Kensington Palace

A Jacobean mansion at the edge of Hyde Park, where Historic Royal Palaces manages the State Apartments and the Orangery while the royal private quarters stay closed. Visitors can walk the King's and Queen's State Apartments, the King's Staircase and a gallery drawn from the Royal Collection, then the gardens. The palace also runs changing exhibitions, among them the 2016 display of dress worn by Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret and Diana, Princess of Wales.

Palace

Kensington Palace

Location

London

Century built

17th century

Category: Culture & History

Tags: jacobean, state apartments, historic royal palaces, london

Coordinates: 51.5024492, -0.1882115

Part of The royal palaces Historic Royal Palaces looks after

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