The Archive · 1940

Damage Detailed

London, Sept. 11.

Damage to Buckingham Palace was inspected by Reuters, and it was ionnd that in the Queens sitting loom, situated halfway down the north side of the Palace, not a single pane of glass was left intact.

Neither the King nor Queen were in residence at the time, both being at Windsor, but they "lunched at Buckingham Palace on Monday while efforts were being made to dislodge the bomb.

None of the visiting soverei was in the Palace at the time of the explosion.

What is known as the Chinese drawing room on the first floor suffered badly. It is situated just over the éntfance to the swimming pool and all the windows were completely shattered. The interior was also damaged. Further along the same floor, however, Their Majesties" sifting rooms were intact although damaged by debris resülting from the blast. Utility services in the Palace were not affected.

Swimming Bath Safe The swimming bath itself was un-post and succeeded by Mr. Vu Chung- touched, It had been filled with water ying—Reuter. t the possibility of fire and was

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