| BUCKINGHAM | - Palace, residence of the United Kingdom monarch (10) |
| ELYSEE | - Palace; residence of the president of France, named after a neighbouring promenade (6) |
| MERCIA | In kingdom, monarch protected by a million spies |
| PHARAOH | Old kingdom monarch |
| HAMPTON | --- Court Palace, residence originally built for Cardinal Wolsey |
| TSAR | Winter Palace residence |
| THERESAMAY | Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from July 2016 |
| BEARGRYLLS | Adventurer appointed the youngest-ever Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories in 2009 |
| SCONE | The Stone of ---, block of sandstone associated with the crowning of Scottish kings and latterly monarchs of the United Kingdom (5) |
| VRI | Coming from the Latin, what is the abbreviation for Queen Victoria which refers to her as "Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India"? (1,1,1) |
| INVERNESS | Northernmost city of the United Kingdom; the 'capital of the Highlands' (9) |
| SAUL | According to the Bible, who was the first king of the united kingdom of Israel? (4) |
| COMMONWEALTH | The - - -, organisation consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule (12) |
| WALES | Cardiff is the capital of this part of the United Kingdom |
| KOHINOOR | Indian diamond; part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom |
| CHARLES | The monarch of the United Kingdom, King _ III (7) |
| ANTHONYEDEN | The 1st Earl of Avon and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1955-1957 (7,4) |
| BURKE | John ___, Irish genealogist who first published his Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1826 |
| ADELAIDE | Queen consort of the United Kingdom 1830-37, as the wife of William IV (8) |
| ANDREWMOTION | The Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom 1999-2009 (6,6) |
