List of British royal residences

| rowspan="4" | London, England

| rowspan="7" | The Crown

| rowspan="2" | The King and Queen

|The King and Queen use Buckingham Palace for official business but do not reside there.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-19 |title=King Charles' grand rooms at Clarence House which remain out of bounds |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/20221019154576/king-charles-clarence-house-rooms-closed/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}

| Grace and favour
Clarence House is the current London Residence for the King and Queen

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• The Prince and Princess of Wales
• The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
• Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

| Also in part a Historic Royal Palace, otherwise, grace and favour

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• The Princess Royal
• The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
• Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
• Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

| Grace and favour

|Windsor, Berkshire, England

| rowspan="3" |The King and Queen

|Official country residence

|Edinburgh, Scotland

|Used whenever the royal family undertake official duties in Scotland: primarily 'Holyrood week' in July

|County Down, Northern Ireland

|Used whenever the royal family undertake official duties in Northern Ireland. Also, a Historic Royal Palace.{{cite web |title=Guide to Hillsborough Castle - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/hillsborough-castle |website=www.gov.uk|date=26 March 2015 }}

| rowspan="2" | Kensington Palace, London

| rowspan="3" | The Crown

| Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank

| Current residence, leased from the Crown Estate

| The Duke and Duchess of Kent

| Official London residence, also a Historic Royal Palaces, grace and favour

| Richmond, London

| Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

| Official country residence, leased from the Crown Estate

| rowspan="3" | Windsor Estate, Berkshire, England

| rowspan="4" | The Crown

| The Prince and Princess of Wales

| Located in Windsor Home Park, close to Windsor Castle

| The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
(Vacant as of June 2023)

| Part of the Crown Estate

| The Duke of York

| rowspan="2" | Leased from the Crown Estate

| Bagshot, England

| The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh

| Aberdeenshire, Scotland

| rowspan="3" | Private

| rowspan="3" | The King and Queen

| August and September, inherited from Elizabeth II.

| Balmoral Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

| Previously owned by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; located on the estate of Balmoral Castle. Charles inherited the home when his grandmother died in 2002.

| Balmoral Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

| Inherited from Elizabeth II.

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|Sandringham, Norfolk, England

| rowspan="2" |Private

|The King and Queen

|Christmas until February, inherited from Elizabeth II

|Sandringham Estate, Norfolk, England

|The Prince and Princess of Wales

|Located on the grounds of Sandringham House. Wedding gift from Elizabeth II to Prince William and Catherine{{cite news |last=Ward |first=Victoria |date=29 July 2013 |title=Duke and Duchess of Cambridge 'to move into country bolt-hole' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-George/10209880/Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridge-to-move-into-country-bolt-hole.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802051003/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-George/10209880/Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridge-to-move-into-country-bolt-hole.html |archive-date=2 August 2013 |via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}

|Gloucestershire, England

| rowspan="3" |Duchy of Cornwall

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• The King and Queen
• The Prince and Princess of Wales

|Control of the house was transferred to William, Prince of Wales, when he inherited the Duchy of Cornwall.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-21 |title=Prince William's most surprising residences in new £1.2bn property portfolio |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/20220921151842/prince-william-duchy-of-cornwall-most-surprising-properties/ |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}

|Myddfai, Wales

| rowspan="2" |The Prince and Princess of Wales

|Usual country residence of the Prince of Wales

|Isles of Scilly, England

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|Minchinhampton, England

|Private

|The Princess Royal

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!Location

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| rowspan="2" |Piccadilly

|Prince Albert, Duke of York and Elizabeth, Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret of York (1926–1936)

|Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1791–1802)

|Borough of Harrow

|Queen Adelaide (leased 1846/8–1849)

|City of London

|Henry VIII; Edward VI (1515–1523, owned until 1556)

|Teddington

|William IV; the FitzClarences, Dorothea Jordan, Adelaide of Saxe-Meinigen (1797–1849; still owned)

|Piccadilly

|Official London residence of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1829–1850)

|Kew

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|Westminster

|George IV (1783–1827; demolished and Carlton House Terrace constructed on the site, owned by the Crown Estate)

|Ealing

|Used by Maria Anne Fitzherbert from October 1795 and George, Prince of Wales; then, bought by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (father of Queen Victoria), who spent £100,000 enhancing the house (£{{Format price|{{Inflation|UK|100000|1801}}}} in {{Inflation/year|UK}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK}} His aide-de-camp, General Sir Frederick Augustus Wetherall, bought the house to rescue the Duchess from creditors following the Duke of Kent's death. The house was demolished in 1845 by General Sir George Augustus Wetherall.

|Chelsea

|Princess Elizabeth; Anne of Cleves (1536–1547, c. 1547–1557)

|Westminster

|London home of Princess Mary (1923–1937) – owned by Harewood Estates

|Chelsea

|Richard, Duke of Gloucester (mid-late 15th century)[http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/InterestingPlaces/localarchitecture/crosby.asp Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea – Interesting Places – Crosby Hall] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813231814/http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/InterestingPlaces/localarchitecture/crosby.asp|date=13 August 2007}}

|Pall Mall

|Prince Edward, Duke of York; Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland (c. 1760–1801; as York House until 1767)

|Embankment

|The Princess Royal, rented a flat here

|Whitehall

|Prince Frederick, Duke of York (1788–1792)

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|Princess Louise, Princess Royal (1889–1931)

|Piccadilly

|Prince William, Duke of Gloucester died here in 1805, as did his daughter-in-law Princess Mary, the last surviving child of George III, on 30 April 1857

|Borough of Hounslow

|Summer retreat of Princess Amelia (1760–1786)

|Richmond-upon-Thames

|The Crown, since Henry VIII (1525), now managed by Historic Royal Palace agency

|Borough of Hounslow

|Henry VII; Henry VIII; Elizabeth I; also Anne Boleyn and Katherine Parr

|Kennington

|Built by Edward the Black Prince around 1350. Demolished c.1531 to provide materials for the Palace of Whitehall.

|Kew

|Frederick, Prince of Wales; George III; The Crown since (mid-18th century –; managed by Historic Royal Palaces

| rowspan="2" |Westminster

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|Frederick, Prince of Wales (c. 1730–1751)

|City of London

|Now managed by Historic Royal Palaces

|Westminster

|Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh; Queen Adelaide (1837–1849); Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra, Princess of Wales (1863–1901); George, Prince of Wales and Mary, Princess of Wales (1901–1910). Occupied by Queen Mary 1945–1953.

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|Built by Henry VIII, later dismantled and sold-off by Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland

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|Frederick, Prince of Wales

|grounds of Kensington Palace

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|The Palace at Greenwich, acquired by Margaret of Anjou (consort to Henry VI). Demolished and rebuilt for Charles II in 1664 (King Charles Wing).Given by Queen Mary to Trustees for the Royal Hospital for Seamen (now referred to as the Old Royal Naval College) who have leased it to Trinity Laban University.

|Greenwich

|Built in the Gardens of the Palace of Greenwich for Anne of Denmark, consort to James I a small part of a proposed rebuilding of Greenwich (Placentia) Palace. Given by Queen Mary to Trustees for the Royal Hospital for Seamen (now referred to as the Old Royal Naval College). Part of the National Maritime Museum.

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|Also known as Palace of Sheen, Royal Residence 1327 to 1649. A few above ground remains survive in Palace Yard, Richmond

|Leicester Square

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|Pall Mall

|Princess Helena (until 1923) and daughters Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise (1920–1939)Princess Marie Louise (née Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenberg), My Memories of Six Reigns London: Evans Brothers, 1956

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|Queen Elizabeth I; Queen Henrietta Maria

|Upper Mall, Hammersmith

|Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex

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|Anglo-Saxon era – 1530

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|1530–1698

|Richmond

|Princess Amelia of Great Britain; George III and Queen Charlotte; Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh; Albert Edward, Prince of Wales; Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and family; Prince Albert, Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (c. 1740–1923)

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|Various royal residents

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!Royals and Dates

|North Yorkshire

|Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1786–1789)

|Apthorp Park, in Apethorpe, Northamptonshire

|Henry VIII to Charles I

|Saffron Walden, Essex

|Charles II (1668–1701)

|Northamptonshire

|Princes Henry and Richard, Dukes of Gloucester (1938–1995; sold 2024)

|Chelmsford, Essex

|Henry VIII; Edward VI; Mary I; Elizabeth I (1517–1622)

|Oxford

|Henry I to Edward II (1130–1318)

| rowspan="2" |Windsor Great Park

|Prince William, Duke of Cumberland; Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn and Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn; Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex; Princess Helena of the United Kingdom and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1746–1803; 1830–1843; 1866–1923)

|Prince William, Duke of Cumberland; Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught; Edward VIII, Gerald and Angela Lascelles (1953–1976)

|Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

|William the Conqueror (1066); Henry I (1123); Edward, the Black Prince (1337); a number of Queens consort (1191–1400); last occupied 1469–1496 by Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

|Balcombe, West Sussex

|Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1919–1941)

|Brill, Buckinghamshire

|Edward the Confessor; Harold Godwinson; William the Conqueror; William II; Henry I; Stephen; Henry II; John; Henry III; Edward I; Edward II; Edward III (c. 1042–1337; given to Sir John de Moleyns)

|Newport, Isle of Wight

|Charles I; Princess Elizabeth; Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Henrietta; Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1647 – c. 1652, 1896–1944; now managed by English Heritage)

|Egham, Surrey

|Leased by The Duke and Duchess of York (1987–1990)

|Dorset

|Rented by The Duke and Duchess of York (1986–1987)

|Esher, Surrey

|Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany (1816–1831; owned until 1865, 1882–1922){{clarify|date=May 2018}}

|Salisbury, Wiltshire

|Used for hunting trips during the Middle Ages. Now ruined.

|Buckinghamshire

|George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland

|Warwickshire

|Owned 16th century–?; Elizabeth of Bohemia (early 17th century)

|Buckinghamshire

|Princess Victoria; Princes George and Edward, Dukes of Kent (1925–1973)

|Oxfordshire

|Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1990–?)

|Windsor Great Park

|Princes William and Henry, Dukes of Cumberland; Anne, Duchess of Cumberland; Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex; Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1746–1803; 1830–1843; 1872–1923; still owned)

| rowspan="2" |Kent

|Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Maria, Duchess of Edinburgh (rented 1874–1893)

|The Crown (Edward II to Henry VIII; now managed by English Heritage)

|Windsor

|Queen Charlotte and her then-unmarried daughters – Charlotte, Princess Royal, Princesses Princess Augusta, Elizabeth, Mary, Sophia, Amelia; Princess Augusta; Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (leased 1792–?)

|Weymouth

|Summer residence of Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (later 18th century)

|North Yorkshire

|Yorkshire home of Princess Mary (1923–1930) – owned by the Estate of Harewood

|West Yorkshire

|Yorkshire home of Princess Mary (1930–1965) – owned by the Estate of Harewood

|Hertfordshire

|The Crown (residents included Prince Edward and Princess Elizabeth; 16th century – 1607)

|Havering, Essex

|c. 1050 – c. 1640 (see also: Pirgo Palace in Havering)

|Isle of Wight

|Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (from 1901)

|Royston, Hertfordshire

|Built by James I as a hunting lodge, it was also used by his son Charles I (1607–1649)

|Wentworth, Surrey

|Leased by Sarah, Duchess of York (1994–1997)

|Hertfordshire

|Used by the Plantagenet to Tudor Kings (1276–1558)

|Kent

|Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile (1278); Edward II and Isabella of France (1321); Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon (1519)

|Stroud, Gloucestershire

|Former country home of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

|Sandhurst

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| rowspan="2" |Weybridge, Surrey

|Henry VIII; Edward VI; Mary I; Elizabeth I (and the Stuart line)

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| rowspan="2" |Isle of Wight

|Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1901–1912)

|Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (1846–1901). Queen Victoria died there on 22 January 1901. Bequeathed to her successor Edward VII, who gave it to the nation later that year.

|Windlesham, Surrey

|Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll; Princess Patricia of Connaught

|Wentworth Estate, Surrey

|Detached house leased by the Duchess of York 1992–1994

|Brighton, East Sussex

|George IV; William IV; Victoria (1786–1838)

|Ascot, Windsor

|Prince Andrew, Duke of York and family (c. 1990–2004)

|Hertfordshire

|The Crown. James I exchanged it by Act of Parliament with Lord Burleigh; Charles I also lived there; granted in 1 & 2 William and Mary to William, Duke of Portland

|Staffordshire

|Property of the Duchy of Lancaster since 1269. Numerous kings and queens lived there periodically including Richard III, Henry VIII, Mary, Queen of Scots, James VI and I and Charles I. After the English Civil War the castle was slighted and ruined, however the King's Lodgings remain intact.

|Walmer, Kent

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|Bonchurch, Isle of Wight

|Built as hunting lodge for Queen Adelaide in 1825, now converted into apartments, most of the estate sold

|Winchester

|Proposed and partly completed royal residence for Charles II designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

|Windsor

|The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1947–4 July 1949[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page6123.asp Royal.gov.uk – 60 Facts, Fact 50] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127074705/http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page6123.asp|date=27 November 2007}})

|Worcestershire

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|Sandringham Estate

|From his retirement in 2017, the house was home to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

|Oxfordshire

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|In the grounds of Sandringham House, Norfolk

|Occupied by George V and his wife Queen Mary as Duke and Duchess of York. They retained use of the small cottage after their accession in 1910. It was later given to George V's son, Prince Albert, Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.

!Residence

!Location

!Royals and Dates

|Abergeldie, Aberdeenshire

|Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II (1848–1970)

|South Lanarkshire, Scotland

|Scottish crown (David I, Alexander II, Alexander III, John, Robert I); Mary, Queen of Scots (mid-early 12th century to early 14th century, early May 1568)

|Stirlingshire

|Seat of the Duke of Albany (1380–1603)

|Dunfermline, Fife

|Seat of the King of Scots (1500–1650)

|Edinburgh

|A residence of the Kings of Scots from the 11th to the 17th centuries, last used by Charles I in 1633 (now managed by Historic Scotland)

|Falkland, Fife

|Various, including Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany; David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (The Scottish Crown 14th century –; now National Trust for Scotland)

|Glamis, Angus

|Residence of the Kings of Scots up to Robert II. Much later, three rooms were let to George VI and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

|near John o' Groats

|Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1952–2002)

|West Lothian

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|Stirling

|Kings of Scots

!Residence

!Location

!Royals and Dates

|Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales

|Prince William and Catherine lived in a four-bedroom cottage on the Bodorgan Hall estate from 2010 to 2013. Their son, Prince George (b. July 2013), spent his first months on the estate.{{cite news |date=23 September 2013 |title=First look inside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Anglesey home |publisher=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/10328491/First-look-inside-the-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridges-Anglesey-home.html |access-date=24 December 2020}}{{cite news |date=8 May 2019 |title=Prince William and Kate revisit former home of Anglesey |agency=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-48200225 |access-date=24 December 2020}}

|Caernarfon, Wales

|Edward I (until 1283; still owned)

|Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Wales

| rowspan="2" |Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales (until 1284) then Edward I

|Criccieth, Wales

|Llanberis, Wales

|Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales (and Princes of Wales until 1284) then Edward I

|Dolwyddelan, Wales

|Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales (until 1284) then Edward I

| Paris, France

| The Duke and Duchess of Windsor (1937-1986)

| Dublin, Republic of Ireland

| Seat of Lords and Kings of Ireland (1171–1922)

|Pekisko, Alberta, Canada

|Edward VIII (1919–1962)

| Mustique, St Vincent

| Gift to Princess Margaret. Sold by her son Viscount Linley in 2000.

| Cap Ferrat, France

| Owned by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1921-1942)

| Kenya

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| Siġġiewi, Malta

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| Attard, Malta

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| Valletta, Malta

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| Pietà, Malta

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