous minor Royals - who, thankfully, have fallen well down the Line of Succession - or to impress visiting European politicians who revere anything splashed with gold. (I believe the Waterloo Room is a big hit with the French...) Windsor Castle has age on its side, but was, regrettably, reworked in the 1800s to look more like a, er, real castle... It now has the visual flavour of a biscuit-box. On the other hand, Her Majesty's Tower of London (I'm not sure if this is considered a palace) is the real thing. The White Tower was built following the Norman Conquest in 1066, and the outer buildings added as military expediency dictated. It was built to intimidate and cower the Anglo-Saxons and to defend London. A great place to imprison and behead the treasonous, it hasn't changed much, and now houses the Crown Jewels. The Yeoman Warders were still playing football with the remains of Oliver Cromwell's head in the 1960s. There's no artificial frippery here. Enter at your own risk... you may never leave!

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the information on these!

@carolinelawrie7142 2 жыл бұрын

You can't beat Hampton Court Palace!!!!!!!

@margaretarg1329 3 жыл бұрын

Try the Duke in is own words video to see how Windsor castle and grounds and what prince Philip did for it.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

I'll check it out, Margaret! Thanks for the suggestion :)

@davidporter499 3 жыл бұрын

Crown owned is equivalent to State owned. These palaces are not the personal property of Her Majesty.

@lifelongred7056 Жыл бұрын

Crown owned means official royal residence that the Queen doesn't own it belongs to the state.

@zupermaus9276 3 жыл бұрын

Arrgh, that narrator -'Hills-burrow' castle is pronounced Hillsbra

@darling11111 3 жыл бұрын

I would love you to be more informed regarding this subject.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Same here! Which is why I'm really enjoying watching and learning from these videos, and the discussions in the comments :)

@justme1111 3 жыл бұрын

If the Royal family was abolished in not sure but I believe that crowned owner properties would go to government but for sure she would keep the privately owned and I'd love at Balmoral and for the hunting lol

@robbaldwin3546 3 жыл бұрын

As a Brit, I mostly support the royal. The Queen is a true royal and does so much for the good of the country. I am very proud to have her as my monarch. However, when she dies, the monarchy will go to pot if we have to have that total dickhead Charles as king. He will do untold damage to the country. It will take many, many years to recover from his reign.

@kingkong5483 3 жыл бұрын

$420M! Your making me lol!!!! Please! Stop it! In 2021 Connor McGregor has been in the UFC for eight years and is worth $180M, according to Google and he hasn’t got his face on any currency, as yet!

@CM-1723 3 жыл бұрын

Have you reacted to " every country England has ever invaded visualised "

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Not yet! But have that on my list to react to, right down my alley! Excited for that one :)

@CM-1723 3 жыл бұрын

@@californianreacts where in America u from ?

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

@@CM-1723 California! Southern California more speficially. Near-ish LA.

@alisonrandall3039 3 жыл бұрын

I went to school in Windsor. On the left is the home park. From the castle is the long walk. Some of the pronunciation are painful to hear. Very grating to our ears.

@Codex7777 2 жыл бұрын

The narrater mangled the pronunciation of virtually every palace/castle name! Why do so many American narraters, not bother to check the pronunciation of names, of places and people, in other countries?

@archiebald4717 3 жыл бұрын

Crown means 'The State'. The Queen does not own any of these palaces, they publicly owned. She has two private/personally owned homes, Sandringham and Balmoral.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Archie!

@susanrichards7784 3 жыл бұрын

Windsor

@ThePaganDruid 2 жыл бұрын

If you like old castles I have a vid on my channel of York Castle

@Jamieclark192 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of Brits seem to believe the Monarch can do whatever she wants without reprisal, this is not the case at all. The monarch is bound by the rule of law and the constitution of the United Kingdom. There are at least 3 precedents in history I can think of where a monarch overreached their power and it didn’t end well for them. The first being King John, his baron’s rebellion against him is the reason we have the Magna Carta, which gave fundamental rights to all of England. Secondly, King Charles I got his head chopped off because he tried to rule without Parliament. And finally, King James II tried the same thing as his father Charles and was forced into exile by Parliament, his entire male line barred from the throne forever. The point being the monarch cannot do whatever they want especially the modern monarchy which, although undoubtedly an influential position, is little more than a figure head. Their position today is entirely reliant on good public opinion.

@RPedrosa25 3 жыл бұрын

Ultimately you are incorrect, the Monarch is the law. She could in theory wield her enormous reserve powers dissolve parliament and reappoint one she wants, appoint any minister and prime minister she wants and failing that with any insurrection call in the armed forces, of course today the monarchy is a constitutional monarchy but as its not codified the monarch stands at the top of the legal tree.

@californianreacts 3 жыл бұрын

Never knew any of this occurred, all very interesting! It does seem like public opinion is very important for royalty, and their powers. It will be interesting to see how Charles does, and the public opinion.

@clairenoon4070 3 жыл бұрын

@@californianreacts A recent poll had figures as 62% pro-monarchy, 21% pro-republic, 17% don't know. These figures have remained pretty stable in my lifetime - over 50 years. The pro-monarchy figure is slightly lower than usual at the moment (owing to the Harry/Meghan situation), but this has happened before. When Diana, Princess of Wales died, approval ratings dipped, but by the time of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee they were back up to over 80%. If the current 21% figure ever approaches 50% we would have a referendum.