This royal residence was commissioned by the Duke of Clarence (who became William IV in 1830), and was the home of Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1953 until her death in 2002.
聖詹姆士宮是倫敦历史最悠久的宮殿之一。它坐落在聖詹姆斯區的蓓尔美尔街上,北临聖詹姆士公園。雖然英國君主已經有近兩個世紀的時間沒有在這裡居住,但它至今仍然是英國君主的正式王宫,且在英國各王宮中居于首位。基於這個原因,英国朝廷(Royal
Court)即以聖詹姆士宮为名,正式名稱为“聖詹姆士朝廷”(Court
of St James's)。