CASTLES THAT THE QUEEN OWNS

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List of British royal residences

Buckingham Palace, the primary residence of Her Majesty The Queen and the administrative headquarters of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom.

• Windsor Castle is the weekend residence of Her Majesty The Queen.
• Palace of Holyroodhouse, Her Majesty The Queen's official residence in Scotland.
• Hillsborough Castle, Her Majesty The Queen's official residence in Northern Ireland.
• Sandringham House, Her Majesty The Queen's private residence located in Norfolk.

British royal residences are palaces, castles and houses occupied by members of the British royal family in the United Kingdom. Some, like Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, are owned by the Crown (ownership by the British monarch is by virtue of his or her position as king or queen), while others like Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House are personally owned and have been passed down for generations. Some royal palaces, such as the Palace of Westminster, are no longer residences. Some remain in irregular use for royal occasions, such as Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland.

Current royal residences

• Buckingham Palace London, England Crown The Queen, The Duke of York, The Earl and Countess of Wessex Official London residence
• Windsor Castle Windsor, Berkshire, England Crown The Queen Official country residence
• Palace of Holyroodhouse Edinburgh, Scotland Crown The Queen Official Scottish residence (whenever the royal family undertake official duties in Scotland: primarily Holyrood week in July)
• Hillsborough Castle  County Down, Northern Ireland Crown The Queen Official residence in Northern Ireland (whenever the royal family undertake official duties in Northern Ireland)
• Sandringham House Sandringham, Norfolk, England Private The Queen Christmas until February, inherited from the current Queen's father
• Balmoral Castle Aberdeenshire, Scotland Private The Queen August and September, inherited from the current Queen's father
• Craigowan Lodge Balmoral, Aberdeenshire Private The Queen Inherited from the current Queen's father
• Clarence House London Crown The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Official London residence, grace and favour
• Highgrove House Gloucestershire Duchy of Cornwall The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
• Llwynywermod Myddfai, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales Duchy of Cornwall The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Usual country residence of the Prince of Wales in Wales
• Tamarisk Isles of Scilly Duchy of Cornwall The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
• Birkhall Balmoral, Aberdeenshire Private The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Previously used by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; located on the estate of Balmoral Castle
• Kensington Palace London Crown, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and Official London residence, also a Historic Royal Palace, grace and favour
• Anmer Hall Sandringham Estate, Norfolk Private The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Located on the grounds of Sandringham House
• Frogmore Cottage Windsor, Berkshire Crown The Duke and Duchess of Sussex,Leased from the Crown Estate
• St James's Palace London Crown The Princess Royal,Princess Beatrice,Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy Official London residence, grace and favour
• Gatcombe Park Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire Private The Princess Royal Privately owned home
• The Royal Lodge Windsor, Berkshire Crown The Duke of York, Princess Beatrice and is Princess Eugenie Official country residence, leased from the Crown Estate
• Ivy Cottage Kensington Palace, London Crown Princess Eugenie Current residence, leased from the Crown Estate
• Bagshot Park Bagshot, Surrey Crown The Earl and Countess of Wessex Official country residence, leased from the Crown Estate
• Barnwell Manor Barnwell, Northamptonshire Private The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester Not in residence – as of 2017 it was occupied by Windsor House Antiques.
• Wren House Kensington Palace, London Crown The Duke and Duchess of Kent Official London residence, also a Historic Royal Palace, grace and favour
• Thatched House Lodge  Richmond, London Crown Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy Official country residence, leased from the Crown EstateThe royal palaces enjoy certain legal privileges known as royal prerogatives: for example, there is an exemption from levying duty on alcoholic beverages sold in the bars at the Palace of Westminster and there are exemptions from health and safety legislation. According to Halsbury's Laws of England, it is not possible to arrest a person within the "verges" of a royal palace (though this assertion is contradicted by a memorandum by the Clerk of the House of Commons in respect of the Palace of Westminster) and, when a royal palace is used as a residence (regardless of whether the monarch is actually living there at the time, judicial processes cannot be executed within that palace.

The occupied royal residences are cared for and maintained by the Property Section of the Royal Households of the United Kingdom. The unoccupied royal palaces of England, along with Hillsborough Castle, are the responsibility of Historic Royal Palaces.

Unlike the other nations of the United Kingdom, there is no official residence for a member of the royal family in Wales; Llwynywermod is the private Welsh residence of The Prince of Wales, I hope you liked this post and as always have a chilled day from the Viking