Buckingham Palace destruction of the Palace of Westminster by fire in 1834, William considered converting the palace into the new Houses of Parliament. Buckingham Palace finally became the principal royal residence in 1837, on the accession of Queen Victoria, who was the first monarch to reside there; her predecessor William IV had died before its completion. While the state rooms were a riot of gilt and colour, the necessities of the new palace were somewhat less luxurious. For one thing, it was reported the chimneys smoked so much that the fires had to be allowed to die down, and consequently the court
Mark Buckingham Page. His best man was Neil Gaiman. Mark Buckingham Mark Buckingham is a British comic book artist. He is better known for his work on "Marvelman" and "Fables". Born as Mark John Buckingham May 23, 1966 in Clevedon, United Kingdom. He initially started working professionally on strips and illustrations for a British satire magazine called The Truth in 1987 where he first worked with "Neil Gaiman" illustrating some of his articles. His American debut came the following year as inker on DC Comics "Hellblazer", taking over as penciller from issue 18. Some of Buckingham's earliest (non-professional) work appeared in early