Queen Elizabeth II: A Comprehensive Private Walking Tour of Her Life in London
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Embark on a comprehensive private walking tour of Queen Elizabeth II's life in London. Explore her birthplace, favorite shops, palaces, and more. Discover hidden neighborhoods and ceremonial sites, including a glimpse into her majestic funeral. Summer option includes entry to Buckingham Palace State Rooms.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Fortnum & Mason - The Grocers to The Queen. Tourists go to Harrods, those in the know go to Fortnum!
  • Burlington Arcade - One of the oldest and swankiest shopping arcades in the world
  • Savile Row - The finest tailoring street in the world and we will see where everyone from the Queen downwards would get their finest outfits handmade.
  • Bond Street - One of the great upmarket London shopping streets in Mayfair.
  • Mayfair - We will visit the very spot where the Queen was born and also see the only restaurant where the Queen was known to eat and where she celebrated several landmarks in her long life.
  • Berkeley Square - One of the beautiful squares in Mayfair with renowned shops, antique dealers and a very famous nightclub.
  • Spa Intercontinental - This fine hotel was once the childhood home of the young princess Elizabeth
  • Apsley House - The home of the legendary Duke of Wellington with the address of #1 London
  • Wellington Arch - A famous London landmark and the spot where the coffin of the Queen was taken from the carriage after the funeral service in Westminster Abbey to the hearse that would take her to Windsor Castle.
  • Constitution Hill - Going alongside Green Park and Buckingham Palace you will see where many official Gun Salutes have been fired and a secret event involving the Queen on VE Day.
  • Buckingham Palace - Famously the London home of the Queen and more recently the centre stage for her Platinum Jubilee. Keep an eye out for Paddington Bear!
  • The Mall - Perhaps the most famous ceremonial street in the world and the scene of countless royal processions and special events. Also the scene where in 1981 a man took 6 shots at the Queen as she rode on horseback.
  • Clarence House - One of the lesser known homes where the Queen lived along with several other famous royals right up to the present day.
  • St. James’s Palace - The rest of the world thinks it is Buckingham Palace that is important but actually it is St James’s Palace. It’s bigger, older and where the seat of power is.
  • King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Memorial - Just off The Mall we will see the memorial to the Queens parents as well seeing an insight to her life in WW2.
  • Horse Guards Parade at Whitehall - The beautiful and expansive Horse Guards Parade is famous around the world for the site of the annual Trooping of the Colour on the birthday of the Queen… well one of them as she had two!
  • Whitehall - The political heart of London and one most recently seen for the Queens funeral procession.
  • Downing Street - Home of the Prime Minister and we will learn about the role of the Queen in government.
  • The Cenotaph - The sombre scene of our Armistice Remembrance Sunday ceremonies which the Queen would dutifully attend every 11th November at 11am.
  • Houses of Parliament - For almost a millennia, the heart of politics and democracy and a place the Queen would visit normally once a year.
  • Palace of Westminster - From the outside we will see where the Queen lay in state and where the famous queue of mourners stood in line.
  • Westminster Abbey - We finish outside Westminster Abbey whose great doors the Queen would regularly go through for services and with foreign heads of state.

The place where the Queen was crowned and where her funeral service took place. In May 2023 King Charles III will have his coronation here as all monarchs have for almost a thousand years.

What's Included
  • Private guided walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Transport to and from the tour
Additional Information

This excursion involves an exploration of various locations associated with the Queen, from her birthplace to the site of her funeral, and everything else along the way.

We’ll visit her preferred shopping destinations, dining spots, and many residences and palaces she inhabited during her remarkable life span while gaining insights into numerous incidents of her royal trajectory.

Discover unfamiliar locales and regions in London before venturing into renowned ceremonial locations celebrated for processions and royal spectacles, as well as retracing her dignified but splendid funeral procession.

Our fondness for the Queen was immense, I even had the honour of performing for her as a youngster, and we look forward to sharing our affection and respect for our beloved late Queen with you during this unique tour. The summer version of our tour also offers access to the Buckingham Palace State Rooms.

Long Live The Queen.

Location
Green Park
Piccadilly
Your guide will wait just outside Green Park Underground Station by the two old red telephone boxes next to The Ritz Hotel.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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70cw
Mar 31, 2023
Highly recommended - lots of interesting places and exactly the right balance! - I would highly recommend this very enjoyable, informative, respectful (and, I understand, new) tour! Having recently visited Sandringham, I wanted a way to try and pay my (belated) respects to the Queen in London, but there are so many possible places to visit, I got all in a muddle. Luckily, I knew Stephen was offering this tour and I have to say, it was just lovely! Exactly what I was looking for. Stephen is a highly knowledgable guide - I’ve been on a few tours now with Ye Olde England Tours and each time, it just gets better and better! Thank you again for a wonderful tour!
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