Inside the ²¦¼¼¤Î waiting room: How Buckingham Palace's Centre Room has played host to nervous Kings, Queens and other ²¦¼¼¤Îs - and even a ¾¡Íø¤òÆÀ¤¿ Winston Churchill - before they stepped out ¤Î¾å¤Ë the most famous balcony in the world

It is known as the ²¦¼¼¤Î waiting room - where for more than 150 years kings, queens and ²¦¼¼¤Îs?have mingled - often nervously - before walking on to the world's most famous balcony.

Buckingham Palace's Centre Room, which will be open to ˬÌä¼Ôs for the first time this summer as part of an ³«»Ï of up of the ²¦¼¼¤Î home's East Wing, has been a host for ¿À·Ðs and excitement since the Åý¼£¤¹¤ë of Queen Victoria.

It is now home to a newly ²óÉü¤¹¤ëd glass chandelier that is ·ÁÂÖ¡¿Ä´À°d to »÷¤Æ¤¤¤ë a lotus flower and two Chinese 18th-century silk ʽ¤Ç°Ï¤à hangings that were ¸½ºß¤Îd to Victoria by the emperor of Ãæ¹ñ to ¼¨¤¹ her Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

But, beyond the beauty of the ornate furnishings, it is the conversations that the ²¦¼¼¤Îs have had inside it ahead of their balcony ³°¸«s that are most fascinating.

Meghan Markle, on her first balcony ±ó½Ð in 2018, ÊóÆ»¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð ǧ¤á¤ë to her husband Prince Harry that she was 'nervous', so it was in the Centre Room where she would have sought to ÀŤá¤ë those jitters.

It is known as the Royal waiting room - where for more than 150 years kings, queens and royals have mingled - often nervously - before walking on to the world's most famous balcony

It is known as the ²¦¼¼¤Î waiting room - where for more than 150 years kings, queens and ²¦¼¼¤Îs have mingled - often nervously - before walking on to the world's most famous balcony

It was in the Centre Room that the ·¯¼ç ÍÑ°Õ¤¬½ÐÍè¤Æ¤¤¤ë to make her final wave to the public from the famous Palace ÃÅ¡¦¹ËÎΡ¦¸øÌó at her Platinum Jubilee in 2022

Prince William and Catherine, now the Princess of Wales, shared a kiss on the balcony when they married in 2011

Prince William and Catherine, now the Princess of ¤à¤Á¤ÎÀ×s, ³ôd a kiss on the balcony when they married in 2011

The room has also been host to at least one wisp of cigarette smoke. Prince Henry, the late Duke of Gloucester, was pictured enjoying a crafty puff on the balcony threshold in May 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II oversaw the first ·³Ââ¡¿µ¡Æ°Ââing the Colour µ·¼° of her Åý¼£¤¹¤ë.?

At her ºÜ´§¡Ê¼°¡Ë¡¿Â¨°Ì¡Ê¼°¡Ë the ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ year, four-year-old Prince Charles and his then two-year-old sister Princess Anne would likely have been jumping up and É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë with excitement in the Centre Room before they ľÌ̤¹¤ëd the public with their family.? ??

During her 70 years on the ²¦°Ì, there were dozens more balcony ±ó½Ðs that would have been ¤ËÀè¹Ô¤¹¤ëd by the ½¸²ñ of the ²¦¼¼¤Îs in the Centre Room.

At her Silver Jubilee in 1977,?Lord Mountbatten ²òǤ¤¹¤ëd in his diaries how he hung »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë before the Que en called him out.?

He wrote: 'I then stayed »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë ¿µ½Å¤Ë to let the Family go on but was sent for by Lilibet no ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ than three times Àâ she ¼êÇÛÃæ¤Î¡¤¤ª¿Ò¤Í¼Ô me to come up and go out on the balcony.

On VE Day in 1945, Winston Churchill joined the Royal Family - including Princess Elizabeth in uniform - on the palace's balcony.?A fly on the wall in the Centre Room would have seen him engage in small talk before he stepped outside to the roar of a jubilant, war weary crowd

On VE Day in 1945, Winston Churchill joined the ²¦¼¼¤Î Family - ´Þ¤àing Princess Elizabeth in uniform - on the palace's balcony.?A Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ on the ʽ¤Ç°Ï¤à in the Centre Room would have seen him engage in small talk before he stepped outside to the roar of a jubilant, war Èè¤ì¤¿¡¿¤¦¤ó¤¶¤ê¤·¤¿ ¡Ê¿Í¤¬¡Ë·²¤¬¤ë

The Centre Room is seen above in 1939. Its chandelier was originally in Brighton Pavilion

The Centre Room is seen above in 1939. Its chandelier was ½é¤á¤Ï in Brighton Pavilion

Four-year-old Prince Charles and his sister Princess Anne, then two, are seen on the Buckingham Palace balcony with the Queen, Prince Philip and other royals on the day of the Coronation in 1952

Four-year-old Prince Charles and his sister Princess Anne, then two, are seen on the Buckingham Palace balcony with the Queen, Prince Philip and other ²¦¼¼¤Îs on the day of the ºÜ´§¡Ê¼°¡Ë¡¿Â¨°Ì¡Ê¼°¡Ë in 1952

At the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977, Lord Mountbatten recalled in his diaries how he hung back before Her Majesty called him out. He wrote: 'I then stayed back discreetly to let the Family go on but was sent for by Lilibet no less than three times saying she wanted me to come up and go out on the balcony'

At the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977, Lord Mountbatten ²òǤ¤¹¤ëd in his diaries how he hung »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë before Her Majesty called him out. He wrote: 'I then stayed »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë ¿µ½Å¤Ë to let the Family go on but was sent for by Lilibet no ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ than three times Àâ she ¼êÇÛÃæ¤Î¡¤¤ª¿Ò¤Í¼Ô me to come up and go out on the balcony'

Meghan Markle , on her first balcony outing in 2018, reportedly admitted to her husband Prince Harry that she was 'nervous', so it was in the Centre Room where she would have sought to calm those jitters

Meghan Markle , on her first balcony ±ó½Ð in 2018, ÊóÆ»¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð ǧ¤á¤ë to her husband Prince Harry that she was 'nervous', so it was in the Centre Room where she would have sought to ÀŤá¤ë those jitters

The room has also been host to at least one wisp of cigarette smoke. Prince Henry, the late Duke of Gloucester, was pictured enjoying a crafty puff on the balcony threshold in May 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II oversaw the first Trooping the Colour ceremony of her reign

The room has also been host to at least one wisp of cigarette smoke. Prince Henry, the late Duke of Gloucester, was pictured enjoying a crafty pu ff on the balcony threshold in May 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II oversaw the first ·³Ââ¡¿µ¡Æ°Ââing the Colour µ·¼° of her Åý¼£¤¹¤ë

'When I arrived she asked me what had been ±ä´ü¤¹¤ëing me and said that she ¼êÇÛÃæ¤Î¡¤¤ª¿Ò¤Í¼Ô me to be there when the family went out together so I was pulled out and stood behind her and I was glad that this happened because I would never have believed the sight of the ¡Ê¿Í¤¬¡Ë·²¤¬¤ës if I hadn't been out on the balcony and seen for myself.'

He Äɲ乤ëd that the sight of The ¾¦Å¹³¹, which was '½½Ê¬¤Ê from end to end', was 'staggering'.?

It was in the Centre Room that the ·¯¼ç ÍÑ°Õ¤¬½ÐÍè¤Æ¤¤¤ë to make her final wave to the public from the famous Palace ÃÅ¡¦¹ËÎΡ¦¸øÌó at her Platinum Jubilee in 2022.

The ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ year, King Charles gathered his new 'slimmed É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë' ·¯¼ç¹ñ in the same °ÌÃÖ¡¿±øÅÀ¡¿¸«¤Ä¤±½Ð¤¹ before the ÅÁÅýŪ¤Ê balcony ³°¸« at his ÁÇÀ²¤é¤·¤¤ ºÜ´§¡Ê¼°¡Ë¡¿Â¨°Ì¡Ê¼°¡Ë.?

On the day of the majestic wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1981, the new ²¦¼¼¤Î couple kissed on the balcony.

And, five years later, when Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson tied the knot, they echoed Charles and Diana's kiss with a smooch of their own.?

Prince William and Catherine, now the Princess of ¤à¤Á¤ÎÀ×s, also ³ôd a kiss on the balcony when they married in 2011.

The Centre Room, Buckingham Pala
ce, South-East Corner, 1939

The Centre Room, Buckingham Palace, South-East Corner, 1939

Building work takes place in the Centre Room at Buckingham Palace in London, 2021

Building work takes place in the Centre Room at Buckingham Palace in London, 2021

Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary after their wedding in November 1947

Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary after their wedding in November 1947

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with their baby son, Prince Edward, on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, during Trooping the Colour, June 13, 1964

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with their baby son, Prince Edward, on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, during ·³Ââ¡¿µ¡Æ°Ââing the Colour, June 13, 1964

Prince Charles and Princess Diana kissing on the Buckingham Palace balcony on the day of t
he royal wedding in 1981

Prince Charles and Princess Diana kissing on the Buckingham Palace balcony on the day of the ²¦¼¼¤Î wedding in 1981

But the ²¦¼¼¤Î waiting room has also played host to some of Britain's most °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ-known À¯¼£²È¡¤À¯¼£²°s.

On VE Day in 1945, Winston Churchill joined the ²¦¼¼¤Î Family - ´Þ¤àing Princess Elizabeth in uniform - on the palace's balcony.

A Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ on the ʽ¤Ç°Ï¤à in the Centre Room would have seen him engage in small talk before he stepped outside to the roar of a jubilant, war Èè¤ì¤¿¡¿¤¦¤ó¤¶¤ê¤·¤¿ ¡Ê¿Í¤¬¡Ë·²¤¬¤ë.?

Seven years earlier, when the ill-±¿Ì¿¡¿½ÉÌ¿d Munich ¶¨Äê was struck with Hitler, George VI chose to bring out ¼óÁê Neville Chamberlain - the architect of the ¼è°ú¡¤¶¨Äê - ¤Î¾å¤Ë the balcony.?

²¦¼¼¤Î historian Hugo Vickers told MailOnline: 'At times of ¹ñ²È¤Î ½Ë²ì, the ¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ë of London turns to the balcony of Buckingham Palace.?

'Queen Victoria was the first to appear on it in 1851 during the ½Ë²ìs for the ³«»Ï of the ¹­Âç¤Ê¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î¡¿½ÅÍ×¤Ê Å¸¼¨.?

'One of her granddaughters, Princess Alice of Albany appeared on it, Ϸǯ¤Î 4, at the time of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, and remarkably she was out there again after ·³Ââ¡¿µ¡Æ°Ââing the Colour in June 1977 at the time of Queen Elizabeth II¡Çs Silver Jubilee ? then called Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone.

'George VI brought Neville Chamberlain out rather controversially after his ¡ ÆPeace in our Time¡Ç visit to Germany in 1938.?

'More popular was the ³°¸« of Winston Churchill with the ²¦¼¼¤Î Family on VE Day in 1945, Princess Elizabeth in uniform.?

'The Queen Mother appeared fifty years later with the Queen and Princess Margaret to celebrate the ¼þǯµ­Ç°Æü.

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret seen with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the day of the Coronation in 1937

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret seen with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the day of the ºÜ´§¡Ê¼°¡Ë¡¿Â¨°Ì¡Ê¼°¡Ë in 1937

The royal family gather on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London for the Trooping the Colour ceremony, June 1989

The ²¦¼¼¤Î family gather on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London for the ·³Ââ¡¿µ¡Æ°Ââing the Colour µ·¼°, June 1989

The future Queen Elizabeth II waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, with her younger sister Margaret and her grandparents King George V and Queen Mary, on the occasion of their Silver Jubilee, May 6, 1935

The ̤Íè Queen Elizabeth II waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, with her younger sister Margaret and her grandparents King George V and Queen Mary, on the occasion of their Silver Jubilee, May 6, 1935

'It has become a feature of modern day ²¦¼¼¤Î weddings that the bride and groom appear on the balcony.?

'In 1981 there was the first famous ²¦¼¼¤Î kiss between Charles and Diana. Now this is ¿äÄꤹ¤ë¡¿Í½ÁÛ¤¹¤ëd.?

'In 1986 Andrew and Sarah Ferguson pretended not to hear the ¼ûÍס¦Í׵᤹¤ës of the ¡Ê¿Í¤¬¡Ë·²¤¬¤ë, but then went for it. William and Catherine were more ÍÞÀ©¤¹¤ëd in 2011.'

He Äɲ乤ëd: 'The last time the Queen was ever ¸øÁ³¤È seen in London was at the end of her Platinum Jubilee ½Ë²ìs in 2022.

'She had ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ëd many of the ½Ë²ìs but decided at the last minute to come up from Windsor by road.?

'She appeared in a ͭ˾¤Ê green coat, waving to the adoring ¡Ê¿Í¤¬¡Ë·²¤¬¤ë for the last time.'

Queen Victoria was the first to use the Centre Room, which was was built between 1847 and 1849 as part of an ³ÈÄ¥ to house her growing family.??