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[[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] stayed at Badminton House for much of [[World War II]]. Her staff occupied most of the building, to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort's inconvenience. Afterward, when the [[Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort|Duchess of Beaufort]], who was Queen Mary's niece, was asked in which part of the great house the Queen had resided, she responded "She lived in all of it."<ref>Montgomery-Mass and Sykes 1994:228.</ref>
In the later 20th century, Badminton House became best known for the annual [[Badminton Horse Trials]] held here since 1949.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Vickers|first=Hugo|date=2018-11-15|title=A Life in Focus: Caroline, the Duchess of Beaufort|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/lifeinfocus/caroline-beaufort-dead-duchess-of-beaufort-badminton-queen-elizabeth-a8615216.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-02|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en}}</ref>
Badminton House has also been strongly associated with [[fox hunting]].<ref name=":0" /> Successive Dukes of Beaufort have been masters of the [[Duke of Beaufort's Hunt|Beaufort Hunt]], which is probably one of the two most famous hunts in the [[United Kingdom]] alongside the [[Quorn Hunt]].
Weddings and parties can be booked at Badminton House. Occasionally, houses and cottage on the estate can be rented. The estate was the location for some scenes of the films ''[[The Remains of the Day (film)|The Remains of the Day]], [[28 Days Later]]'' and ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]].''
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