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Watch British Sign Language clips, with subtitles, bring the Royal Collection and Palaces to life. Full BSL tours, with subtitles, on handheld multimedia devices are available for visitors to Buckingham Palace, the Royal Mews, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Please note that following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, some of the content on these pages may be out of date.

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Changing the guard in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace

The Long Walk

A Coachman and a horse at the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace

Palace of Holyroodhouse

Changing the guard in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace

Find out more about some of the spectacular rooms in Buckingham Palace, The Queen's official residence in London.

Ballroom at Buckingham Palace

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The Ballroom

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Blue Drawing Room

Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace

The Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace

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The Picture Gallery

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Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Anthony van Dyck painting 'Christ healing'

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Christ Healing the Paralytic

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Woman in yellow

The Stolen Kiss seems to take place in the outbuildings of a farmhouse, with a bread oven and a lavish supply of humble fare. As often in low-life genre painting of the period, the servants are misbehaving - in this case flirting with the farmer’s d

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Interior of a farmhouse

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Pallas Athene

The figure is identified by the cameo on her breastplate as Pallas Athene, the warrior, goddess of wisdom and patron of Athens. Parmigianino has stylised and distorted the figure of the goddess to create a mannerist ideal of beauty.
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This is a precious record of a moment when De Hooch and Vermeer were both working in Delft evolving a distinctive style; the evidence of dated works (like this one) suggesting that De Hooch was making the running. De Hooch's reputation was certainly enhan

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Cardplayers in a sunlight room

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The Bacino di San Marco on Ascension Day

Details of gondola on a Venice canal

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The Long Walk

Find out more about some of the ceremonial and historic rooms at Windsor Castle.

Waterloo Chamber

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Waterloo Chamber

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Garter Throne Room

Throne Room at Windsor Castle

The Queen's Drawing Room, Windsor Castle.

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The Historic Rooms

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A Coachman and a horse at the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace

Home to historic royal carriages and one of the finest working stables in existence.

Scottish State Coach

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Coaches at the Royal Mews

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The Queen's official residence in Edinburgh and the home of Scottish royal history.

Royal Dining Room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

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Royal Dining Room

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Privy Chamber

Privy Chamber at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

Royal Company of Archers at Palace of Holyroodhouse

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Royal Company of Archers

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