Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace () is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and mourning. Originally known as Buckingham House, the building at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 on a site that had been in private ownership for at least 150 years. It was acquired by King George
John Nash, Baron Nash John Nash, Baron Nash John Alfred Stoddard Nash, Baron Nash (born 22 March 1949), formerly a British businessman, also formerly a Conservative Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools and co-founder of the charity Future, which was founded in 2005 which sponsors academies. Nash was Chair of the British Venture Capital Association (1988–89) and on the board of the Conservative think-tank, the Centre for Policy Studies. He is joint chairman of the Governors of Pimlico Academy. John Nash was educated at Milton Abbey School, a boarding independent school in the village of Milton Abbas (near Blandford Forum) in Dorset, followed