Unlike Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace isn’t open all year around – but that didn’t stop the residence from having record year with visitors across the past year.
Buckingham Palace had a record-breaking number of visitors during its summer opening in 2024.
The opening of the East Wing, including a special tour, was a major attraction – with almost 6,000 visitors taking the tour in addition to the State Room.
Although largely avoiding Windsor Castle to avoid troubling memories of his late ex-wife, the King now spends more time at the Windsor-based residence.
The late Queen Elizabeth II also spent a lot of her last few years in Windsor, with it also being the place that she died back in 2022.
According to a member of staff who has worked for both the late Queen and King Charles, the castle is “coming to life again”, as reported back in 2023.
Windsor Castle was also a popular residence for Prince William and Prince Harry during their childhoods, as well as their royal cousins such as Zara Tindall.