<P> When paying a state visit to Britain, foreign heads of state are usually entertained by the Queen at Buckingham Palace . They are allocated a large suite of rooms known as the Belgian Suite, situated at the foot of the Minister's Staircase, on the ground floor of the north - facing Garden Wing . The rooms of the suite are linked by narrow corridors, one of them is given extra height and perspective by saucer domes designed by Nash in the style of Soane . A second corridor in the suite has Gothic - influenced cross-over vaulting . The Belgian Rooms themselves were decorated in their present style and named after Prince Albert's uncle Léopold I, first King of the Belgians . In 1936, the suite briefly became the private apartments of the palace when they were occupied by King Edward VIII . </P> <P> Investitures, which include the conferring of knighthoods by dubbing with a sword, and other awards take place in the palace's Ballroom, built in 1854 . At 36.6 m (120 ft) long, 18 m (59 ft) wide and 13.5 m (44 ft) high, it is the largest room in the palace . It has replaced the throne room in importance and use . During investitures, the Queen stands on the throne dais beneath a giant, domed velvet canopy, known as a shamiana or a baldachin, that was used at the Delhi Durbar in 1911 . A military band plays in the musicians' gallery as award recipients approach the Queen and receive their honours, watched by their families and friends . </P> <Table> External video <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Transforming the Ballroom for a State Banquet (timelapse) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Transforming the Ballroom for a State Banquet (timelapse) </Td> </Tr>

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