By Adele Paiardini, Reporter
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Buckingham Palace’s traditional summer opening is cancelled because of COVID restrictions. Visitors will be able to have a picnic on one of the seeping lawns from July to September.
They will be allowed to explore Buckingham palace’s 39-acre garden, which is the size of about 30 football fields. This will be available through guided tours, which will also be on offer.
The usual tours of the palace will not go ahead, because social distancing rules will still be in place this summer. However, smaller groups will be allowed to visit the State Rooms from May to September.
A Royal Collection Trust spokesperson spoke to The Guardian: “We anticipate that social distancing will still be in place this summer and that visitor numbers to London will be low for some time yet due to the uncertainty around domestic and international travel. The costs incurred opening the palace to the public in the usual way would be far greater than the visitor admissions and retail income that we could expect. However, we are delighted to offer unique access to the Buckingham Palace garden this year as an alternative.”
Visitor information and tickets can be found at ww.rct.uk