2024

GOVERNMENT HOUSE

Palaces to visit

Government House is the official residence of the Lieutenant-Governor (the man who rules Jersey on behalf of the King) and his wife. It is also the King's residence when he visits Jersey, as was the case with the late Queen during the last royal visit in 2005 to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Jersey. This vast residence was built in 1814 and has been occupied by the Lieutenant-Governors since 1822. During the Second World War, it was also the residence of the German Command.

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