BUCKINGHAM PALACE BY NUMBERS
99
age at which the Queen will have to move out of her apartments
1.9
miles of 1940s India rubber cabling already removed
£369m
cost to taxpayers of the ten-year refurbishment
775
rooms at Buckingham Palace
78
bathrooms for use by the Queen and her visitors
6,500
plug sockets
20
miles of skirting boards
30,000
sq m of floorboards
1,100
items of ceramics and glass to be removed from the East Wing
560
pieces of ‘everyday’ 19th century furniture to be stored
40
chandeliers that will need to be taken down in the East Wing alone