It was once the largest royal residence in Europe, but the last remnant of the Palace of Whitehall is now undergoing a facelift - with the help of a lot of scaffolding. These pictures show the ...

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The Banqueting House is the last surviving building of Whitehall Palace, the main residence of English monarchs from 1530 until 1698 which occupied most of where Whitehall is today. It is best ...

For more than 300 years the palace was one of the main royal residences, becoming the principal royal residence after the fire of 1698 destroyed Whitehall Palace. Queen Mary, Henry VIII's daughter ...