Buckingham Palace was originally a splendid house built by the Duke (公爵) of Buckingham for his wife. George Ⅳ began changing it into a palace in 1826. It has been the official London home of Britain's royal family since 1837. Buckingham Palace is also an office and used for the administrative work of the royal family.

　　When the Queen is at home you can see her royal flag (the Royal Standard) flying from the flag pole on top of Buckingham Palace.

　　The flag is divided into four equal parts. The first and fourth parts represent England and contain three gold lions walking on a red field; the second part represents Scotland and contains a red lion standing on a gold field; the third part represents Ireland and contains the gold coat of arms of Ireland on a blue field.

　　In flag protocol (礼仪), the Royal Standard which must only be flown from buildings where the Queen is present is supreme (至高无上的). It flies above the British Union Flag (the Union Jack), and other British flags. It never flies at half mast.

　　The guards of the Palace wear red jackets and tall, furry hats. When the first guards come on duty, there is a ceremony called the

　　Changing

　　of the

　　Guard. A familiar

　　sight

　　at Buckingham Palace is the Changing of the Guard ceremony that takes place in the open space in front of it each morning.

【2017届河北省衡水名校高考英语一轮复习专题撬分练：专题18 主旨大意题（含解析）】相关文章：

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：7（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍之日常交际用语大全：高考英语常考的数词、代词及其用法（含解析）

★ （安徽专用）2014届高考英语一轮复习方案 作业手册（1）模块1 《Unit 1 Lifestyles》（含解析） 北师大版必修1

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (55)

★ 湖南省长沙县实验中学2016届高三英语二轮复习书面表达复习重点话题指导专题05 环境保护话题指导（教师版）

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (64)

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：8（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：3（含解析）

★ 2017高考四川省广安市英语阅读理解一轮系列训练：9（含解析）

★ 湖南省长沙县实验中学2016届高三英语二轮复习书面表达复习重点话题指导专题22 自然灾害话题指导（教师版）