Buckingham Palace - The most serious and publicized incident destroyed the palace chapel
Time: 1940
Place: London, England, United Kingdom
Details: The most serious and publicized incident destroyed the palace chapel in 1940. This event was shown in cinemas throughout the UK to show the common suffering of rich and poor. One bomb fell in the palace quadrangle while King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were in the palace, and many windows were blown in and the chapel destroyed.
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