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|language=Arabic}}</ref> Another palace, Addeera, was also used as royal residence.<ref name=ircica/>
 
During the reign of King Abdulaziz Murabba Palace witnessed many official visits and sign of various agreements.<ref name=whatafy13/> A lift was installed into the Murabba Palace in the late 1940s when the king had difficulty in climbing the stairs due to advanced [[arthritis]].<ref name=simbacom/> It was the first lift in Saudi Arabia.<ref name=simbacom/> The king appointed one of his sons, [[Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud|Prince Mansour]], as emir of the palace.<ref>{{cite news|title=The King of Arabia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MU4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71|date=31 May 1943|journal=Life|page=72|issn=0024-3019|page=71}}</ref>
 
King Abdulaziz's successor, [[King Saud]], also used the palace for official activities. For instance, he inaugurated the council of ministers with a ceremony in the Murabba Palace on 7 March 1954.<ref>{{cite thesis|author=Summer Scott Huyette|title=Political Adaptation in Saudi Arabia: A Study of the Council of Ministers|degree=PhD|date=1984