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Kensington Palace
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royal residence set in Kensington Gardens, London, England, UK
Kensington Palace is a royal residence located in Kensington Gardens in London, England. It has served as a home for members of the British royal family and remains an important part of Britain's royal heritage.
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Kensington
- Elevation
- 77
- Owned by
- Earl of Nottingham
- Location
- Kensington Gardens
- Official website
- www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace
- Image
- Kensington Palace.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kensington Palace
- historic county
- Middlesex
- heritage designation
- scheduled monument
- Commons gallery
- Kensington Palace
- architect
- Christopher Wren
- visitors per year
- 383286
- inception
- 1605-00-00
- architectural style
- baroque architecture
- topic's main category
- Category:Kensington Palace
- commissioned by
- William III of England
- OS grid reference
- TQ2584480027
- social media followers
- 181000
- native label
- Kensington Palace
- street address
- Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens, London, W8 4PX
- postal code
- W8 4PX
- P12749
- Bill Pertwee
- P13249
- Kensington Palace
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Encyclopedic overview
Kensington Palace is a royal residence situated within Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has served as a residence for the British royal family since the 17th century and is currently the official London residence of several royals, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, and Princess Eugenie alongside her husband, Jack Brooksbank. The term "Kensington Palace" is often used as a metonym for the offices of the royals who reside there.
Today, the State Rooms of Kensington Palace are open to the public and are managed by Historic Royal Palaces, an independent charity that operates without public funding. The palace's offices and private living quarters remain the responsibility of the Royal Household. Additionally, Kensington Palace showcases numerous paintings and other artefacts from the Royal Collection.
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