Buckingham Palace
Americannoun
-
a residence of the British sovereigns since 1837, in London, England: built 1703.
-
the reigning British monarch or the royal family.
Buckingham Palace has denied the rumor.
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement responding to the spouses’ interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
In 2024, Buckingham Palace made Charles’ cancer diagnosis public without specifying the severity of his illness.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The defendant is on conditional bail and cannot go near Sandringham, Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, Windsor or Highgrove.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The holder of the honour is then asked to return their insignia to Buckingham Palace and cannot use the title or post-nominal letters any more.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
It had to be a good dress, for Uncle Michael and Auntie Joan were going to present me to Queen Elizabeth in Buckingham Palace.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.