![]() ![]() The Queen’s rooms, on the next floor, were a show case for her collections of watches and curiosities. However, George and his young wife Charlotte were not adverse to a little splendour. ![]() His apartments, on the ground floor were sparsely decorated by royal standards, painted green-grey “without the smallest affectation, ostentation or meanness.” The grandest rooms were the King’s great libraries the two storey octagon library that could only be entered through his bedchamber and the west library, connected directly to the weather-vane so the King could see how his fleet fared at sea. This was in keeping with George’s modest tastes. Grand iron screens were replaced by simple railing, while the elaborate formal gardens were simplified. But rather than vamping it up, George actually had the house toned down. Naturally, Buckingham House required some remodelling to become “Queen’s House” – the name it went by during George III’s reign. To this end he purchased a modest red brick house from the Duke of Buckingham, informing his Prime Minister it was “not meant for a palace, but a retreat”. James’s Palace, he wanted a peaceful home for his wife and children. ![]() While he was happy to perform ceremonial duties in St. He disliked the formal, stately palaces of Kensington and Hampton Court, which he associated with his hated grandfather. George III came to the throne in 1760, determined to live in a different style from his forebears. ![]()
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