September 13, 1940 –
The German Luftwaffe directly targeted Buckingham Palace during ‘the Blitz‘ and dropped a bomb into the palace courtyard and detonated on impact on this date. The force of the explosion blew out all the inside windows of the palace.
No one was seriously hurt and had the unintended effect of bonding the Royal Family with the people of England, as the Windsors did not evacuate London.
Queen Elizabeth (the queen’s mother) narrowly averted serious injury.
When asked about the incident said, “I am glad we have been bombed….it makes me feel like I can look the [heavily bombed] East End in the face.“
The Haus of Dcaligari 