The Queen first visited Broadcasting House in 1939. Back then she was a young princess, accompanying her father King George VI and her mother, Queen Elizabeth. 14 years later she was crowned. In her six decades as Queen, the BBC's headquarters have seen many changes and challenges. During the Second World War the iconic art deco facade was damaged in the Blitz. Producers and announcers regularly took cover in a special air raid bunker. Since then, some of the building's wood panelled offices have been made famous by those who worked in them. Room 101 gave George Orwell inspiration for his novel 1984. In recent years, Broadcasting House has had a one-and-a-half-billion-dollar revamp. The Queen will see the state-of-the-art glass fronted extension and inspect the BBC's multi-media newsroom.


女王在1939年首先访问了广播大楼。在那个时候，她还是一位年轻的公主，还陪伴在她父亲乔治六世国王和其母亲伊丽莎白女王的身边。14年之后，她被加冕。 在她当女王的60年里，BBC的总部经历了很多变化，也接受了很多挑战。在第二次世界大战期间，BBC标志性的艺术装饰面被毁于一旦。制片人及播音员们在空袭时经常要隐蔽起来。从那以后，建筑物的某些镶木办公室因为那些在里面工作的人而出名。101房间在1984为乔治•奥威尔的小说提供了灵感。 在最近几年，广播大楼进行了耗资15亿美金的翻新。女王也将再次巡视大楼前面最新科技的带有玻璃的扩建部分，并参观BBC的多媒体新闻编辑部。