Kensington Palace, London

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Kensington Palace, London is a historic royal residence in Kensington Gardens that has long served as a home for members of the British royal family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
palace
royal residence
architecturalStyle English Baroque architecture
category Grade I listed palaces in London
Museums in Kensington and Chelsea
Royal residences in London
coordinateLocation 51.505°N 0.188°W
country United Kingdom
hasExhibition exhibitions on modern royal life and fashion
permanent displays on Queen Victoria
hasPart Kensington Palace Gardens (street of embassies and residences nearby)
King’s Gallery
Orangery
Queen’s Apartments
State Apartments
Sunken Garden
hasUse museum
official royal residence
tourist attraction
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
National Heritage List for England entry
inception 17th century
locatedIn Kensington Gardens
London, England
surface form: London
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kensington and Chelsea
surface form: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
managedBy Historic Royal Palaces
nearby Hyde Park
Royal Albert Hall
openToPublic yes
originalFunction country house
ownedBy Crown Estate
surface form: The Crown Estate
publicTransport High Street Kensington Underground station
Notting Hill Gate Underground station
Queensway Underground station
residenceOf Catherine, Princess of Wales
surface form: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (later Catherine, Princess of Wales)

Prince Charles
surface form: Charles, Prince of Wales (later Charles III)

George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
Mary II of England
Prince William, Prince of Wales
surface form: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (later William, Prince of Wales)

Diana, Princess of Wales
surface form: Princess Diana

Anne, Queen of Great Britain
surface form: Queen Anne

William III of England
various members of the British royal family
significantEvent birthplace of Queen Victoria
converted into royal residence for William III and Mary II
public mourning site after death of Diana, Princess of Wales
site of Queen Victoria’s childhood
visitorCentre Kensington Palace, London self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kensington Palace ticket office and exhibition spaces

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Kensington Gardens adjacentTo Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
subject surface form: Kensington Palace Gardens
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Sunken Garden adjacentTo Kensington Palace, London
subject surface form: Sunken Garden (Kensington Palace)
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Mary of Teck birthPlace Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Princess May birthPlace Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace, London, England
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Historic Royal Palaces caresFor Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Kensington and Chelsea contains Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
W8 contains Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
W8 coversArea Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace area
subject surface form: Anne of Great Britain
Anne, Queen of Great Britain deathPlace Kensington Palace, London
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex deathPlace Kensington Palace, London
Mary II of Scotland deathPlace Kensington Palace, London
subject surface form: Mary II of England
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Prince George of Denmark deathPlace Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester deathPlace Kensington Palace, London
Christopher Wren designed Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace (alterations and extensions)
Kensington hasLandmark Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens hasLandmark Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
West London hasLandmark Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Kensington High Street hasNearbyAttraction Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Sunken Garden hasViewOf Kensington Palace, London
subject surface form: Sunken Garden (Kensington Palace)
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Sunken Garden landmarkFor Kensington Palace, London
subject surface form: Sunken Garden (Kensington Palace)
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
King’s Gallery locatedIn Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Queen’s Apartments locatedIn Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Albert Memorial locatedNear Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Sunken Garden location Kensington Palace, London
subject surface form: Sunken Garden (Kensington Palace)
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Princess Mary of Great Britain marriagePlace Kensington Palace, London
Hyde Park (western edge) near Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Historic Royal Palaces opensToPublic Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
King’s Gallery partOf Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace state apartments
Queen’s Apartments partOf Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: State Apartments of Kensington Palace
Queen Victoria placeOfBirth Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
George II of Great Britain placeOfDeath Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Mary II of England placeOfDeath Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
William II of Scotland placeOfDeath Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall relatedTo Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Apartment 10, Kensington Palace
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Caroline of Ansbach residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Catherine, Princess of Wales residence Kensington Palace, London
Diana, Princess of Wales residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
George I of Great Britain residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Mary II of England residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent residence Kensington Palace, London