Behind the gates of Buckingham Palace
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Interior designer Ashley Hicks is no stranger to Buckingham Palace. Before spending eight days shooting 26 rooms of the royal building for a book about the palace's interiors, Hicks had been there several times as a child. This is no surprise; as the godson of Prince Philip and second cousin to Prince Charles, Hicks had a front row ticket to the lavishly furnished home of Queen Elizabeth II.