Clarence House

Clarence House
April 2006 image
General information
Type	British royal residence
Architectural style	Regency
Address	The Mall
Town or city	London
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°30′14″N 0°08′19″W / 51.5040°N 0.1385°W / 51.5040; -0.1385
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Named for	William, Duke of Clarence
Construction started	1825
Completed	1827
Owner	King Charles III in right of the Crown
Technical details
Floor count	4
Design and construction
Architect(s)	John Nash
Website
www.royal.uk/royal-residences-clarence-house

Clarence House is a royal residence on The Mall in the City of Westminster, London. It was built in 1825–1827, adjacent to St James's Palace, for the royal Duke of Clarence, the future King William IV.

The four-storey house is faced in pale stucco. Over the years, it has undergone much extensive remodelling and reconstruction, most notably after being heavily damaged in the Second World War by enemy bombing during The Blitz. Little remains of the original structure designed by John Nash. It is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England.^[1] The house is open to visitors for about one month each summer, usually in August.

Clarence House serves as the London residence of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.^[2] It has been Charles's residence since 2003. From 1953 until 2002 it was home to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother,^[3] and before her, it was the official home of her daughter, Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II.