Google offers exclusive virtual tour inside Buckingham Palace

Google has collaborated with Buckingham Palace to offer the public a virtual tour of Queen Elizabeth II’s official residence.

According to The Daily Mail, the tour is made possible through Google Expeditions – a project under the tech giant which takes viewers on a virtual tour of the world’s most interesting places and the Royal Collection Trust, the charity which manages the palace.

The videos were shot last week using 16 ‘Google jump cameras’ which allows users to a 360-degree view of each shot, using the cursor.

In the 10-minute video uploaded on YouTube, viewers were introduced to Master of the Housewhold Charles Anthony Johnstone-Burt and the palace’s official curator of paintings, Anna Reynolds.

Both offered information and the significance of each room like the Throne Room, Picture Gallery, the Ballroom and finally The White Drawing Room.

In the final part of the tour, Reynolds showed a secret door in the palace, which leads to the Queen’s private apartments.

The video is uploaded on The British Monarchy YouTube page, with 118,819 views as of press time.

According to The Daily Mail, Buckingham Palace was the most requested location as chosen by children from the United Kingdom, Ghana, Canada and the United States as part of Google Expeditions road test.