When I lived there, it was roomed very much like a show called ‘Downton Abbey.'"

Buckingham Palace has room for plenty of both.

Just think of how much vacuuming must happen there.

Close up of Buckingham Palace

Where does Queen Elizabeth actually live?

Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, have made Kensington Palace their permanent residence.

That left only Queen Elizabeth herself residing at Buckingham Palace, and even that was never full time.

Queen Elizabeth II close up smiling

This move was deemed temporary to accommodate a smaller bubble of people surrounding her to reduce risks.

Do staff live full time at Buckingham Palace?

He also added about life as palace staff, “Some of our parties made the papers.”

Buckingham Palace in evening with gardens

So it seems Buckingham Palace may not be as stiff a place to live as one might think.

The number of staff is likely to declineif indeed the queen stays permanently at Windsor Castle.