Passage: The sovereign's official residence in London is Buckingham Palace. It is the site of most state banquets, investitures, royal christenings and other ceremonies. Another official residence is Windsor Castle, the largest occupied castle in the world, which is used mainly at weekends, Easter and during Royal Ascot, an annual race meeting that is part of the social calendar. The sovereign's official residence in Scotland is the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The monarch stays at Holyrood for at least one week every year, and when visiting Scotland on state occasions.Historically, the Palace of Westminster and the Tower of London were the main residences of the English Sovereign until Henry VIII acquired the Palace of Whitehall. Whitehall iliharibiwa na moto mwaka wa 1698, ikibadilishwa na jumba la James Buckingham ambalo lilikuwa kubwa zaidi ulimwenguni, ambalo linatumiwa hasa mwishoni mwa wiki, Pasaka na wakati wa Royal Ascot, mkutano wa kila mwaka wa mbio ambao ni sehemu ya kalenda ya kijamii.
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