Sandringham
With all the excitement in the air about the upcoming royal wedding, I am posting some picts of the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England - the Queen's residence December through mid-February each year. William, Harry, and other royals (Zara, Princess Anne, etc.) join the Queen at Christmas, so this will be the setting for William and Kate's future Christmases together. We visited Sandringham in spring, 09.
Luxe grounds
Acres of manicured gardens
Queen Victoria purchased Sandringham for her son Edward (later King Edward VII) and his new bride, Alexandra.
Rear Entrance
This is where we entered to tour the home. No pictures were allowed inside. It is a magnificent residence of course, but has quite an intimate feel compared with other more grand palaces (Buckingham, Windsor, Kensington). There are family pictures through out of the current royal family and prior monarchs. There is an extensive gun collection (and sword collection). There is a drawing room where the royals meet each day for afternoon tea, and then again after dinner.
Formal gardens
Wouldn't this be the perfect spot to read a book?
I felt like Alice in Wonderland touring the grounds.
The Sandringham Estate belongs to the Sovereign, so William will inheret it when he becomes King.
Darin and Tate relax on a bench
The Sandringham Estate is over 20,000 acres in total.
Sandringham is absolutely beautiful, serene and peaceful.
Located within view of the Sandringham Estate is Park House, the birthplace of Princess Diana.
Park House
When we visited Norfolk, we stayed here - at Park House. It is the childhood home of Diana, Princess of Wales. The staff were lovely and liked to gush about how kind the royal family is. Our server, Anne, said the royals are all very lovely, the Duke of Edinburgh 'is very sweet'. Anne's husband is the manager of the grounds at Sandringham. The Queen gives her and her husband a turkey every Christmas.
Mary Magdalene Church
Mary Magdalene Church is located just off the Sandringham grounds. This is the church the royals attend while staying at Sandringham. Our server Anne says the royals attend church each Sunday and it is tradition for them to greet local residents outside this church each Christmas.
3 comments:
Ooo...I want to go here! Fabulous views.
Yes, so very Alice in wonderland looking! I love it. So beautiful. Tate is so cultured and he doesn't even know it. I recognize one of those pics from a special place in your house...the bathroom!
Wow, that is so awesome!! I totally wish I could go and see all of that in person! Speaking of Queen Victoria, have you seen "Young Victoria" yet?? You would totally love it!! My mom said it's a bit romanticized, but overall fairly accurate to true life. Cameron and I both enjoyed it a lot. :0)
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