Travel 6 Must sees in London UK

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Their majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of
The Netherlands will bring an official State Visit on 23 and 24
October 2018 to the United Kingdom. They were invited by her
majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands
will be accompanied by Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The royals will have an official programm but I hope that they
will see some hotspots of the magnificent city of London. So, I
made my top 6.

1/ Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands
will be received by Charles, the Prince of Wales and Camilla, the
Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House. Then there will be a
riding tour on the Mall. After that the Dutch royals will visit
Buckingham Palace, the residence of Queen Elizabeth II.

More information on this link.

2/ Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge



The Tower and the Tower Bridge certainly are the symbols of London
and the United Kingdom.

More information on this link.

3/ Palace of Westminster or the Parliament

Palace of Westminster



One of the most beautiful buildings is the Parliament. The view of this amazing
building is always striking.

More information on this link

4/ Royal Albert Hall of London


Royal Albert Hall, London

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom wanted to honour her late husband Prince
Albert by building something special. It became the Royal Albert Hall.

More information about its history on this link .


5/ Royal Exchange London





Queen Maxima of The Netherlands really is a financial specialist. She and her
husband King Willem-Alexander will visit the City on Wednesday 24 October
2018.

More information about the Royal Exchange of London, on this link .

6/ Toy Shop Hamleys


Hamleys London



This Toy Shop will be not on the programm of the State Visit of the majesties
of The Netherlands. But this is one of my favourite places in London. That's
perhaps due to my 'inner child' :-) . However Hamleys always had a strong link
with the royal family!


More information on this link.


It must be sure that London is a great city with magnificent buildings and shops.
All these pictures were taken during several trips over the years.
Location: Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk

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