London's Royal Residence, from the State Rooms and royal gardens to the Queen's Gallery and the (yawnfest) changing of the guard
The royal palace so nice Henry VIII honeymooned here twice—and then three times, and four, and five...
The 17th century royal palace where Queen Victoria grew up and Prince William and Kate live
Visiting the Queen's Gallery of art of Buckingham Palace
Visiting the opulent carriages of the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace
In that paragon of travel documentaries, National Lampoon's European Vacation, there is a scene in which Ellen Griswold (Beverly D'Angelo) forgets to lock the door on the shared bathroom in their London hotel. A man comes in to brush his teeth and is pleasantly surprised when Ellen—washcloth over face and believing the man to be her hubby, Clark—calls to him from the bathtub to join her. Shock and hilarity ensue. The accidental intruder was played by none of ther than Robbie Coltrane, 16 years before he embodied Hagrid in the Harry Potter films.