The Garden at Buckingham Palace: An Illustrated HistoryThis is the story of the Palace garden from its beginnings as a 17th-century mulberry plantation to the role it plays in the private and public life of the Royal Family today. At the same time photographs record a year in the life of the garden from snowy mornings to summer garden parties. |
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