Marlborough House






Marlborough House på 1700-talet




Marlborough House idag


Marlborough House är ett stadspalats i London, beläget vid Pall Mall, strax öster om Saint James’s Palace. Det byggdes ursprungligen 1711 på uppdrag av Sarah Churchill, hertiginna av Marlborough, av arkitekten Christopher Wren och dennes son Christopher Wren den yngre, och fungerade som Londonresidens för hertigarna av Marlborough i över ett sekel, innan det köptes 1817 av engelska staten.


Man övervägde att riva palatset, men av detta blev intet och istället blev det bostad åt olika medlemmar ur kungafamiljen fram till 1850-talet, då prins Albert lät Royal College of Art hyra lokaler där under flera år.


1863 byggdes det om och ställdes i ordning för prinsen av Wales räkning, den blivande kung Edvard VII. Under hans tid blev palatset välkänt som ett av de sociala naven i London och man anordnade många överdådiga fester där.


1936 blev det sedan det officiella residenset för drottning Mary, änka efter Georg V. Efter hennes död 1953 skänkte drottning Elizabeth II tillbaka det till staten, som numera använder det mestadels som kontor för Samväldets sekretariat (Commonwealth Secretariat). Det är inte öppet för besökare mer än en helg under september varje år.



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Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, Marlborough House, 15 november 2012.



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