Buckingham Palace finally reveals what's behind the iconic balcony
One of the royal family’s most photographed moments is when they walk onto the famed balcony at Buckingham Palace, and now you can see what goes on behind the curtains.
Buckingham Palace is opening its East Wing to the public for the first time, after a five year renovation.
Caroline de Guitaut, Surveyor of The King’s Works of Art, told 7NEWS: “Everybody knows the facade of Buckingham Palace, with the members of the family on the balcony appearing over the centuries, but I think a lot of people probably think, ‘Gosh what’s behind, what’s through the curtains’.”
The East Wing features a corridor that leads to the iconic balcony and is adorned with thousands of artworks and artefacts.
During the renovation, more than 3000 pieces of art were taken out, restored, and returned, including the lavish wallpaper, which took about three months to remove and put back on.
“It was painstakingly taken off the walls. It took about three months, then cleaned and they put it back up,” Nicola Turner Inman, Curator of Decorative Art at the Royal Collection Trust, told 7NEWS.
The East Wing will open from next week, and royal fans will finally get to see the main corridor that stretches out across the entire length of the residence.
“I’m hoping they are surprised and amazed by the variety of pieces that they see from the royal collection here,” de Guitaut told the outlet.
The King's latest portrait will also be a part of the tour.
“I think the King is very pleased to see the rooms back looking as resplendent as they do,” de Guitaut said.
Tickets for the East Wing are reportedly sold out for this summer, but more tickets will be made available next year, so no royal fan will miss out.
Images: 7NEWS