Kensington Palace

George IV was born on 12 August 1762. He was christened at St James’s Palace in September 1762 by the Archbishop of Canterbury. This christening robe of ivory silk satin was made for the young royal. A label stitched into the garment has the words 'George IV christening robe' written by hand.

Courtier, political writer and poet, Lord John Hervey died on this day in 1743.
Hervey was a close friend of Queen Caroline and a rival of Alexander Pope. Although married with eight children, throughout his life he had romantic affairs with several other court members from both genders. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu once wrote, “Humankind is divided into three sexes: men, women and Herveys” Read on about Hervey in our LGBT royal histories: http://bit.ly/LGBTpalaces

Born in Rotterdam in 1648, Grinling Gibbons was one of the most renowned wood carvers in Britain. He was commissioned by Charles II for work at Windsor Castle, and was made Master Carver in 1693 by William and Mary for whom he created extensive intricate works for Kensington Palace and Hampton Court Palace. Gibbons died on 3 August 1721. His carvings remain the most impressive sculptural work at the palaces, such as this mirror surround in the Queen’s Gallery at Kensington.

What a beautiful place and a great part of history. I loved the dedication to Diana. She was such a beautiful person inside and out, London should be proud. The U.S loved her dearly�

The staff were very friendly and helpful .. the Cafe was over expensive....but have to say the coffee and walnut cake was lush....although at £3•95 a slice it needed to be... Ha ha ��

OMG , what can i say about this place. I absolutely fell in love with the palace ,the staff was amazing and very polite , worth the money for the ticket , for a moment you feel you go back in time Thank you for the amazing experience

Loved every second of this visit. The staff was amazing and the Diana's iconic dresses exhibition was such a thrill. Hope to come and visit again in the future, maybe summer, to enjoy the gardens.

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Kensington palace was brilliant, loved all the Queen Victoria displays, so good. My favourite had to be Princess Diana Fashion story,viewing her clothes, fashion sketches, what an amazing lady. Would definitely recommended visiting the tearoom and kensington gardens so beautiful.

It is one amazing place that I hope to get to go to in person really soon and meet He Majesty The Queen and get to spend some time with Her amazingness.

I visited Kensington Palace last month, it was an amazing experience as I visited Diana her fashion story exhibition, the collection of Victoria revealed , the cupola room... I wrote it in my blog in English, French and Arabic:londontourbybiba.blogspot. and I have made a short Video on facebook.

I loved it specially when I’m with a special client

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Beautiful place to visit. I loved The Sunken Garden and was my favorite part. I enjoyed seeing the Princess Diana’s collection. It was simply gorgeous.

As I am on America I would logged to have visited your country and see all the beauty

Absolutely Beautiful! If you are a runner, it’s a great place for an early morning run.

A lovely page and place that provides a window into royal life.

Visited yesterday and was greeted by friendly and informative staff. I enjoyed the short talk from the Explainer :)

The Diana exhibit was lovely. I enjoyed the way the the dress was juxtaposed with a picture of Dina wearing the dress as well as a description of what the event was. One critique of my palace visit. The coffee shop was too crowded. It was impossible to even wait to get a cup of tea or a biscuit as there were people everywhere. The gift shop is just too small.

We loved Kensington though. I wish there was a tour that described the grounds as well as the interior rooms. We wandered around forever looking for the Diana memorial fountain.

What was there was good, but it only took me less than an hour to walk round (including gardens) at a leisurely pace and was overpriced.

Well... the fashion exhibition is lovely indeed, but there are only a few dresses, and what was most disappointing: the dress which is featured in the poster advertising the exhibition is not on display. All in all - going there was nice but bearing in mind the fee which is charged, I would not recommend it.

Not as big as I thought. Needs doing up in places. the people's princess exhibition was ok there was not a lot, but there was amazing dress what was on display. Staff was very friendly.