ROYAL RESIDENCES

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 35, 10 February 1926, Page 9

ROYAL RESIDENCES

NEW HOMES FOR THE KING'S SONS

MARLBOROUGH HOUSE AND YORK COTTAGE.

(From Our Own CorrMpondent.)

LONDON, 24th December. ,• The statement has found publicati.n that in a few months' time the Prince of Wales will remove from St. James's Palace to Marlborough House, formerly the town house of Queen Alexandra.

The Duke and Duchess of York will take over York Cottage, Sandrioghair, and the King and Queen will occupy Sandringham House. 'The two residences stand close together, arid the smaller was originally used as an aunexe to Sandringham House.

Marlborough House, which 'has one of the finest gardens in London, bocamo Queen Alexandra's home in 1910. It was built for the first Duke of Marlborough by Sir Christopher jWrcii more than 200 years ago, and was bought by the Crown as a Boyal residence in 1817. King Edward VII. lived thero when he was Prince of Wains, ' and made many improvements. But it is probable that other improvements" will be put in hand before tha Prince goes into residence. York Cottage is an extremely modest residence in size, and it has been impossible for the Kiug and Quoen to entertain more than a small number of guests there. When the changes take place Princess Victoria will move from Sandringham House to a new home at Ivor, near Uxbridge, or at Ascot. ROYAL COURTS. It is officially announced that three courts will be held at Buckingham Palace during the coming summer, and in the event of the engagements of the King and Queen permitting of a visit to Edinburgh, a further court will be held at Holyrood Palace.