Royal Residences
Do the three tasks below by using the link http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp 1. Fill in the table
| Residence | Built when? | Situated where? | Present function | | The Palace of Holyroodhouse | | | | | Buckingham Palace | | | | | The Royal Mews | | | | | Windsor Castle | | | | | Frogmore | | | | | Balmoral Castle | | | | | Sandringham House | | | | | Clarence House | | | | | St James's Palace | | | | | Kensington Palace | | | |
2. Find the names of the places and the people referred to:
| 1. Princess Diana lived there. | | | 2. He was imprisoned there before he was executed. | | | 3. It is the Queen's official London residence. | | | 4. Where does the Queen spend Christmas ? | | | 5. What is the Summer residence of the Queen ? | | | 6. She lived there during the campaign against the Spanish Armada. | | | 7. It has about 600 rooms. | | | 8. He was a famous architect who improved Kensington Palace. | | 9. It is set high above that river. Find the names of the residence and of the river. | | | 10. It was the entrance to a Palace until it was moved to the north-east corner of Hyde Park. | | | 11. The Gold State Coach, used at coronations, can be seen there. | | | 12. It is a mausoleum dedicated to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. | | | 13. The lover of Mary, Queen of Scots, was killed there. | |
3. Find the places related to Queen Victoria:
1. She was born there. | | 2. She decided to live there in 1837. | | 3. She gave it to her mother in 1841. | | 4. It was bought for her by Prince Albert. | | 5. The chapel, built there in the 13th century, was restored by her as a monument to Albert. | | 6. She was buried there with Prince Albert. | | 7. Her Memorial faces that palace. | |
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