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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Prince George of Denmark residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester residence Kensington Palace, London
Prince William of Gloucester residence Kensington Palace, London
Prince William, Prince of Wales residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Princess Caroline of Great Britain residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark residence Kensington Palace, London
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
William II of Scotland residence Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Earl of Wokingham titleHolderDeathPlace Kensington Palace, London
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace, London visitorCentre Kensington Palace, London self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Kensington Palace
this entity surface form: Kensington Palace ticket office and exhibition spaces