Where Does the Royal Family Actually Live?
Since Queen Elizabeth IIs crowning in 1953, Buckingham Palace has served as her main residencebut thats not the only place she calls home. The monarch also owns many more estates, where she and other members of the royal family resideand unsurprisingly, their palatial abodes are quite luxurious. Here, Architectural Digest rounds up their stunning, historically significant living quarters, from lesser-known private houses to the most famous of Crown-owned castles. Queen Elizabeth II  Buckingham Palace welcomes an estimated 15 million tourists per year and is also a private residence for Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II has several lavish residences that she retreats to at different points throughout the year. Up until her husband Prince Philips passing in April 2021, the monarch primarily lived in private quarters at the famous 775-room Buckingham Palace in London during the week. The inner courtyard of Windsor Castle. Photo: DEA / G. WRIGHT  Most recently, and partly due to the pandemic, she has spent a lot of her time at Windsor Castle, where the Duke of Edinburgh died and is buried. Prior to the pandemic, she and her late husband of 73 years enjoyed weekends, and a month around Easter, at the castle, which has been a royal home for more than 900 years. Spanning more than 13 acres with over 1,000 rooms, the property is the largest occupied castle in the world.