Haunted Royal Residences Trivia Quiz

Answer: A monk

Buckingham Palace stands on the site of what was once a priory. The monk supposedly appears dressed in a chain bound brown habit on the rear terrace.He is only visible for a few minutes before he fades away - until the following year. maybe.

Answer: A valet

In 1810 the Duke of Cumberland found his valet dead in bed at the palace. His injuries pointed to murder, but the verdict was suicide. The gossip at court was that the duke had been having an affair with both the valet's wife and daughter, and had got away with murder. So perhaps the valet still walks the palace in search of justice.

Answer: All of them

It has been claimed that Anne has been seen quite often walking down the corridors. Jane however seems only to appear on the anniversay of her son's death. The most dramatic vision allegedley is that of poor, foolish Catherine. She is supposed to run the length of the Haunted gallery and then to pound on the chapel door begging for mercy. History tells us that no mercy was forthcoming.

Answer: The sound of a spinning wheel

The Princess Sophie fell in love with a royal equerry, but the affair was ill-fated. Although Sophie's life was lonely she found some solace at her spinning wheel, where perhaps she dreamed of what might have been. Sadly, with time, her sight began to fail so even this small pleasure was denied her. Today, whenever a certain whirring sound is heard throughout the palace one wonders if it is just the wind, or if the princess is reliving her dreams.

Answer: Richmond Palace

Richmond Palace was one of Queen Elizabeth's favourite homes. She used to refer to it as her 'warm winter box'. If her lady-in-waiting had really seen Elizabeth then it seems that her Tudor spirit was as indomitable in death as it was in life.

Answer: A funeral procession

The woman reported seeing a procession of women in woollen clothing carrying a coffin. She also said she couldn't see their legs below the knees and it was as if 'they were wading through earth instead of water'. Oddly enough a hundred and fifty years before, the Reverend Douglas had excavated a nearby spot and declared it to be a female burial ground dating from the 5th and 6th centuries. Time and the rising ground level may, some say, have accounted for the lower legs not being visible.

Answer: She was burnt at the stake

When the husband of Lady Glamis died she was falsely accused of his murder. There was a history of hostility between her family and King James V. With the death of her husband King James saw his chance to confiscate her properties, so he accused her of trying to poison him by the use of witchcraft. Once again she was falsely accused but she went to the stake. King James lost no time in seizing her property.

Answer: 'The Brighton Bather'

Brighton was one of the first places where swimming in the sea became fashionable. A local woman Martha Gunn was a regular swimmer and became quite a celebrity. She soon became known as 'The Brighton Bather'. She also became a good friend of the Prince Regent and a welcome visitor at the Pavillion.

After her death Martha is reported to have been seen many times. Once her image was even said to have appeared on a photograph when a large party was held at the pavillion.

Answer: Duke of Connaught

During WWII the Red Cross organization had offices at Clarence House. The duke had lived there during the last years of his life. He had been a soldier for most of his adult life, so perhaps he felt in honour bound to make an appearence at a time when his country was in danger.

Answer: A page boy

She claimed that a figure of a little page boy entered the room with a long candle snuffer and proceeded to extinguish candles that weren't there. Could it be that the restoration to the house which was happening at the time had awakened his little soul?