Kensington Palace State Apartments

A brief history of kensington palace.

Kensington palace state apartments. Jamess palace which is handy for any family visits. Queen mary grandmother of the present queen was born at kensington palace in 1867. Hier koennen besucher mit hilfe eines kartenspiels die intrigen und machtverteilungen am hofe von george i. We use cookies on our site to provide you with a better experience and relevant advertising.

Kensington palace is now both a palace open to the public while still home to members of the royal family. In 1689 king william and queen mary purchased a 20000 about 4 million today modest jacobean mansion then called nottingham house in the village of kensington then considered to be their country retreat. They bought kensington palace to become their new home away from the bustle of whitehall palace and transformed the building into a royal home. 23 kensington palace floor plan modern family dunphy house 53 kensington palace floor plan apartment 1a 27 elegant kensington palace floor plan michaelsarchet kensington palace photos prince william and kate middleton kensington palace floor plan fresh clarence house unique 23 kensington palace floor plan modern family dunphy house.

The headquarters of personnel section occupied apartment 34 and as a result the garden was overrun with anti aircraft guns sandbags. It had been expected that victoria would reign from either kensington or st jamess palace but almost immediately she moved to buckingham palace and never again stayed at kensington palace. Wander through the lavish rooms of the kings state apartments each one grander than the last at kensington palace. Built about 1605 and purchased for 20000 in 1689 by william iii and mary ii when the kensington palace was known as nottingham house.

William instructed sir christopher wren surveyor of the kings works from 1669 to 1718 to improve the house immediately. The kings state apartments von dort geht es weiter in die praechtigen raeume des koenigs the kings state apartments. To learn more or change your settings. Kensington palace was severely damaged during the blitz of 1940 when it was hit by an incendiary bomb that exploded in the north side of clock court damaging many of the surrounding buildings including the state apartments particularly the queens apartments.

The queens apartments were where mary and later royal consorts lived. Kensington palaces revamped state apartments curator and historian lucy worsley offers an exclusive preview of the overhall of the apartments at kensington palace.