Buckingham Palace Reservicing Programme: Decanting the East Wing

Watch the work that was done to remove around 3,000 Royal Collection items out of the East Wing of Buckingham Palace, to allow for essential reservicing works to take place. Designed by Edward Blore in the 1840s, the East Wing of Buckingham Palace was built for Queen Victoria to provide more entertaining and living space for her expanding family. Blore’s design included the famous central balcony on the front façade of the Palace, which was incorporated at Prince Albert’s suggestion. Since then it has been used on many national occasions, including annually at Trooping the Colour.