An exclusive first look at the east wing of Buckingham palace | 7NEWS

After five years of delicate restoration works, Buckingham palace is preparing to open the doors to its East Wing for the first time.
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[@reneesvensson1149]

The skill of the restoration experts is stunning.

[@lapislazuli7876]

They may have skill but clearly no taste.

[@paulineward1901]

​@lapislazuli7876 it's not a matter of taste it's history 4 now and into the future

[@lizamarie671]

wow! the yellow sofas looks amazing after many decades… wow! if only the furnitures and walls could talk…. the history behind it is nurturing ❤️🇨🇦

[@MDkid1]

That lotus chandelier is gorgeous!

[@CommunityclinicSereneBalance]

There is no such thing as privileged. Queen King. And palaces. Everything was taken from people who could not resist. Corruption over the centuries. Everything has to go back to the people

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

It's ok. For a glass umbrella...😄

[@areascoda2912]

in india it is called "Kamala jhad fanus"

[@angelabby2379]

i love that it gives the lantern effect

[@angiek6304]

I agree, and it looks fantastic with the paint on the ceiling 4:24

[@danielellis4749]

I was a guest in the east wing and center room a while back and it was breath taking. The grandeur sends a visual message to visiting dignitaries: Britain is powerful.

[@michaelclark4026]

I am curious....what are in the other rooms on this level in the east wing besides the center room? No one ever speaks about the other rooms, for instance...the rooms between the center room and the Queen's apartments?

[@mjdin4705]

But that power is now just an illusion. Britain is now just a shadow of it's former glory.

[@gordonsmith8899]

@@michaelclark4026 The private suites are in the north wing Michael

[@Pius-XI]

​@michaelclark4026 Andy, Ann & Eddy have there office's

[@ryanborder189]

I gotta say that Aussie reporter done her homework. All her questions were smart and on point-great interview!

[@micheledelorenzo4603]

Love her accent!🦘

[@brittney5903]

did.

[@ryanborder189]

@@brittney5903 haha...of course you're right!

[@CatsandJP]

I would preferred to listen to her than some of the other royal commentators that love the gossip.

[@WhatALoadOfTosca]

It's refreshing to see. Much better than the tripe the BBC pump out as "news"

[@terryheatwole6153]

Oh, such lucky visitors to see these beautiful rooms and all the artwork! This is going to be the #1 ticket in London! Bravo! 🙌🫶

[@johnadamski6246]

@terryheatwole6153 All paid for by the Taxpayer while people are homeless on the streets

[@terryheatwole6153]

@ johnadamski6246 then I say you should demand of your government (you are a taxpayer, right) to more fully address those needs. Your local council people and other elected representative, has to the feel fire of your passion. Demand it. Scream for it. Fight for it.

[@johnadamski6246]

@terryheatwole6153 Quite agree , but a lot of the people of this country would rather give 100s of millions to the Monarchy than help the homeless. SAD BUT TRUE ,BRAINWASHED

[@terryheatwole6153]

@ johnadamski6246 fighting the oligarchy hasn’t worked for us in the US either…stupidity and hatred are strong enemies to fight.

[@Pablo260492]

Beautiful, historic and big Palace in the heart of London ❤❤

[@CommunityclinicSereneBalance]

There is no such thing as privileged. Queen King. And palaces. Everything was taken from people who could not resist. Corruption over the centuries. Everything has to go back to the people

[@DuncanMcRae-g1t]

Wow, the renovation of the East Wing at Buckingham Palace is absolutely stunning! It's amazing to see these historic interiors restored with such care and attention to detail. Thank you for sharing this incredible glimpse inside!

[@punkyfairy]

I allmost cry when she was discribing the wall paper, so much love in her work.

[@WhatALoadOfTosca]

I almost cried when she mentioned having to install lift shafts. Terrible.

[@lorinotarius]

@@WhatALoadOfTosca 🤣😆😄

[@debbiesummers7979]

For people with disabilities 😊​@@WhatALoadOfTosca

[@lapislazuli7876]

@@WhatALoadOfToscathe yellow room should've been restored as it was fabulously Victorian - that shining glorious daffodil monochromatic yellow instead of that twee and rather gawdy chinoiserie queen Mary middle class "Frenchified" little German girl trying to appear chic nonsense which was pasted up. Just a travesty.

[@Sparkles1111]

Amazing work & fabulous that the King is making it accessible to the public.

[@tortepasti2]

Since the public payed for the restorations, thats the least charly could do

[@victoriarichardson1471]

It basically belongs to the public who finance it. It’s like the White House, visitors get to see it not the private area of course.

[@jammasterjay4298]

While the people shiver in the cold and eat canned beans

[@Julie-yj3nk]

@@victoriarichardson1471incorrect

[@Whatareyoudoingwithyourlife]

these rooms are incredibly tacky. No elegents just cheap looking. DONT put these royals on a pedestal they dont deserve your tax money nor do they deserve to not pay any taxes. They have CONNED the British Citizens for hundreds of years.

[@redeye007]

They should open a Queen Elizabeth the 2nd museum with all of her clothes and icon stuff she had.

[@ThomasOutt]

The Royal Art Collection @ Buckingham Palace is stunning & an inspiration for all. Thank you for this video.

[@CommunityclinicSereneBalance]

There is no such thing as privileged. Queen King. And palaces. Everything was taken from people who could not resist. Corruption over the centuries. Everything has to go back to the people

[@MarieBosanko]

Amazing work just so beautiful more of this tpe of work should be taken up globally

[@nancykraus5127]

It is great that they are finally taking the time to upgrade the infrastructure of the building. Upgrading the wiring and plumbing in a place full of so many irreplaceable objects needs to happen every so often. It would be such a loss if anything happened. We all ready saw that happen at Windsor once. I may be on the other side of the pond but I have been fascinated with Windsor Castle since I was 5. I have yet to get there to see the place but I stood in my living room watching the news of that fire and just cried.

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

I agree. Did you know the Palace kitchen was a health hazard to work in, during Victoria and Albert's early years ? A large London sewer ran directly underneath ! Leaking smell and moisture on the kitchen floor.... 🍳🥓🫘 😵 😵‍💫 🍓🍮🍪

[@cherylchristian5673]

I agree with another commenter; too much of the ladies talking, and not enough of what they were talking about. I kept wanting them to stop and show the items closely, with descriptions. There's the family portrait of Queen Victoria that would be amazing to see. I'll never get there, but it would be a dream.

[@HeloisaVidigal]

So agree!

[@user-Kiwi49]

I’m sure there will be online tours, this was about the process and I think they did well.

[@craftykat]

I hope they'll do VR tours of the castle for those of us who can't get there in person.

[@claritadeluna6609]

I wonder if for security reasons they weren't showing in detail what they were talking about. A comment of mine would be the emphasis on security; especially, these days with people destroying art in museums, galleries, etc.

[@joshuakampamba9061]

Wow . The palace has been beautifully restored...great❤🇿🇲

[@LydiaWhitting]

Only part of it.. she had said that wing.

[@lapislazuli7876]

@@LydiaWhittingwell darls, you're paying for it. Instead of that money going to pay for hospitals, healthcare, feeding the poor and educating your children. It's all been spent on faded Chinoiserie wallpaper installed by an old dowager queen with no taste back in the 1920s. Good luck!

[@Cookontherun7391]

An outstanding preservation. Living history for anyone to enjoy. Brilliant!❤️🇨🇦

[@jonathanrichard6881]

Thank You for an Awesome Tour of Buckingham Palace. GOD Bless Everyone at the Palace and in the UK!

[@cornelia9778]

I think it must have been a total joy to work on that project. It looks wonderful. The talents and skills and knowledge of history involved must ask have provided great learning experience. Lucky you!

[@DanTownsend-o7s]

Would have been nice if the camera person had actually filmed the pieces you were discussing🥹

[@soreloser18]

Tapestry vases paintings furnature light fixtures carpet wallpaper yeah they filmed them

[@filleauparadis7633]

U can know more about them in the Royal collection trust website

[@richardsneddon1158]

Are you blind or what?

[@ilovebeinagirl]

@@richardsneddon1158 I think she means nice CLOSE UP pictures, where you could see DETAIL instead of a quick pan or a shot of 2 people talking where the picture is blurry in the background 🙄 I would have loved a nice pan to the balcony, so we could see the perspective that the importants see when they walk from the room onto the balcony.

[@n.a.8391]

The reporter should do more of these and in this style. She seems genuine, authentic, and interested in the subject matter and it helps pull the viewer in. Well done.

[@stevefranks1711]

Impressive! A true restoration. The interviewer and interviewee were both very good. Only complaint: the camera person did not film some of the things that were discussed, such as the curtain rods/poles from the Brighton Pavilion. It's not hard to follow what is being said and SHOW it.

[@stepd1234]

Credit to the journalist, who was really well prepared and really knew her subject. Loved the whole interview as I have tickets to visit the palace including the East wing in a few weeks time. Thank you.

[@kookaburralaughs1869]

See you there Dallas I am coming over from Down under for a visit, didn't get to see the Palace last time as it was just after the Queen passed.

[@stepd1234]

@@kookaburralaughs1869 Fellow Aussie here. Pleased you will get to see it this time. Enjoy.

[@floydiandreamscapes5145]

That painting of Charles looking like he's standing in hell fire is weird.

[@WaynesPokeWorld]

It’s awfully demonic looking 👹

[@IreneArcher-yt1kr]

It’s a Talking Point certainly not Stuffy. ❤ 9:28

[@tabithalawrence1518]

DEMONIC

[@Your_pixels_are_showing]

Look at it upside down. It's super evil.

[@angelabby2379]

i love it, it looks very Crimson Peak

[@keepingupwiththewindsors]

Absolutely love this behind-the-scenes of the East Wing. It's great to see where the restoration money has gone and how well they have restore the rooms. The 18th century Chinese wallpaper is magnificent. I cant believe how long that would take to restore. M

[@StellaDuchessofLondon]

It's amazing how much care and detailing went into this. I wish there had been mention of the carpet in the yellow drawing room. It looked wet between the setees.

I'm thinking it might be shadows of the chandelier

[@stablefairy9437]

well done 7 News in getting this exclusive. this was incredible to see the work that was done within the East Wing. great video.

[@craftykat]

Wow! That yellow room is amazing. I love the wallpaper. I never would have guessed that the palace would have a Chinese style; it's gorgeous.

[@smacdiesel]

China was a part of the British Empire, I'm sure there are themes throughout that reflect all aspects of what once was Pax Britannica.

[@angelabby2379]

@@smacdiesel Chinoiserie already existed since forever, before that there were already fascination starting with tea drinking, porcelain, silk.

[@afamouswriter]

@@smacdiesel China was never part of the British Empire. A lot of Chinese items were looted by the British though (Lord Elgin and the Old Summer Palace).

[@lapislazuli7876]

@@afamouswriterbut the Brits did have a great deal of colonial presence there. Same in Japan.

[@lapislazuli7876]

Chinoiserie is a style that is still practiced today by top decorators. Take a look at the Chippendale styles which have been revived in various ways since about the 1990s.

[@brittney5903]

Absolutely magnificent. Truly amazing teams of people with incredible restoration skills. Thank you channel 7 for this incredible news segment. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👑🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@alexeykkk9557]

Ah, the lustre and the long-gone glory! It’s nice they are trying to keep it alive in Buckingham palace

[@torhildsvendsen9424]

I really like the round table with the glas plate on the top in front of the balcony door, table to place glases and purses 😊 ❤

[@JamesBrown-ij1px]

Gorgeous. I hope to visit on my next trip to London!

[@lynneuribeross2695]

It looks amazing!!! I wonder what the Queen would have thought about the public coming in this wing?? Glad it is opening up!!!

[@KnawedOne]

The renovation was begun several years before the Late Queens passing. I’m sure she approved of the plans.

[@FinarfinNoldorin]

What beautiful furniture!! Lovely!! :)

[@fluffytimes100]

Stunning, and wonderful it’s open to the public. Cheers!

[@jesusreignsoveraustralia]

This was fascinating. Really enjoyed the interviewers questions.

[@annematten7218]

I recognize a lot of the art work, it came from the royal Pavilion at Brighton, the fireplace as well.

[@johnadamski6246]

All paid for by the taxpayer ,while outside on the pavement, people are surviving in shop doirways and on the streets .Absolutely shameful and grotesque

[@tinamartina1801]

That crazy painting of Charles,red coloured 😂😅omg

[@forgottenknowledge8917]

The Aussie accent is a mix of 18th century Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. Brits love how we speak

[@Jayhaygarth]

Well of course we bred you Aussies Canadians kiwis and 13 British/american colonies such as the Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina so Yh we love the ppl us brits have bred into fine men and women

[@lapislazuli7876]

It's an embarrassing accent. Let's face it. A horrid mash up of incomprehensible twangs and overly stretched vowels and boiled and burnt sounds made at the wrong moments. Goodness me! That reporter's accent made me cringe and I'm an Australian by birth (but not race). The Australian accent makes me cringe whenever I'm overseas and hear my compatriots speak, I want to duck for cover. The only worse accent is the New Zealand one which truly grates on me. Will someone please send all these so called reporters to elocution school.

[@Jayhaygarth]

@ is that’s a lot of hate for your own ppl and country mate that’s probably not gonna look good for you if your saying that

[@Salutimondo]

@@lapislazuli7876 Not you again. The Oracle of positivity, kindness and love spreading your joy internationally.

[@Oog12]

The absolute pure luxury in the palace is unimaginable

[@ericab845]

During the restoration they found all sorts of interesting stuff, cigarette packets from the 1920s (I saw the brand my grandfather used to smoke), and all sorts of other things that have gotten dropped into the nooks and cranies over the years - it was fascinating.

[@whatadollslife]

I love the guide's beautiful blue outfit ,very stylish and lovely

[@LydiaWhitting]

It's yuk n frumpy, and boring colour. But then we all have different ideas n taste.

[@Muns876]

Me too

[@WhatALoadOfTosca]

😂 "the guide". You mean the Surveyor. She isn't a guide.

[@debbiesummers7979]

And a beautiful voice

[@katehenry2718]

Removed and rehung!!!! the wallpaper??? O MY!!!! I've taken down wallpaper and it was never in condition to be put back up. I'd very much like to see a book of details of the work in this restoration. ..especially concerning the wallpaper. Gobsmacked!!!!

[@loribelknap8101]

Leave it open for tourists for a couple years , but then the king needs to move back in. If not it’s just one of many places , them living there is what makes it special.

[@absoluteacw]

Yes, visting tourists should only be every say 3 years or so.

[@steve00712]

Buckingham palace is always open to public and has been for along time . Ok not ever day and certain times since 1993.

[@ibukunogunfeitimi5645]

A multitude of new groundbreaking concept projects throughout the centuries are highly esteemed in the UK and around the world.✨️💡

[@kevinchoudhury4248]

The vase are beautiful and the art interesting .. just wow ❤

[@MinetteJordan]

In Australia we haven't got trained tradesman who could undertake this type of restoration. These trades have been promoted by King Charles for at least 😊30 years.

[@ConfessionsSoulSalon11]

Needs a craftsman 😉

[@brasschick4214]

Really? An Australian is building another Royal coach.

[@Salutimondo]

@@brasschick4214 It will also be the second coach he's built for the Royal Family.

[@josesergioacerbi9280]

Congratulations for your beautiful work! From Brazil! 🇧🇷🇮🇹

[@ericab845]

what a dragon clock - absolutely gorgeous!

[@dianesmith9380]

Very very nice! Thankyou so much for sharing!!!

[@johannabezuidenhout4252]

Wow how beautifully done well done to everyone involved in the restoration I can adore beauty thumbs up.

[@sjwilloughby-greene8214]

Thank you so much for sharing. 🌿💛💛💛🌿

[@drinny26]

The entire palace should be open to the public especially since the king doesn’t even live there.

[@Lorentz40]

Amazing work 👏

[@davidpankratz142]

I want a tour of the attics spaces

[@LookDeepWithin]

I used to think it was very cool to live in a huge palace or place. However after a short stay in a friend's large house, I felt a kind of emptiness in such huge space, with many empty rooms and showroom-worthy decorations that serve minimum purpose. I realised it is the liveliness that matters. I wouldn't want a house which is dark and unoccupied in most parts of it.

[@HaydenS2024]

I must say it makes me so proud seeing how recently Australia has come back to their family. Im truely sorry our goverments have forgotten you but know our royal family havent. Infact the queens most famous question she would ask prime ministers is "how does this affect the commonwealth"

[@ericab845]

gorgeous room thank you!

[@kookaburralaughs1869]

Booked tickets we are coming over to see Buckingham Palace, can't wait from Australia.

[@barbaragoble7970]

Come to Brighton and see the Pavillion too!

[@judymeagher9837]

Just Fabulous to see. Utterly Beautiful and Gorgeous . How Wonderful to view inside. Thank You.

[@SweetOne.]

Beautiful. Thank you!

[@marykeough9136]

So beautifully restored!!! ❤❤❤

[@rhondamartin3575]

This is amazing news! So happy! 🎉👏❤

[@CommunityclinicSereneBalance]

There is no such thing as privileged. Queen King. And palaces. Everything was taken from people who could not resist. Corruption over the centuries. Everything has to go back to the people

[@PS_testing321...]

It's just beautiful. I think they all prefer to live at Clarence House. I believe that Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother fought overshoe would live in Clarence House until Churchill ordered Elizabeth II to move into Buckingham palace, as was expected of the Monarch. She and Prince Philip wanted to stay at Clarence House. I don't think the King will officially move back in. He will have apartments there.

[@norlavine]

Aw.. looks just like the inside of my lounge room!

[@IreneArcher-yt1kr]

Yep 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@Brightangel55]

Really enjoyed seeing this - just beautiful

[@BettyGeorge-m9o]

Keep showing this to us to remind us who we are.

[@michaelmontagu3979]

It's interesting that the ivory chairs bought by King George III, that used to line the Principal Corridor seem to have been taken off of display.

[@sadiamufti8890]

What a pity they didn't show or comment on those porcelain pogoda. Beautiful pieces indeed!

[@tomwinston6758]

Great video. Thanks!

[@johannabezuidenhout4252]

Well done to all who we're involved

[@Natalie-vb1ry]

Looks gorgeous

[@dukeofhaas]

Nice video, but would have liked to see more than just two rooms and brief glimpses of the main corridor.

[@timpritts1499]

I agree 👍 💯

[@sueflynn9886]

Amazing work

[@eddieandrews3854]

That red picture of Charles, surrounded by black, looks like he's in Hell.

[@davestelling]

I fully expected to see horns as the camera closed in...

[@starflower4544]

that castle has atmospheric free energy...of course...look @ 2:19 , see the "fireplace"...no wood has been burned in there...free energy from the atmosphere travels from spires on the roof down through wires in the walls and heats up that metal box in the opening, We, as a civilization, will enjoy this again.

[@Sarahsway5616]

I love the green on the walls. Need that in my house!

[@sjohnson65456]

It's like a seafoam green. It is a nice, soothing look. 🎉

[@jeannesnow4366]

Beautiful rooms.

[@DuckyQSimmons]

I wish I could go there to see it all ❤

[@SsengendoIan-x1b]

Amazing work done

[@heart_towards_home]

So cool! This was fascinating ❤

[@Tomi-w5c]

Stunning!

[@randallrandall7043]

It would be so refreshing if they had someone interview who knew what they were talking about the interviewer from seven news Australia was impressed with something that is over 50 years I mean asking why the service had to be redone they haven’t been done since the 50s I mean really

[@thehipmusicologist]

The queen hated Buckingham palace, they have a real bad rat problem at that palace specifically.

[@JamesBrown-ij1px]

Hopefully, that problem was addressed and resolved (even if they didn't discuss THAT particular problem on camera)! 😉

[@thehipmusicologist]

@@JamesBrown-ij1px 🇬🇧 😉 🤓

[@manuellubian5709]

Rats have always been a problem in the palace even going all the way back to the time of Queen victoria. I heard one rumor that she supposedly was deathly afraid of rats and hated the sight of them.

[@thehipmusicologist]

@@manuellubian5709 the nutcracker, with its rat king themes, are said to be set in Buckingham Palace.. 🤭

[@gavingrier90]

@@thehipmusicologistI think the setting of the Nutcracker is in Germany

[@BettyGeorge-m9o]

We're down under, but let's not lose the tie!

[@peterpluim7912]

The formal house of the king is almost saved while the formal house of his subjects is crumbling. There is a lesson in that.

[@JohnWayneLondon]

Australia Buckingham Palace Awesome 👑👑👑 🇬🇧 🇦🇺

[@craigberesford726]

Great work, but with all the poverty in the UK right now I think the government could’ve spent the money better elsewhere and let the Royals spend their billions on it after all they live in it

[@BerlinSummerDays]

Lots of Chinese art…so beautiful

[@sue7621]

It’s a movie 🎥 to wake people up! Enjoy the show 🎭🎭🍿🍿 The Best Is Yet To Come ❤️💜❤️🕊️🙏🌎

[@mdrtyre]

So wonderful place🥰

[@KeithFoad]

It's all very nice to have such a very, very, very big building. I am sure that many homless people would be glad to have a roof over their heads on very very very cold nights and something to eat and drink even to sleep in warm, fresh, smelling sheets. Or even to be able to change their clothes, that would even be better.

[@DebbieMarthey-jn2kh]

Unbelievable! Not changed since the’50’s😳

[@louisebrislane6607]

It was a necessary job to be done or we may have had another catastrophe like Windsor castle. Imagine trying to rescue all the objects out of this long room alone from a fire!! So hopefully all the wiring etc was done properly & that the work was done so that they can protect areas if a fire does break out somewhere. I wonder how the wallpaper is attached to the wall as ours never came off in one piece, no matter how gentle we were.

[@ILoveMyHusband3-u9c]

Such a beauty!

[@marilynwoolford-chandler1161]

All very fascinating

[@jct35j]

Too much concentration on the two women and not enough on the Artworks...We could have listened to that interview in off while more detail should have been given to the pieces... was a waste of camera access.

[@JamesBrown-ij1px]

Guess you just need to visit Buckingham Palace and tour it for yourself!

[@jct35j]

@@JamesBrown-ij1px Heh genius, not everyone lives in London and I am pretty sure King Charles wants as many people to see it as possible. It's just the narcissitic "reporters" need their faces pushed in everyone else's, Art works be damned. They could have done the interview in off and shown pieces in detail, but I am guessing you work with those pathetic "ladies".

[@jamesb6080]

@@JamesBrown-ij1px Yeah, if only we had the money....

[@kenbowden-hu8ft]

I agree

[@betmo]

i'm guessing they had strict instruction?

[@mrp9597]

Defo steering away from the cost very swiftly haha

[@jimclarke3661]

she couldn't tell the taxpayers who are paying for this work how much it is costing them, what a disgrace and see so many people depending on food banks