Shocking pictures of Buckingham Palace after it was bombed

Buckingham Palace is one of the most famous buildings in the world, with tourists gathering at its gates every single day. While the Palace is one of the biggest tourist attractions in London, not everyone knows that there was once a time it was at great risk.

This was in 1940, when at the highest point of the Blitz, the Palace was bombed. On September 13, 1940, six bombs had been dropped, landing in the forecourt, the quadrangle, the Chapel and in the garden. Both King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth were at Buckingham Palace at the time, and decided to stay put rather than flee to Windsor Castle where their daughters Princess Elizabeth - the late Queen Elizabeth II - and Princess Margaret were staying.

Here at Express.co.uk we have looked at the pictures of the Buckingham Palace bombing 85 years on...

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