This is a list of residences occupied by the British Royal family, noting the seasons of the year they are traditionally occupied.
Members of the British Royal Family inhabit a range of residences around the UK. Some are royal palaces, owned by the state and held in trust by the monarch; others are privately owned. Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House have been inherited as private property for several generations. Other royal palaces are no longer residences (e.g. the Palace of Westminster, the Palace of Whitehall). Some remain in irregular use for royal occasions. The Royal Palaces enjoy certain legal privileges, for example there is an exemption from levying duty on alcoholic beverages sold in the bars at the Palace of Westminster and there are exemption from Health and Safety legislation.
The occupied royal residences of are cared for and maintained by the Royal Household Property Section. The unoccupied royal palaces of England are now within the responsibility of the Historic Royal Palaces Agency.
Current Royal Residences by Members of the Royal Family
Current Royal Residences by Type of Residence
Former Royal residences
| Residence | Location | Royal(s) & Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ailesbury House | Leicester Square, London | |
| The Albany | Piccadilly, London | Prince Frederick, Duke of York (1791–1802) |
| Allerton Castle | North Yorkshire | Prince Frederick, Duke of York (1786–1789) |
| Anmer Hall | Anmer, Norfolk (Sandringham Estate) | Leased by the Kents (1972–1990) |
| Audley End House | Saffron Walden, Essex | Charles II (1668–1701) |
| Banqueting House | Whitehall, London | Last remaining property of the Palace of Whitehall, now a Historic Royal Palace |
| Barnwell Manor | Northamptonshire | Princes Henry and Richard, Dukes of Gloucester (1938–1995, still owned) |
| Barton Lodge | Winkfield, Berkshire | |
| Palace of Beaulieu | Chelmsford, Essex | Henry VIII; Edward VI; Mary I; Elizabeth I (1517–1622) |
| Beaumont Palace | Oxford | Owned by The Crown (Henry I through Edward II; 1130–1318) |
| Fort Belvedere | Windsor Great Park | Prince William, Duke of Cumberland; Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught; Edward VIII (1750–1936; still owned by the Crown Estate) |
| Bentley Priory | London | Queen Adelaide (leased 1846/8–1849) |
| Birch Hall | Surrey | Bought and sold in 1998 by the trustees representing Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York. Never occupied by the Princesses nor their mother, who claimed that financial difficulties prevented her from running the house (1998) |
| Brantridge Park | Balcombe, West Sussex | Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; Princess Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1919–1941) |
| Bridewell Palace | London | Henry VIII; Edward VI (1515–1523, owned ’til 1556) |
| Bushy House | Teddington, London | William IV; the FitzClarences; Mrs Jordan; Queen Adelaide (1797–1849; still owned) |
| Cadzow Castle | South Lanarkshire, Scotland | Scottish crown (David I, Alexander II, Alexander III, John, Robert I); Mary, Queen of Scots (mid-early twelfth century - early fourteenth century, early May 1568) |
| Caernarfon Castle | Caernarfon, Wales | Edward I (1283– still owned) |
| Cambridge Cottage | Kew | |
| Cambridge House | Piccadilly, London | Official London residence of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1829–1850) |
| Carisbrooke Castle | Newport, Isle of Wight | Charles I; Princess Elizabeth; Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Henrietta; Princess Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1647-c. 1652, 1896–1944; now English Heritage) |
| Carlton House | London | George IV (1783–1827; now Carlton House Terrace, still owned by the Crown Estate) |
| Castle Hill Lodge | Ealing | |
| Castlewood House | Egham, Surrey | Leased by The Duke and Duchess of York (1987-1990) |
| Chelsea Manor | London | Princess Elizabeth; Anne of Cleves (1536–1547, c. 1547–1557) |
| Chesterfield House | Greenwich | |
| Chevening | Kent | Owned by the Crown Estate and used as the official residence of the Foreign Secretary (1980–) |
| Chideock Manor | Dorset | Rented by the The Duke and Duchess of York (1986-1987) |
| Chiswick House | Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London | Acquired by English Heritage, 1929 |
| Christ Church | Oxford | Charles I (1642–1649) |
| Claremont | Esher, Surrey | Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany (1816–1831; owned ’til 1865, 1882–1922) |
| Clivenden | ||
| Connaught Place | London | |
| Coppins | Buckinghamshire | Princess Victoria; Princes Henry and Edward, Dukes of Kent (1925-1973) |
| Crocker End House | Oxfordshire | Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1990-?) |
| Crosby Hall | Chelsea, London | Richard, Duke of Gloucester (mid-late 15th Century)<ref name=”crosby”>Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea – Interesting Places – Crosby Hall</ref> |
| Cumberland Cottage | ||
| Cumberland House | Pall Mall, London | Prince Edward, Duke of York; Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland (c. 1760–1801; as York House ’til 1767) |
| Cumberland Lodge | Windsor Great Park | Princes William and Henry, Dukes of Cumberland; Anne, Duchess of Cumberland; Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex; Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1746–1803; 1830–1843; 1872–1923; still owned) |
| Dolphin Square | Embankment, London | The Princess Royal, at some point or other, but never owned |
| Dover House | London | Prince Frederick, Duke of York (1788–1792) |
| Dublin Castle | Dublin, Ireland | Seat of Lords and Kings of Ireland (1171–1922) |
| Dunfermline Palace | Dunfermline, Fife | Seat of the King of Scots (1500–1650) |
| East Sheen Lodge | London | |
| Eastwell Park | Kent | Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Maria, Duchess of Edinburgh (rented 1874–1893) |
| Edinburgh Castle | Scotland | Kings of Scots (now Historic Scotland) |
| Eltham Palace | Kent | The Crown (Edward II through Henry VIII; now English Heritage) |
| Falkland Palace | Scotland | Various, including Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany; David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (The Scottish Crown 14th Century –; now National Trust for Scotland) |
| Frogmore House | Windsor | Queen Charlotte and her then-unmarried daughters – Charlotte, Princess Royal, Princesses Princess Augusta, Elizabeth, Mary, Sophia, Amelia; Princess Augusta; Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (leased 1792–) |
| Gloucester House | Weymouth | Summer residence of Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (later 18th Century) |
| Gloucester House | Piccadilly, London | Prince William, Duke of Gloucester died here, 1805 |
| Gloucester Lodge | Brompton | |
| Gunnersbury Park | London | Summer retreat of Princess Amelia (1760–1786) |
| Hampton Court Palace | London | The Crown, since Henry VIII (1525–; now a Historic Royal Palace) |
| Hatfield House | Hertfordshire | The Crown (residents included Prince Edward and Princess Elizabeth; 16th Century – 1607) |
| Ingestre House | Belgrave Square, London | |
| Kew House | Isle of Wight | |
| Kew Palace | London | Frederick, Prince of Wales; George III; The Crown since (Mid-18th Century –; now a Historic Royal Palace) |
| Kingsbourne House | Wentworth, Surrey | Leased by Sarah, Duchess of York (1994–1997) |
| Lancaster House | London | |
| Leeds Castle | Kent | |
| Leicester House | London | |
| Les Jollies Eaux | Mustique, St Vincent | Gift to Princess Margaret. Sold by her son Viscount Linley in 2000. |
| Linlithgow Palace | Scotland | |
| Tower of London | London | Now a Historic Royal Palace |
| Marlborough House | London | Occupied by Queen Mary, Dowager Queen 1945-1953. |
| The Castle of Mey | nr. John o’ Groats | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1952–2002) |
| Nether Lypiatt Manor | Stroud, Gloucestershire | |
| Nonsuch Palace | London | |
| Norfolk House | London | |
| Oak Grove House | Sandhurst | |
| Oatlands Palace | Weybridge, Surrey | |
| Oatlands Park | Weybridge, Surrey | |
| Osborne House | Isle of Wight | |
| Palace of Placentia | London | The palace at Greenwich, Acquired by Margaret of Anjou (Wife of Henry V1),Last Used by Charles 1 |
| Queen Charlotte’s Cottage | Kew | ? |
| Queen’s House | Greenwich | Built in the Gardens of the palace of Greenwich for wife of James 1 (Anne of Denmark) |
| Ranger’s House | Greenwich | |
| Ribsden Holt | Windlesham, Surrey | |
| Richmond Palace | London | Also Known as Palace of Sheen, Royal Residence 1327 to 1649, little remains |
| Romenda Lodge | Wentworth Estate, Surrey | Leased by the Duchess of York 1992-1994. |
| Royal Hospital | Dublin | ? |
| The Royal Pavilion, Brighton | Brighton, East Sussex | George IV; William IV; Victoria (1786–1850) |
| Sagana Lodge | Kenya | |
| Savile House | Leicester Square, London | |
| Savoy Palace | London | |
| Schomberg House | Pall Mall, London | |
| Somerset House | London | |
| Stirling Castle | Scotland | |
| Sussex House | Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London | |
| Walmer Castle | Walmer, Kent | |
| Palace of Westminster | London | saxon-1530, |
| Palace of Whitehall | London | 1530-1698 |
| White Lodge | Richmond | |
| The King’s House | Winchester | |
| Windlesham Moor | ? | |
| Witley Court | Worcestershire | |
| Woodstock Palace | Oxfordshire | |
| York Cottage | ? | |
| York House, St James’s Palace | London |
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