Historical place archive

Buckingham Palace in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Buckingham Palace in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

10 records8 event labels6 people1765–1948

Historical events in Buckingham Palace

1765

21 August 1765
Birth of William IV
Charlottre · House of Hanover

Birth of William IV, Buckingham Palace, 3rd son of George III & Charlotte

21 August 1765
Birth of William IV
George III · House of Hanover

Birth of William IV, Buckingham Palace, 3rd son of George III & Charlotte

21 August 1765
Birth of William IV
William IV · House of Hanover

Birth of William IV, Buckingham Palace, 3rd son of George III & Charlotte

1940

1940
Bombing of Buckingham Palace
George VI · World War, 2nd

The King & Queen remain resident in London, Buckingham Palace is bombed twice

September 1940
Battle of Britain
George VI · World War, 2nd

Buckingham Palace is hit by 6 bombs while George VI is in residence

9 September 1940
Bombing of London
George VI · World War, 2nd

A bomb falls on the garden of Buckingham Palace

1945

8 May 1945
VE Day
Elizabeth II · House of Windsor

Attends the VE Day celebrations in her ATS uniform

15 August 1945
VJ Day
Elizabeth II · House of Windsor

Celebrates the end of war with Japan at a dinner party in Buckingham Palace

1948

14 November 1948
Birth of Charles
Charles · House of Windsor

Birth of Charles, Elizabeth Is 1st son & heir

15 December 1948
Baptism
Charles · House of Windsor

The Princes godparents are King George VI, Queen Mary, Princess Margaret, the Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven, David Bowes-Lyon, Lady Brabourne, King Haakon VII of Norway (for whom the Earl of Athlone stood proxy), and Prince George of Greece. Prince Charles baptised in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Fisher

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Buckingham Palace. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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