Located in Westminster, London, Buckingham Palace is the official residence and administrative headquarters of the reigning monarch of the UK. The palace has a total of 775 rooms which include staterooms, bedrooms for the royals and their guests, staff quarters, offices, and bathrooms. The palace is often used for official events, royal visits, and state occasions, and is visited for State banquets, lunches, dinners, receptions, and parties by more than 50,000 people each year.

Visitors can go on a variety of tours through the palace and grounds during the summer each year to see the State rooms, the Queens gallery, and the Royal Mews. A typical visit lasts around 90 minutes and visiting times and entry prices vary.