Court of St James's meetings or the annual Diplomatic Reception attended by 1,500 guests, are held wherever the monarch is in residence—usually Buckingham Palace. The court is named after St James's Palace, hence the "s" at the end of the name. This is because St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace and has remained the official residence of the British Monarchy despite the nearby Buckingham Palace becoming the main London residence of all the British sovereigns since the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. When the court's name is spoken, it is sometimes incorrectly identified as the "Court of St James", without
Garden at Buckingham Palace from Civil War uniform, a clay pipe, and a 17th-century trade token, possibly from the pub The Swan on the Strand. Additionally, evidence of the River Tyburn, which still runs below the Palace, was discovered. Other objects found included a diamond earring,dating to the Victorian era, and a 6,000-year-old Mesolithic flint blade]. Garden at Buckingham Palace The Garden at Buckingham Palace is situated at the rear (west) of Buckingham Palace. It covers much of the area of the former Goring Great Garden, named after Lord Goring, occupant of one of the earliest grand houses on the site. It was laid