Kensington Palace | kensington palace opening hours
Currently,thepalaceistheofficialLondonresidenceoftheDukeandDuchessofCambridge.OtherresidentsincludePrinceandPrincessMichaelofKent,DukeandDuchessofKentandDukeandDuchessofGloucester.AreasofKensingtonPalaceareopentothepublic.VisitorscanwalkthroughtheKingsStateApartments,theQueensStateApartmentsandtheGardens.TherearealsoexhibitionsplusashopandTheOrangerycafe.TobookticketstoKensingtonPalaceandformoreinformation,visittheHistoricRoyalPalaces[1]website.HistoryofKensingtonPalaceKingWilliamandQueenMar...
Currently, the palace is the official London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Other residents include Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Duke and Duchess of Kent and Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
Areas of Kensington Palace are open to the public. Visitors can walk through the Kings State Apartments, the Queens State Apartments and the Gardens. There are also exhibitions plus a shop and The Orangery cafe.
To book tickets to Kensington Palace and for more information, visit the Historic Royal Palaces[1] website.
History of Kensington PalaceKing William and Queen Mary asked Christopher Wren, the architect of St Pauls Cathedral, to turn Nottingham House into a palace. His extension is largely what you see today.
The clerk of works, Nicholas Hawksmoor, was told to do the job quickly and cheaply so thats why Kensington Palace was built with bricks, rather than stone.
It was completed in six ...