Why it's time for the Royal Family to turn Buckingham Palace
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At last, a new London park. James I gave us Hyde Park. Charles II gave St James’s. George III opened Kensington Gardens. Queen Mary left a Rose Garden in Regent’s Park. England’s monarchs have taken their time handing over London’s medieval hunting grounds to its citizens. Now the last of these is on offer. The …
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Simon Jenkins, Author at Country Life
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Why it's time for the Royal Family to turn Buckingham Palace
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Royal family - Page 4 of 6 - Country Life
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Buckingham Palace: 'There is not a historical capital in Europe
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Historic Houses president Martha Lytton Cobbold: 'We aren't
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Royal family - Page 4 of 6 - Country Life
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The Garden at Buckingham Palace
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Buckingham Palace: 'There is not a historical capital in Europe
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Buckingham Palace: 'There is not a historical capital in Europe
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Simon Jenkins, Author at Country Life
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Historic Houses president Martha Lytton Cobbold: 'We aren't
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Historic Houses president Martha Lytton Cobbold: 'We aren't
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Why it's time for the Royal Family to turn Buckingham Palace
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Simon Jenkins, Author at Country Life