List of British royal residences

British royal residences are palaces, castles and houses which are occupied by members of the British royal family in the United Kingdom. The current residences are owned by the Crown, by the Duchy of Cornwall, and privately by members of the royal family; all the official residences are owned by the Crown. Some official residences, such as the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Hillsborough Castle, serve primarily ceremonial functions and are rarely used residentially. 
The occupied royal residences are cared for and maintained by the Property Section of the Royal Households of the United Kingdom. Public opening is overseen by the Royal Collection Trust. 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.
== Map of select residences ==
==Official residences ==
Residence 	Location 	Ownership	Residents 	Notes
Buckingham Palace 	London 	The Crown	The King and Queen	The King and Queen use Buckingham Palace for official business but do not reside there.
Clarence House 	London 	The Crown	The King and Queen	Grace and favourClarence House is the current London Residence for the King and Queen
Kensington Palace 	London 	The Crown	
* The Prince and Princess of Wales
* The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
* Prince and Princess Michael of Kent	Also in part a Historic Royal Palace, otherwise, grace and favour
St James's Palace 	London 	The Crown	
* The Princess Royal
* The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
* Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
* Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy	Grace and favour
Windsor Castle 	Windsor, Berkshire, England 	The Crown	The King and Queen	Official country residence
Holyrood Palace 	Edinburgh, Scotland 	The Crown	The King and Queen	Used whenever the royal family undertake official duties in Scotland: primarily 'Holyrood week' in July
Hillsborough Castle	County Down, Northern Ireland	The Crown	The King and Queen	Used whenever the royal family undertake official duties in Northern Ireland. Also, a Historic Royal Palace.
File:Buckingham Palace - panorama 35608874896.jpg|Buckingham Palace, the official residence of Charles III in London
File:Holyroodhouse, front view.jpg|Holyrood Palace, the official residence of Charles III in Scotland.
File:Windsor Castle Upper Ward Quadrangle Corrected 2- Nov 2006.jpg|Windsor Castle
== Private residences ==
=== London ===
Residence 	Location 	Ownership	Residents 	Notes
Ivy Cottage 	Kensington Palace, London	The Crown	Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank 	Current residence, leased from the Crown Estate
Wren House 	Kensington Palace, London	The Crown	The Duke and Duchess of Kent 	Official London residence, also a Historic Royal Palaces, grace and favour
Thatched House Lodge	Richmond, London 	The Crown	Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy	Official country residence, leased from the Crown Estate
=== Windsor and nearby ===
Residence 	Location 	Type 	Residents 	Notes
Adelaide Cottage	Windsor Estate, Berkshire	The Crown	The Prince and Princess of Wales 	Located in Windsor Home Park, close to Windsor Castle
Frogmore Cottage	Windsor Estate, Berkshire	The Crown	The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Vacant as of June 2023)	Part of the Crown Estate
Royal Lodge 	Windsor Estate, Berkshire	The Crown	The Duke of York 	Leased from the Crown Estate
Bagshot Park 	Bagshot, Surrey, England 	The Crown	The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh 	Leased from the Crown Estate
=== Balmoral ===
Residence 	Location 	Type 	Residents 	Notes
Balmoral Castle	Aberdeenshire, Scotland 	Private	The King and Queen	August and September, inherited from Elizabeth II.
Birkhall 	Balmoral Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	Private	The King and Queen	Previously owned by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; located on the estate of Balmoral Castle. Charles inherited the home when his grandmother died in 2002.
Craigowan Lodge	Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 	Private	The King and Queen	Inherited from Elizabeth II.
=== Elsewhere in the United Kingdom ===
Residence 	Location 	Type 	Residents 	Notes
Sandringham House	Sandringham, Norfolk, England 	Private 	The King and Queen 	Christmas until February, inherited from Elizabeth II
Anmer Hall 	Sandringham Estate, Norfolk, England 	Private 	The Prince and Princess of Wales	Located on the grounds of Sandringham House. Wedding gift from Elizabeth II to Prince William and Catherine
Highgrove House 	Gloucestershire, England 	Duchy of Cornwall	
* The King and Queen
* The Prince and Princess of Wales	Control of the house was transferred to William, Prince of Wales, when he inherited the Duchy of Cornwall.
Llwynywermod 	Myddfai, Carmarthenshire, Wales 	Duchy of Cornwall	The Prince and Princess of Wales	Usual country residence of the Prince of Wales
Tamarisk House 	Isles of Scilly, England 	Duchy of Cornwall	The Prince and Princess of Wales	
Gatcombe Park 	Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England	Private 	The Princess Royal 	
File:Balmoral Castle.jpg|Balmoral Castle, the private residence of Charles III in Aberdeenshire
File:Sandringham House from the air (wide crop).jpg|Sandringham House, the private residence of Charles III in Norfolk.
==Former royal residences==
=== London ===
Residence 	Location 	Royals and Dates
145 Piccadilly 	Piccadilly 	Prince Albert, Duke of York and Elizabeth, Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret of York (1926–1936)
Albany House / The Albany 	Piccadilly 	Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1791–1802)
Bentley Priory 	Borough of Harrow 	Queen Adelaide (leased 1846/8–1849)
Bridewell Palace 	City of London 	Henry VIII; Edward VI (1515–1523, owned until 1556)
Bushy House 	Teddington 	William IV; the FitzClarences, Dorothea Jordan, Adelaide of Saxe-Meinigen (1797–1849; still owned)
Cambridge House 	Piccadilly 	Official London residence of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1829–1850)
Cambridge Cottage 	Kew 	
Carlton House 	Westminster 	George IV (1783–1827; demolished and Carlton House Terrace constructed on the site, owned by the Crown Estate)
Castle Hill Lodge 	Ealing 	Used by Maria Anne Fitzherbert from October 1795 and George, Prince of Wales; then, bought by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (father of Queen Victoria), who spent £100,000 enhancing the house (£ in ). His aide-de-camp, General Sir Frederick Augustus Wetherall, bought the house to rescue the Duchess from creditors following the Duke of Kent's death. The house was demolished in 1845 by General Sir George Augustus Wetherall.
Chelsea Manor 	Chelsea 	Princess Elizabeth; Anne of Cleves (1536–1547, c. 1547–1557)
Chesterfield House 	Westminster 	London home of Princess Mary (1923–1937) – owned by Harewood Estates
Crosby Hall 	Chelsea 	Richard, Duke of Gloucester (mid-late 15th century)Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea – Interesting Places – Crosby Hall
Cumberland House 	Pall Mall 	Prince Edward, Duke of York; Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland (c. 1760–1801; as York House until 1767)
Dolphin Square 	Embankment 	The Princess Royal, rented a flat here
Dover House 	Whitehall 	Prince Frederick, Duke of York (1788–1792)
East Sheen Lodge 	 	Princess Louise, Princess Royal (1889–1931)
Gloucester House, Mayfair 	Piccadilly 	Prince William, Duke of Gloucester died here in 1805, as did his daughter-in-law Princess Mary, the last surviving child of George III, on 30 April 1857
Gunnersbury Park 	Borough of Hounslow 	Summer retreat of Princess Amelia (1760–1786)
Hampton Court Palace 	Richmond-upon-Thames 	The Crown, since Henry VIII (1525), now managed by Historic Royal Palace agency
Hanworth Manor 	Borough of Hounslow 	Henry VII; Henry VIII; Elizabeth I; also Anne Boleyn and Katherine Parr
Kennington Palace 	Kennington 	Built by Edward the Black Prince around 1350. Demolished c.1531 to provide materials for the Palace of Whitehall.
Kew Palace 	Kew 	Frederick, Prince of Wales; George III; The Crown since (mid-18th century –; managed by Historic Royal Palaces
Lancaster House 	Westminster 	
Leicester House 	Westminster 	Frederick, Prince of Wales (c. 1730–1751)
Tower of London 	City of London 	Now managed by Historic Royal Palaces
Marlborough House 	Westminster 	Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh; Queen Adelaide (1837–1849); Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra, Princess of Wales (1863–1901); George, Prince of Wales and Mary, Princess of Wales (1901–1910). Occupied by Queen Mary 1945–1953.
Nonsuch Palace 	 	Built by Henry VIII, later dismantled and sold-off by Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
Norfolk House 	 	Frederick, Prince of Wales
Nottingham Cottage 	grounds of Kensington Palace	
Palace of Placentia 	 	The Palace at Greenwich, acquired by Margaret of Anjou (consort to Henry VI). Demolished and rebuilt for Charles II in 1664 (King Charles Wing).Given by Queen Mary to Trustees for the Royal Hospital for Seamen (now referred to as the Old Royal Naval College) who have leased it to Trinity Laban University.
Queen's House 	Greenwich 	Built in the Gardens of the Palace of Greenwich for Anne of Denmark, consort to James I a small part of a proposed rebuilding of Greenwich (Placentia) Palace. Given by Queen Mary to Trustees for the Royal Hospital for Seamen (now referred to as the Old Royal Naval College). Part of the National Maritime Museum.
Richmond Palace 	 	Also known as Palace of Sheen, Royal Residence 1327 to 1649. A few above ground remains survive in Palace Yard, Richmond
Savile House 	Leicester Square 	
Savoy Palace 	 	
Schomberg House 	Pall Mall 	Princess Helena (until 1923) and daughters Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise (1920–1939)Princess Marie Louise (née Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenberg), My Memories of Six Reigns London: Evans Brothers, 1956
Somerset House 	 	Queen Elizabeth I; Queen Henrietta Maria
Sussex House 	Upper Mall, Hammersmith 	Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex
Palace of Westminster 	 	Anglo-Saxon era – 1530
Palace of Whitehall 	 	1530–1698
White Lodge 	Richmond 	Princess Amelia of Great Britain; George III and Queen Charlotte; Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh; Albert Edward, Prince of Wales; Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and family; Prince Albert, Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (c. 1740–1923)
York House, St James's Palace	 	Various royal residents
=== England ===
Residence 	Location 	Royals and Dates
Allerton Castle 	North Yorkshire 	Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1786–1789)
Apethorpe Palace 	Apthorp Park, in Apethorpe, Northamptonshire	Henry VIII to Charles I
Audley End House 	Saffron Walden, Essex 	Charles II (1668–1701)
Barnwell Manor 	Northamptonshire 	Princes Henry and Richard, Dukes of Gloucester (1938–1995; sold 2024)
Palace of Beaulieu 	Chelmsford, Essex 	Henry VIII; Edward VI; Mary I; Elizabeth I (1517–1622)
Beaumont Palace 	Oxford 	Henry I to Edward II (1130–1318)
Cumberland Lodge 	Windsor Great Park 	Prince William, Duke of Cumberland; Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn and Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn; Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex; Princess Helena of the United Kingdom and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1746–1803; 1830–1843; 1866–1923)
Fort Belvedere 	Windsor Great Park 	Prince William, Duke of Cumberland; Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught; Edward VIII, Gerald and Angela Lascelles (1953–1976)
Berkhamsted Castle 	Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire 	William the Conqueror (1066); Henry I (1123); Edward, the Black Prince (1337); a number of Queens consort (1191–1400); last occupied 1469–1496 by Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
Brantridge Park 	Balcombe, West Sussex 	Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1919–1941)
Brill Palace 	Brill, Buckinghamshire 	Edward the Confessor; Harold Godwinson; William the Conqueror; William II; Henry I; Stephen; Henry II; John; Henry III; Edward I; Edward II; Edward III (c. 1042–1337; given to Sir John de Moleyns)
Carisbrooke Castle 	Newport, Isle of Wight 	Charles I; Princess Elizabeth; Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Henrietta; Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1647 – c. 1652, 1896–1944; now managed by English Heritage)
Castlewood House 	Egham, Surrey 	Leased by The Duke and Duchess of York (1987–1990)
Chideock Manor 	Dorset 	Rented by The Duke and Duchess of York (1986–1987)
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 until 1865, 1882–1922)
Clarendon Palace 	Salisbury, Wiltshire 	Used for hunting trips during the Middle Ages. Now ruined.
Cliveden 	Buckinghamshire 	George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland
Coombe Abbey 	Warwickshire 	Owned 16th century–?; Elizabeth of Bohemia (early 17th century)
Coppins 	Buckinghamshire 	Princess Victoria; Princes George and Edward, Dukes of Kent (1925–1973)
Crocker End House 	Oxfordshire 	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1990–?)
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)
Eastwell Park 	Kent 	Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Maria, Duchess of Edinburgh (rented 1874–1893)
Eltham Palace 	Kent 	The Crown (Edward II to Henry VIII; now managed by English Heritage)
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)
Goldsborough Hall 	North Yorkshire 	Yorkshire home of Princess Mary (1923–1930) – owned by the Estate of Harewood
Harewood House 	West Yorkshire 	Yorkshire home of Princess Mary (1930–1965) – owned by the Estate of Harewood
Hatfield House 	Hertfordshire 	The Crown (residents included Prince Edward and Princess Elizabeth; 16th century – 1607)
Havering Palace 	Havering, Essex 	c. 1050 – c. 1640 (see also: Pirgo Palace in Havering)
Kent House 	Isle of Wight 	Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (from 1901)
King James' Palace 	Royston, Hertfordshire 	Built by James I as a hunting lodge, it was also used by his son Charles I (1607–1649)
Kingsbourne House 	Wentworth, Surrey 	Leased by Sarah, Duchess of York (1994–1997)
Kings Langley Palace 	Hertfordshire 	Used by the Plantagenet to Tudor Kings (1276–1558)
Leeds Castle 	Kent 	Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile (1278); Edward II and Isabella of France (1321); Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon (1519)
Nether Lypiatt Manor 	Stroud, Gloucestershire 	Former country home of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent
Oak Grove House 	Sandhurst 	
Oatlands Palace 	Weybridge, Surrey 	Henry VIII; Edward VI; Mary I; Elizabeth I (and the Stuart line)
Oatlands Park 	Weybridge, Surrey 	
Osborne Cottage 	Isle of Wight 	Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1901–1912)
Osborne House 	Isle of Wight 	Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (1846–1901). Queen Victoria died there on 22 January 1901. Bequeathed to her successor Edward VII, who gave it to the nation later that year.
Ribsden Holt 	Windlesham, Surrey 	Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll; Princess Patricia of Connaught
Romenda Lodge 	Wentworth Estate, Surrey 	Detached house leased by the Duchess of York 1992–1994
The Royal Pavilion, Brighton	Brighton, East Sussex 	George IV; William IV; Victoria (1786–1838)
Sunninghill Park 	Ascot, Windsor 	Prince Andrew, Duke of York and family (c. 1990–2004)
Theobalds Palace 	Hertfordshire 	The Crown. James I exchanged it by Act of Parliament with Lord Burleigh; Charles I also lived there; granted in 1 & 2 William and Mary to William, Duke of Portland
Walmer Castle 	Walmer, Kent 	
Westfield 	Bonchurch, Isle of Wight 	Built as hunting lodge for Queen Adelaide in 1825, now converted into apartments, most of the estate sold
The King's House 	Winchester 	Proposed and partly completed royal residence for Charles II designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
Windlesham Moor 	Windsor 	The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1947–4 July 1949Royal.gov.uk – 60 Facts, Fact 50 )
Witley Court 	Worcestershire 	
Wood Farm 	Sandringham Estate 	From his retirement in 2017, the house was home to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Woodstock Palace 	Oxfordshire 	
York Cottage 	In the grounds of Sandringham House, Norfolk	Occupied by George V and his wife Queen Mary as Duke and Duchess of York. They retained use of the small cottage after their accession in 1910. It was later given to George V's son, Prince Albert, Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
=== Scotland ===
Residence 	Location 	Royals and Dates
Abergeldie Castle 	Abergeldie, Aberdeenshire 	Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II (1848–1970)
Cadzow Castle 	South Lanarkshire, Scotland	Scottish crown (David I, Alexander II, Alexander III, John, Robert I); Mary, Queen of Scots (mid-early 12th century to early 14th century, early May 1568)
Doune Castle 	Stirlingshire 	Seat of the Duke of Albany (1380–1603)
Dunfermline Palace	Dunfermline, Fife 	Seat of the King of Scots (1500–1650)
Edinburgh Castle 	Edinburgh 	A residence of the Kings of Scots from the 11th to the 17th centuries, last used by Charles I in 1633 (now managed by Historic Scotland)
Falkland Palace 	Falkland, Fife 	Various, including Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany; David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (The Scottish Crown 14th century –; now National Trust for Scotland)
Glamis Castle 	Glamis, Angus 	Residence of the Kings of Scots up to Robert II. Much later, three rooms were let to George VI and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
The Castle of Mey 	near John o' Groats 	Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1952–2002)
Linlithgow Palace 	West Lothian 	
Stirling Castle 	Stirling 	Kings of Scots
=== Wales ===
Residence 	Location 	Royals and Dates
Bodorgan Hall 	Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales 	Prince William and Catherine lived in a four-bedroom cottage on the Bodorgan Hall estate from 2010 to 2013. Their son, Prince George (b. July 2013), spent his first months on the estate.
Caernarfon Castle 	Caernarfon, Wales 	Edward I (until 1283; still owned)
Castell y Bere 	Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Wales	Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales (until 1284) then Edward I
Criccieth Castle 	Criccieth, Wales 	Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales (until 1284) then Edward I
Dolbadarn Castle 	Llanberis, Wales 	Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales (and Princes of Wales until 1284) then Edward I
Dolwyddelan Castle	Dolwyddelan, Wales 	Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales (until 1284) then Edward I
=== Outside the United Kingdom ===
Residence 	Location 	Royals and Dates
4 route du Champ d'Entraînement	Paris, France 	The Duke and Duchess of Windsor (1937-1986)
Dublin Castle 	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Seat of Lords and Kings of Ireland (1171–1922)
E.P. Ranch 	Pekisko, Alberta, Canada 	Edward VIII (1919–1962)
Les Jolies Eaux 	Mustique, St Vincent 	Gift to Princess Margaret. Sold by her son Viscount Linley in 2000.
Les Bruyeres 	Cap Ferrat, France 	Owned by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1921-1942)
Sagana Lodge 	Kenya 	
Verdala Palace 	Siġġiewi, Malta 	
San Anton Palace 	Attard, Malta 	
Grandmaster's Palace 	Valletta, Malta 	
Villa Guardamangia 	Pietà, Malta 	
==See also==
* Pickering Castle
==References==
==External links==
*Art and residences at the royal family website
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