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	Kensington Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England.
		Kensington Palace south front with its parterres, engraved by Jan Kip, 1724.
		After George II's death there in the palace in 1760, Kensington Palace was only used for more minor royalty, including the young daughter of the Duke of Kent who was living in the palace with her widowed mother when she was told of her accession to the throne as Queen Victoria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kensington_Palace (832 words)

	Buckingham Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Originally known as Buckingham House, the building forming the core of today's palace was formerly a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 and acquired by King George III in 1762 as a private residence.
		James's Palace remained the official and ceremonial royal residence; indeed, the tradition continues to date of foreign ambassadors being formally accredited to "the Court of St. James's", even though it is at Buckingham Palace that they present their credentials and staff to the Queen upon their appointment.
		On VE Day (May 8, 1945), the Palace was the centre of British celebrations, with the King, Queen and the Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen, and Princess Margaret appearing on the balcony, with the palace's fled-out windows behind them, to the cheers from a vast crowd in the Mall.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buckingham_Palace (6780 words)

	Kensington Palace Gardens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kensington Palace Gardens is a street in west central London which contains some of the grandest and most expensive houses in the city.
		It was built from the 1840s onwards, on part of the grounds of Kensington Palace and the freehold still belongs to the Crown Estate.
		The palace, which is still the residence of several members of the British Royal Family fronts the southern part of the street on the eastern side.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kensington_Palace_Gardens (276 words)

	Kensington High Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kensington High Street is dominated by the Art Deco buildings of the former department stores Derry and Toms and Barkers.
		Kensington High Street is the continuation of Kensington Road and part of the A315.
		Kensington High Street was also the site of Biba in the 1960's and early 1970's.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kensington_High_Street (467 words)

	Kensington Palace London
		Kensington Palace has been a royal home for over 300 years and parts of the palace remain a private residence for members of the Royal Family today.
		Kensington Palace was once a favoured home of some of Britain's most famous kings and queens and the setting for many great events and dramas in royal history.
		Kensington's best known resident in recent years was Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-97) who occupied apartments in the north-west part of the palace from 1981 to 1997.
	www.travellondon.com /templates/attractions/Kensington.html (191 words)

	Kensington Palace
		Until the death of George II in 1760, Kensington Palace was the favorite residence of successive sovereigns.
		Queen Victoria was born and brought up in the Palace and news of her accession in 1837 was brought to her there by the Lord Chamberlain and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
		Kensington Palace is also home to the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, with items of Royal, ceremonial and court dress dating from the 18th century to the present day.
	www.angelfire.com /ok5/visitengland/kingsington_palace1.htm (379 words)

	Kensington Palace
		Kensington Palace stands at the western end of Kensington Gardens and is perhaps the finest building in the Borough.
		The last monarch to live at Kensington Palace was George II, whose consort, Caroline of Ansbach, influenced the development of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens.
		Queen Victoria spent her childhood at Kensington Palace and it was here in June 1837, that she learned of her accession to the throne.
	www.rbkc.gov.uk /InterestingPlaces/KensingtonPalace (316 words)

	Kensington Palace
		Kensington Palace, a rather unpalatial building on the west side of Kensington Gardens, did not become a palace until William III decided the air at Kensington might benefit his lungs.
		The Palace is home to Princess Margaret, Princess Alice the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.
		Formerly the London residence of Diana, Princess of Wales, Kensington Palace bore the brunt of the tremendous public outpouring of sympathy following her 1997 death in the form of hundreds of thousands of bouquets of flowers piled upon the palace gates.
	www.angelfire.com /in/uktravelinfo/kensington.html (612 words)

	History
		As the name Kensington Palace Gardens indicates, the history of the roadway is linked to the history of Kensington Palace itself.
		Kensington Palace was originally a Jacobean House and was purchased by William III in 1689 from the Earl of Nottingham.
		The house was reconstructed by Christopher Wren and Hawksmoor.
	www.thecrownestate.co.uk /20_kensington_palace_gardens_history_04_02_08 (438 words)

	Kensington Palace
		There are some very fine horse chestnut trees in Kensington Gardens, and in May nothing can exceed the beauty of them, adorned from the turf to their highest summit with tall spires of flowers of ivory, tinged at the edges with faintest pink.
		The palace is connected with many events in our history; it has been the scene of the death of four of our kings, and the birthplace of the most beloved of our sovereigns.
		Danvers, the oldest and probably the most attached lady of her household, entering the presence-chamber at Kensington Palace, saw, to her surprise, her Majesty standing before the clock, and gazing intently on it.
	www.mspong.org /picturesque/kensington_palace.html (1661 words)

	Kensington Palace
		Over half of the palace is open to the public, with tours available, so you can see many staterooms, which are finely decorated.
		As you enter the Palace there is an exhibition of royal dresses from 1760 to the present day.
		As you enter the palace there is a statue of a Queen Victoria, which was sculpted by her daughter Princess Louise.
	www.londontaxitour.com /london-taxi-tour-sights-royals-kensington-palace.htm (165 words)

	Kensington Palace photo - dvc photography photos at pbase.com
		He suffered from chronic asthma and bronchitis, so instead of moving into the Whitehall palace, located in the city center near the river, he bought the Nottingham house in Kensington, a village outside London where the air was much healthier.
		Kensington Palace was extended and improved several times during the reigns of Queen Anne, George I and George II.
		The Kensington Palace was severely damaged during the Second World War, and it took until 1949 before the palace was reopened.
	www.pbase.com /image/29643963 (370 words)

	Kensington and Kensington Palace- London, United Kingdom - VirtualTourist.com
		The Palace was the birthplace of Queen Victoira in 1819.
		On previous trips the gates outside the Palace were covered with notes, gifts and flowers in memory of the late Princess Diana since this was her home prior to her divorce from Prince Charles but on this trip all of that was gone.
		The modern part of the Palace where Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon lived was a bit of a disappointment as it had been modernized and was not showy at all but after visiting that section you go on to visit King William III and Mary's Apartments which are more royal in design.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Greater_London/London-309228/Things_To_Do-London-Kensington_and_Kensington_Palace-BR-1.html (1583 words)

	Kensington Palace state apartments Diana and Charles royalty
		Kensington Palace is closed 24-26 December and 1st January.
		Kensington Road: 9, 10, 33, 49, 52, 52A and C1.
		The south and east façades of Kensington Palace are aligned on
	www.studios92.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /guide/kensington_palace.htm (468 words)

	LondonTown.com \| Kensington Palace State Apartments, Royal London \| London Hotel and Vacation Experts
		Kensington Palace was never again to serve a reigning monarch.
		Early one morning in June 1837 Princess Victoria, who was occupying apartments in Kensington Palace, awoke to the news that she was Queen of England.
		Kensington Palace first opened to the public in 1912 with a display of relics and objects relating to the City of London.
	www.londontown.com /London/Kensington_Palace_State_Apartments (290 words)

	Kensington Palace \| Museum/Attraction Review \| London \| Frommers.com
		Since the end of the 18th century, the palace has housed various members of the royal family, and the State Apartments are open for tours.
		Kensington Palace was the London home of the late Princess Margaret, and is the current home of the Duke and Duchess of Kent.
		The palace was also the home of Diana, Princess of Wales, and her two sons.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/london/A24098.html (517 words)

	Victorian London - Buildings, Monuments and Museums - Kensington Palace
		The north row of big houses known as Palace-gardens occupies the site of the old garden of the palace, the former proportions of which— never very magnificent—have been of late years much contracted in many ways.
		preferred St. James's Palace and Buckingham House; but in 1819 Kensington Palace was the dwelling of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and consequently the birthplace of Queen Victoria, who spent here most of the days of her childhood.
		It was here, very early in the morning of June 20, 1837, that the young Princess received intelligence of the death of William IV.
	www.victorianlondon.org /buildings/kensingtonpalace.htm (396 words)

	Kensington Palace - Europe for Visitors
		In the 1700s, the palace was known as Kensington House, a name that was in keeping with its residential character.
		Princess Diana lived in the palace from 1981 until her death in 1997, and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent still have an apartment on the palace grounds.
		Today, Kensington Palace is affiliated with Historic Royal Palaces, which also manages Hampton Court Palace, the Tower of London, Kew Palace, and the Banqueting House in Whitehall.
	europeforvisitors.com /europe/countries/uk/kensington-palace.htm (242 words)

	Kensington Palace, London
		Kensington Palace, the private residence of the monarch from 1689 to 1760, is now in part open to the public.
		Queen Victoria was born in Kensington Palace and received the news of her accession here, and Queen Mary, grandmother of the present Queen, was also born here.
		William III and Mary II, Queen Anne and George II died in the palace.
	www.planetware.com /london/kensington-palace-gb-l-kp.htm (185 words)

	Kensington Palace London
		Kensington Palace is also home to the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection (including dresses of the Queen and Princess Diana), with items of Royal, ceremonial and court dress dating from the 18th century to the present day.
		Kensington Palace is situated in Kensington Garden, at the west end of Hyde Park.
		Opposite the hall in Kensington Garden is an impressive memorial to Albert that wouldn't be out of place in somewhere like Bangkok.
	www.londontoolkit.com /whattodo/kensingtonpalace.htm (365 words)

	Kensington Palace
		King William 111 bought the house from the Earl of Nottingham in 1689 and had it remodelled by Sir Christopher Wren.
		At the time the house was a welcome respite from the unpredictable drains of Whitehall Palace.
		The tragic death of the Princess inspired a profound sense of grief and it was here, outside her home, that it was most intense.
	www.plus44.com /royal/kennypalace/kenpal.html (166 words)

	Kensington Gardens
		Covering 111 hectares (275 acres), Kensington Gardens is planted with formal avenues of magnificent trees and ornamental flower beds.
		It is a perfect setting for Kensington Palace, peaceful Italian Gardens, the Albert Memorial, Peter Pan statue and the Serpentine Gallery.
		The Gardens with their magnificient trees are the setting for Kensington Palace, William III and Mary II's London home...
	www.royalparks.gov.uk /parks/kensington_gardens (116 words)

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		The Presence Chamber, Kensington Palace, 1816 by Stephanoff, J. Giclee Prin...
		Bamboo Handled Serving Plate HC in the Kensington Palace pattern by Norita...
		Like the guards at Kensington Palace, a procession of raised enamel dots marches around the border of this bowl with sublime precision.
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	Kensington Palace - Sightseeing National Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		I know they are seen at vermin in the UK but to this antipodies Kiwi they are still a bit of a novelty.
		They were the first to greet me at Kensington Palace.
		I digress, Kensington Palace is a royal residence for some of the minor royals but of course stars brightly in the Princess of Wales, Diana history.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-national/kensington-palace (245 words)

	Kensington Palace, London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Kensington Palace (formerly known as Kensington House), dates from "1689 when King William III commisioned Sir Christopher Wren to build it out of the existing Nottingham House, away from the damp conditins of Whiteghall Palace, which aggravated his asthma" (Wurman, 74).
		It was here that Queen Victoria was born and lived until she became ruler of England.
		In this photograph Kensington Palace appears accross the appropriately named Round Pond.
	www.victorianweb.org /art/architecture/misc/1.html (91 words)

	Thistle Kensington Palace Hotel. London, United Kingdom - Discounted rates at bookings.net
		The Thistle Kensington Palace offers a selection of four refreshingly different eating experiences: Fox and Hendersons: This brasserie style restaurant offers a wide selection of English, French and international dishes, complemented by an excellent wine list.
		By road: The Thistle Kensington Palace is situated on the corner of High Street Kensington and De Vere Gardens, with access to the m3, m4, m40, m25, m1.
		The guest reviews are submitted by our customers after their stay at Thistle Kensington Palace Hotel.
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	London Attractions \| London Attractions @ London Discount Hotel - London hotels at discount prices. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Palace of Westminster consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
		Located in Kensington Gardens on Palace Avenue, Kensington, this Palace will make you feel like you are part of the Royal Family.
		Originally the arch served as the northern gate into the grounds of Buckingham Palace, but it was moved to its present position at the southeast corner of Hyde Park, as a part of a new 19th century city planning scheme.
	www.london-discount-hotel.com /london_attractions_1 (2035 words)

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