\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx135\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 The official London residence of Her Majesty the Queen at \b \cf4 \ATXht11551000 Buckin
gham Palace\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 is surely the most famous of all royal palaces in Britain. It was commissioned by \b \cf4 \ATXht13211000 George IV\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , a somewhat dissipated, extravagant king, but nevertheless a great patron of the arts. He c
hose the famous Regency architect John Nash to design his 600-room residence. However, it was not finished until long after the sovereignÆs death in 1830. In fact the palace remained unused until \b \cf4 \ATXht13221000 Queen Victoria\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 Æs
accession in 1837. Moreover, the familiar east faτade was actually only added in 1913.