Kensington Palace
Residence of the British royal family in London
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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 artifacts from the Royal Collection.
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Borough in London, England
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Kensington
District within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in central London
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13 Kensington Palace Gardens
Former London townhouse of the Earls of Harrington
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St Mary Abbots
Church in Kensington, London, England
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New West End Synagogue
Synagogue in London, England
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Barkers of Kensington
1870–2006 department store in London
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