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Buckingham Palace State Rooms + Harrods Cream Tea (Jul 2024)

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Enjoy a day of regal treats with a tour of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace, followed by a luxurious cream tea in the world's most luxurious department store.

State Rooms at Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and this self-guided audio tour will take you through 19 of the most spectacular rooms.

You'll enter the palace through the Quadrangle and Grand Hall and then pass up the ornate staircase into the Throne Room. Then you'll see the best of the Royal Collection in the long Picture Gallery, lined with priceless works of art by the likes of Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck, Vermeer and Canaletto.

Then you'll enter the Ballroom where they hold the investitures and State dinners, followed by the State Dining Room, Music Room, White Drawing Room, and the statues and sculptures in the Marble Hall.

You'll then leave the palace through the Bow Room and stand on the veranda that overlooks the garden where they hold the Summer Parties.

Luxurious cream tea at Harrods

Complete your day by indulging yourself with a delicious cream tea in the elegant restaurant on the fourth floor of the world's most luxurious department store - Harrods.

You will each receive a plain and fruit scone served with a generous helping of West Country clotted cream and Harrods' own preserves, alongside a choice of 14 different fine teas.

Note: You can either book the tour and cream tea on the same day or two different days. The tour always begins at 1.45 PM, and the cream tea can be booked between 12 noon and 6 PM.

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