Buckingham Palace: The Interiors Part I

Part I of a look at the interiors of the palace with designer Ashley Hicks using his own photographs from his book on the subject with historic images. In this first part he discusses the history of the palace and shows the first group of State Apartments, ending in the Picture Gallery. Two more programmes will follow showing the remaining State Apartments and the little-known Chinese rooms in the East Wing.

[@ilovebeinagirl]

I'm watching this. I saw parts II and III. I went to your website. Man, you are FLAWLESS. I love that blue table.

[@seviregis7441]

Loving all the details in this well-studied doc. The remarkably strenuous building renovations that went into this palace are incredible feats that dwarf most of what we do today even despite our modern equipment which they had none of. Amazing.

[@bethglenmaddie]

Fascinating! I can't wait to watch the other videos!

[@luvhart]

This was an absolute joy to watch from start finish. Thank you for curating this documentary

[@leswehman11]

Thank you for the very interesting video, Mr. Hicks. Your knowledge of the interior is no less than amazing and second to none. Again, thank you for composing the video and sharing it with your followers!

[@tiffanysanchez9184]

Wonderful documentary on Buckingham Palace I thoroughly enjoyed it and thank you very much for narrating it so magnificently and in such lovely detail.

[@TERESABELINDE]

Thank you for taking us on this journey.

[@kerimtd]

Stunning photography and such mellifluous commentary!

[@carolweaver3269]

This is so very educational and quite interesting! Thank you for bringing us this documentary. We have enjoyed it greatly!

[@zoerphl]

so fascinating. thank you for sharing all of your knowledge !

[@dhundog]

Absolutely fascinating! Thank you so much for your work, well done.

[@gdavid4509]

Thank you for providing an excellent source of the history and beauty behind the regal quarters. You’re certainly first rate with your narration and knowledge.

[@adamlickley8623]

Thank you. That was fascinating. I very much look forward to the second part.

[@Michael_Scott_Howard]

Outstanding historical presentation. Thank you.

[@cesarbugarini499]

Honestly this series is a come-to ALL the time it's a little research volume with the BEST details

[@mchristman6932]

Ashley being a direct descendant of the past occupants of Buck house makes this great documentary all the more special...and very well done. Now I'm interested in his book. I'm an American and, in my opinion, british-made books are of better quality...not sure why. I digress. Thanks, Ashley, for this beautiful video set.

[@seviregis7441]

British works tend to be more literary and eloquent, and I am also American

[@scotthopkins7711]

Absolutely brilliant. I really like how you have put this together.

[@barthandelus8340]

Fascinating documentary, thank you for making these. Some incredible pictures here.

[@syedali-wo3qb]

Minute details you told, love the way you narrate..... Love from India

[@Tomm9y]

Wonderfully presented and illustrated video. Thank you, Mr Hicks.

[@kelliintexas3575]

LOVED IT & YOU! I could spend hours listening to you!!!

[@zip7806]

Back when the Men wore tight Yoga Pants and the Women wore heavy Curtains. They had it backwards.

[@timothyj1966]

Fortunate to hae visited 2012 when opened for Summer. Although not my Favourite English home - the sheeer SCALE of the place is astonishing...a Sea of Rooms every which way. This was a very informatvie epsisode about History, People, Architecture, Artists and Society. How very Informative while Entertaining. Thanks so much - may just ask for the Book for Christmas! Cheers from Canada👑🇨🇦🇬🇧

[@stevenlevasee6742]

What a beautifully presented documentary.

[@bronco297]

Marvelous explanation in chronological detail. Thank you.

[@theSingingMole]

Fantastic. Hugely informative. Thank you

[@NickVII]

Truly enjoyed this series! The quality of the images chosen, the commentary and the detailed information about the artifacts, paintings, design etc. is remarkable!

[@craigwilliams2364]

Yes yes

[@Graegaud]

Wonderful presentation, thank you for your efforts to share your insights.

[@NubianGirl7]

I already made my trip to Kensington Palace but I have longed to visit Buckingham Palace. I must say the interiors design has splendid architecture. Thank you for the video review and stay safe :D

[@millycurtisgleason1458]

Rich in History Character, what a deep Heritage preserved through many years passed down for us to enjoy. Simply Fascinating Captivating Observing & Educational. Wow The presentation is marvelous can be seen many times and still find it so interesting .Thank you have so Enjoyed from Milly in Maine 😇❤️🙏☺️

[@laurac8659]

Love your table!

[@judysoto7213]

Very well done, hats off to you.

[@et4751]

🌹Love the little detail like pointing out furniture used.

[@lumpyspacecadet]

I've been tearing my hair out trying to discover the details of Queen Charlotte's version of Buckingham, the rooms names and what they looked like, what she used them for. Thank you for going into this sort of detail. It's hard to find anywhere! The paintings are immensely helpful. Can you believe I prefer her version of the Grand Staircase over Nash's? Now I believe I can complete my research.

[@mscott3918]

I can easily believe that you prefer the original staircase. I do too, I think it must have been much finer.

[@DakotaCelt1]

Checik out Time Team. They did a dig at Buckingham Palace and studied the original canal and the footings of the palace.

[@EnJayMelbourne]

Very well detailed story. Absolutely fascinating videos. Very interesting to watch. Thankyou for uploading. ~Nick James (Melbourne, Australia)

[@cardiffdillon]

That's one of the most fascinating and riveting insights into the history of Buckingham Palace I've ever seen. Seeing the Victorian images of the palace makes me wonder when and why all the sculptures were stripped from the exterior of the building. It looks so much more dignified with them and now looks almost naked without them. They probably still exist in some dusty store room but I'd love to see them reinstated at some point.

[@jlelliotton]

Statues mounted on buildings (other than churches) went out of style. Over the centuries, most great home in Europe have undergone major renovations to bring them “up to date”.

[@MAA77723]

@@jlelliotton Everything old is new and everything new will be old.

[@hiviolet007]

That was wonderful! I wish you could have done our palace tour! I got so much more info from you on those rooms we were in. Also, we weren’t allowed to take pics. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@kimberlysmith579]

Absolutely Beautiful and colorful state rooms. Amazing seeing Queen Victoria on the balcony waving. I throughly enjoyed every minute.

[@MalloryKnox.]

Thank you algorithm, you have successfully distracted me from my boring poor life for one more hour.

[@TyroneBeiron]

Oh, me too. Except that I fell for Parts II and III.

[@ruthbattle7081]

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[@MalloryKnox.]

Cool, the algorithm brought me back here after 2 years. Still bored and poor. Guess I could waste an hour again.

[@emeraldislelassjenniferfor3378]

So well done, Thank you!

[@pauloroarty1799]

I feel very informed.Thank you.

[@edytagawrys5110]

Stupenda la libreria! Complimenti

[@juliangnaudi8020]

Your videos are Excellent, and incredibly interesting. Have watched many times. Are You going to make more? Wallace Collection? Palazzo Doria Pamphilij?

[@RJohannNewton1]

Jolly good show! Very much enjoyed.

[@jilljackson3995]

Thank you, Ashley! What a treat!

[@geoffreywilson8179]

This is a fantastically in-depth discussion of Buckingham Palace’s history and design - thank you so much for making it! - However, am I the only person who noticed the ghostly image at 25:02? It looks to be a woman in a late 19th century frock ascending the staircase. Truly extraordinary. It’s difficult to see on my phone but the colors popped when I displayed the video on my TV.

[@ashleyhicks4244]

Haha! In fact it's one of the cleaning staff caught in a slow exposure (it's very dark in there with the lights off) but I do see she might seem ghostly!

[@bart7309]

What an amazing documentary. Truly enjoyed watching it, and learned a lot. Please forgive me, but I'm a little bit disappointed that you do not mention the absolutely gorgeous and iconic chandeliers. Thank you for an amazing documentary.

[@TheRedart99]

As if we were there! Thank you for this. Some of us with historical interests must know.

[@angierodriguez7383]

Awesome video!

[@blorac9869]

Enjoyed! Thank you very much!

[@Laceyann86]

Is that a ghost on the staircase 👻 I did go to Buckingham palace in 2015 and it is honestly breathtaking! I can't wait to go back again one day soon 🤞🏼 fabulous video, thank you!

[@garysimkins2179]

Absolutely wonderful program, and may I say what a handsome fellow you are. Thanks for this lovely series.

[@geegeelast7597]

Very informative, as well as enjoyable.

[@grantchesney123]

Congratulations. Wonderful and well done. Your wealth of knowledge is impressive and I enjoyed it immensely. It's not often you get a deep dive on the history and family details. I am furiously looking up the painters Wilkie and Ramsey. Looking forward to the next episodes. The council table was impressive and would love to know what species of wood it was made.

[@DarkSkies72]

I’m looking to find more info and documentaries on Queen Mary, the Victorian ages of Royalty. That era always fascinated me. I think the fashion then made the women so much more feminine looking, it was wonderful to look at. I enjoyed this hour, thank-you.

[@jonbrown8553]

Looking forward to Part 2.

[@nwy2238]

Thank you for sharing this 👍🏻

[@ecceben]

I've so enjoyed this series, revisiting it in the recent days after the passing of Her Majesty. The level of detail and fulsome history is marvelous, as are the photographs. I wonder would any marked change occur during periods of mourning? I suppose in the modern era, not so much, but certianly I'd imagine Victoria would have altered a bit during the long mourning of the Prince Consort. Given that "mourning colors" of jewels were even mandated, sapphires, rubies, etc., rather than diamonds, it would be interesting the changes wrought by the sovereign's mood. Of course, should a need arise for a stateside research assistant, I gladly volunteer (haha) • Has there been any confirmation regarding the King's intended use of Buckingham Palace? I read several reports suggesting he intended to make Clarence House more of the working palace and reserve Buckingham Palace for only the highest ceremonial functions, leaving it more as a museum, while Balmoral was suggested to become more of a celebration of Queen Elizabeth's life, a sort of museum as well.

[@user-kh1yz5dg1l]

Beautiful luxurious palace Royal

[@bettyjane6684]

Awesome set of videos! Thank you so much for your hard work! You provided a great presentation, information and entertainment. Thank you very much. On a second note: My personal opinion is that the gaudiness is reflective of the empty, self-indulgent, and vanity of these people whose morality was not worthy of the stately grandeur.

[@MSArtist01]

Thank you, a fascinating tour.

[@nighthawwwk]

Great documentary. A joy to watch. Greetings from Denmark.

[@JimOverbeckgenius]

My library in Italy is wonderful > Just ordered your volume. I hope you've bought Christopher Payne's Paris Furniture > fabulous.

[@ericmoore571]

Excellent!

[@manmaje3596]

A wonderful book i was lucky enough to add to my collection as it was given to me as a birthday present.

[@LynneJordan11]

wonderful!!

[@mariasussman6683]

Fascinating

[@sujeewasomawardahna2511]

Love 💗💗 to look at B.H.palace.interir parts.love the Royal family very much.iam from Srilanka.

[@sonyxa1957]

There's some Unintentional asmr going on here. Great video!

[@SirJacob220]

I came looking for this comment to see if anyone else felt the same. 😄 The ASMR effect is magnificent, isn’t it?

[@sonyxa1957]

@@SirJacob220 it's really nice! The content is wonderful and the effect is also fantastic!

[@jasminiligan8338]

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[@TheDNAGroup]

Your drapes are genius.

[@TheGreatWent1]

excellent

[@cfajohnson5207]

I was surprised to see a photo of the Vermeer. When filming Tim's Vermeer, Tim Jenison was not allowed to photograph the painting.

[@Carol-zc5rn]

fascinating

[@bugsy220791]

Why do I have the feeling that the queen has watched this ?

[@mscott3918]

Probably because she authorised it.

[@jillgarlick2122]

@@mscott3918 it could not be made without The Queen’s authorisation, so yes, she has seen it 🙂

[@apriljoymagic]

Very Nice

[@daniel_sc1024]

It's a shame the original facades of the courtyard are never shown. They are much more interesting than the east facade.

[@mscott3918]

They certainly are. The east front was described by one architectural critic as indifferent street architecture.

[@daniel_sc1024]

@@mscott3918 The present east front owes much of its design to the previous hideous facade put up during Victoria's reign. In 1913 it was clad in stone, with some classical detailing added. The east facade does accomplish one thing - it centers all attention on the royals when they are on the center balcony.

[@mscott3918]

@@daniel_sc1024 Unfortunately yes. The current front was built off site and put on in 3 months, without even cracking a pane of the original glass. Had Nash built the east front I suspect it would have been rather more interesting. Plus, of course, the Victorian front was built of very soft stone. If you look at the quadrangle side you will see that it has to be painted to stop it from crumbling..

[@PG-ts9xz]

"It's impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him" said George Bernard Shaw and well illustrated by Mountbatten's descendant, here.

[@Alyosha84]

haha I find his posh accent absolutely exaggerated (and therefore hilarious) but also quite charming

[@sanisafosworld5723]

thank you ,

[@lgravelle4182]

Beautiful, but nothing compared to the palace of Versailles. It's understated, which I imagine in contrast, is a sign of the times.

[@gregoryambres1897]

It was first called "Buck House," which I find amusing. There must have been many stag (or "buck") parties there in those early Regency days.

[@pedanticradiator1491]

Buck House is a nickname it was called Buckingham House as the last private owner was the Duke of Buckingham

[@pillardelaney4726]

@@pedanticradiator1491 Buck House could be a reference to be used by men.

[@pedanticradiator1491]

@@pillardelaney4726 i don't believe it is

[@tirzhaprinsloo2774]

I like the video some of the new interiors does not look so good as the older one's but Thank you I enjoyed it.

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

the wall to wall carpeting makes Buckingham Palace look ridiculous whereas other palaces have elaborate patterned marble floors and find wood marquetry etc...they have hideous carpet everywhere.

[@user-pw7yz6sb6m]

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[@rosemariemann1719]

Many thanks for the three parts of descriptions of the interiors of Buckingham Palace. Sadly including in the narration, ear-splitting whistles in many words. Thanks anyway . 🇬🇧💕🇬🇧💕🇬🇧

[@maryphillipps9889]

Thankyou.

[@loisresnick1307]

I loved the photos. I could not imagine living in a country with all that inbred super class snobbery, and I cannot helping thinking that all of those magnificent priceless objects are hiding. If 100 of all the hundreds of the antiques could be given to major museums in Great Britain for the public to enjoy would be a great gift to the British public and would never be missed. The UK needs the royal family - it is the most important tourist attraction it has,worth billions of $ and without it England would be just another small European country.

[@rusaldeanviney]

third time ive watched this series

[@railiedouglas3018]

Laughed 🤭 at the symbol of the French Revolution being repurposed to celebrate the English victory over France. Love Ashley’s droll observations. 😁

[@alexandreintouch1847]

"Honi soit qui mal y pense" ...

[@lesleemarkham9712]

in 25.01-25:19 there is a photo of the staircase and a faint ghostly figure going up the stairs midframe - is this an actual artifact or was there an attempt to photoshop out a real figure? It caught my eye...

[@oogleoogle9956]

Very interesting but the enunciation was unclear. I had to put the captions up.

[@patrickphair488]

25:01 ghost on the stairs ?

[@RinRin_c]

🖤🖤

[@user-fv5tt8zi2w]

고맙습니다. 여왕님.

[@florent72]

25:08 looks like a ghost is climbing the grand staircase O_o

[@leonormuller6571]

Is it a ghost at 25:05 ?

[@michaelheath5615]

This is great, it's thoughtful, thorough, academic, but watchable. You're a great lecturer. However, you seemed to suggest that Louis Laguerre, great peinteur of the Baroque period who died in 1721, painted the stairway in Buckingham Palace in 1800.

[@ashleyhicks4244]

Laguerre painted the stair for the builder of the original house, the Duke of Buckingham, around 1710; the wall with the new door to what is now the Green Drawing Room was repainted later by another hand, possibly William Oram. I thought I made that clear, apologies if I didn’t.

[@venerableananda1770]

Dear Mr., I have a important letter to send her majesty directly. If you have any possibility to send it when I email it to you? I am from Sri Lanka/ Ceylon

[@amiarooba]

Can someone tell me in which room William's and Kate announced there engagement?

[@mscott3918]

It was announced in the Throne Room at St. James's Palace not Buckingham Palace.

[@amiarooba]

@@mscott3918 thankyou very much.

[@mscott3918]

@@amiarooba You're welcome.

[@ChrisLovesThisGame]

Why is there a ghost walking up the stairs at 25:02?

[@cesarbugarini499]

I KNOW he did not just question queen Mary placing something anywhere 😑😂

[@dovemybeloved860]

At 2509 there IS a Ghost in white on the Stairs. o.o

[@Aces77777]

This palace would be open to the public after the queen passes away