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Previously, she has written for Conde Nast Traveller, House & Garden and Marie Claire magazine. Lisa studied at University For The Creative Arts, where she completed a BA in Fashion Journalism. Ahead of King Charles III's Coronation on Saturday 6th May 2023, here's everything you need to know about Clarence House, including when it was built and the inspiration behind its interiors. Before Charles became King, Clarence House was used for official receptions and entertaining, while also providing office accommodation for the Royal Household. It has been described as 'very much a home' as it continues to play a part in the life of the Royal Family and the nation. Clarence House, which stands adjacent to St James's Palace, was the official London residence of the former Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall – now King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort.
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The house incorporated the south-western corner of the Tudor buildings of St James’s Palace.The house created by Nash was a bright, stuccoed mansion of classical proportions. Facing west on to Stable Yard Road, it had three storeys above a basement and a hipped slate roof. There was a double portico at the centre of the new west front, leading to the entrance hall (now the Library), which in turn connected with a long corridor or gallery running the whole width of the house. Ornamental plasterwork was confined to the reception rooms on the first floor, which were hung with crimson damask.Nash made numerous alterations to his original plan as work proceeded, and the final cost of £22,232 was more than double what he had originally estimated.
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These two pictures were formerly on separate levels of the house, but Prince Charles had them moved to be near one another, as the muted colours and similar style match the room well. The Queen Mother swapped Buckingham Palace for Clarence House in 1953 and made a number of changes during her time there. Prince Philip had created himself a study with white maplewood panelled walls where The Duke of Clarence had a Breakfast Room. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother had it converted into her Morning Room, which is how it remains today, almost exactly as she left it.
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Also worth noting is this fine late 17th century red and black lacquer secretaire. To its left is this 1738 Augustine Courtauld cup and cover, with twisted serpent handles. It was later engraved with the coronet and initials of Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex. Four gilt-bronze statuettes of Bavarian rulers, by After Ludwig Schwanthaler, sit on top of the bookcases.They are part of a set of 12 statue reductions presented to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert on her birthday in 1843. The remaining statues from the set can be found in The Dining Room and Lancaster Room. The tour of Clarence House begins in the garden, where you can see the formal area added in 2004–5 in memory of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
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"The major change has been in The Dining Room which has the unusual and striking bronze coving to the ceiling," Jones said. "The other thing that always strikes you when you are inside the house is how much the garden is present—many of the rooms look out into the garden and there is a sense of it almost like an extra room to the house." Until Charles's accession to the throne in September 2022, Clarence House held the offices for Camilla and Charles's Royal Household. Although they have multiple homes in Great Britain, and Buckingham Palace is now their official residence, Clarence House is the real home base—Camilla even hosted Christmas festivities there in December 2022. After their marriage in 1947, it became the residence of Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In 1953, after the death of her father King George VI (d. 6 February 1952), Princess Elizabeth acceded to the throne as Queen Elizabeth II and moved to Buckingham Palace.
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As Clarence House is a working royal palace, security and opening arrangements may be subject to change at short notice. All visits to Clarence House are by guided tour with a Warden, lasting 45 minutes. Prince Charles' office is also housed here and most of the main 'principle' rooms are used for official visits.
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This piano was played by Sir Noel Coward on his many visits to see The Queen Mother, and Princess Margaret, an accomplished pianist, learned on this very instrument. Years later, in 1961, The Queen Mother was presented with the portrait and loved it! The Dining Room is accessed through the double doors in the library, or from the hall. The room is laden with gloomy paintings by John Piper, who had been requested to paint Windsor Castle during the war, for fear it would be damaged; the project was called ‘Recording Britain’. George VI remarked that he must have had bad weather each time he painted as the colours were dark and foreboding, but it was, in fact, Piper’s style. Two portraits by Savely Sorine sit in the Library – one of The Duchess of York, and one of Queen Elizabeth II (see it here in situ).
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The couple had the house refitted; they added the fireplace in the Lancaster Room, which a gift from the people of Lancashire, who had raised money for Elizabeth and Philip’s wedding, and the room was named after the county people. They chose the fireplace featuring grapes for their sitting room, which came from a house in Dublin, Ireland. Princess Augusta, William’s sister, occupied Clarence House after his death for the next three years, until her own death in 1840. William even stayed at the house when he became King, and he had the passage on the first floor, to connect his home with St James’s, installed. Now, as a married man and heir to the throne living in a small and poorly-planned apartment, he petitioned Parliament and his brother, George IV, for improvements to be made.
The Royal coat of arms consists of three golden lions on a red background (for England), a red lion on a golden background (for Scotland), and a golden harp on a blue background (for Ireland). The Queen Mother's family crest, of the Bowes-Lyons, features two quarters showing blue lions (Lyons) and two quarters showing three stringed bows (Bowes). During World War II, the house was damaged by enemy bombing during The Blitz in 1940 and 1941. Following the death of the Duke of Connaught in 1942, Clarence House became a hub for the Red Cross and St John Ambulance Bridage for the rest of the war. Many of the pieces on display in Clarence House form part of The Queen Mother's collection, and are displayed according to her layout. Elsewhere are examples of Chinese porcelain, some originally made for the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, a Tompion clock made for William III at Kensington Palace, and works by Landseer and Bogdani.
John Nash was appointed, and proposed Clarence House, which would depart from the Tudor brick style of St James’s next door, with a classical stucco mansion. At the end of your visit, don’t forget to ask a Warden to stamp your ticket to convert it into a 1-Year Pass. You can enjoy free re-admission for a year by asking us to treat your ticket purchase as a donation. In consideration of other visitors mobile phones must be switched off in Clarence House and its grounds. Photography and filming including the use of wearable devices for personal, non-commercial purposes are not permitted in Clarence House or its grounds.
Built between 1825 and 1827 to a design by John Nash, Clarence House was commissioned by the Duke of Clarence who would go on to become King William IV in 1830 and rule until 1837. The King lived in Clarence House because of its proximity to St James’s Palace, an antiquated Tudor building he found too cramped. From William IV, the house would be passed on through different generations including Queen Victoria’s second son, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (also Duke of Edinburgh,) and his younger brother, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. On The Mall, next to St James’s Palace, you’ll find an aristocratic townhome, Clarence House. It’s the current residence of King Charles III and Queen Camilla and a home that has housed many generations of the British royal family.
The thing that struck me about Clarence House was its feel – it was homely. Patterned carpets and antique furniture fill the reception rooms, yet just give the feel of a well lived-in family home, denoted by the many, smiling photographs. Prince George playing with his grandfather feature heavily, as do photos of William and Harry.
His principal addition to the house created by Nash was a first-floor passage to connect with the State Apartments of St James’s Palace, where he would conduct his official audiences and receive guests. In the Duke of Clarence's time the Lancaster Room, the first room off the Hall, was the Equerry's Room and has served as a waiting room for visitors ever since. The large window into the garden was added by the Duchess of Kent around 1841.
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