SWAT PAKISTAN
Swat, Mian gul Abdul Wadud (Badshah Sahib) in the small town of Marghazar situated at about 13 kilometers away from Saidu Sharif.
The name was given to the palace as it was built of white marble. The palace now serves as a hotel.
The White Palace at Marghazar was the summer residence of the Wali of Swat, Miangul Jehanzeb. Located at 7,136 feet above sea level on Marghazar Hill, it was later converted into a tourist resort.
There are 24 active spacious decorated rooms and the Royal Suite (ex-King’s bedroom) where Elizabeth II (Queen of England) and Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh) stayed for three days in 1961.[3]
There are two big conference halls where King Abdul Wadood used to hold cabinet meetings. There is King's lobby to have a beautiful view of the garden lawn