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San Anton has been the official residence of the president of Malta since the island became a republic in December 1974. [ 6 ] Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born at the palace on 25 November 1876, when her father Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , was stationed in Malta as a Royal Navy officer.
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The president's official residence, San Anton Palace, is situated in Attard. Within walking distance of the president's residence is the official residence of the United States Ambassador to Malta. The Tunisian embassy to Malta is located in Attard. [5] Gerald Strickland was also a resident of Attard, at Villa Bologna. [5]
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Ball died in the San Anton Palace on 25 October 1809 and was buried in Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta. [8] In 1810, the Maltese built a monument in the Lower Barrakka Gardens dedicated to Ball's memory. This neoclassical monument was restored in 1884, [9] and again in 2001. [10]
Villa Guardamangia (Italian – 'look' and 'eat'), formerly known as Casa Medina [1] [2] and sometimes referred to as Casa Guardamangia, [3] is a 16,791 square feet (1,559.9 m 2) townhouse in Gwardamanġa, Pietà, Malta, which served as the residence of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (later Queen Elizabeth II), and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, between 1949 and 1951, while Philip ...
First Gentleman of Malta (L-Ewwel Raġel ta' Malta) or First Lady of Malta [1] (Maltese: L-Ewwel Mara ta' Malta) is the title used to refer to the spouse of the current president of Malta, during the president's term in office. [2] The current titleholder is First Gentleman Anthony Spiteri Debono, who has held the position since April 2024.
The palace also contains a large back garden, which is similar to that at San Anton Palace but on a smaller scale. [14] It is the second largest Hospitaller-era garden in Malta after San Anton. A water lifting apparatus (Maltese: sienja) was installed in the gardens in the 19th century for irrigation purposes.