Kensington Palace State Rooms

The king s drawing room.

Kensington palace state rooms. Historic royal palaces agency became an independent charity in 1998 called historic royal palaces hrp. And it was she who managed to persuade george v 1910 36 that it could be accommodated at least temporarily in the state rooms at kensington palace. The palace contains a comfortable though far from splendid or tasteful suite of state apartments the ceilings and staircases of which are ornamented with paintings by kent. As mary extended her apartments and created a new bedroom this room became a cosy sociable space in which she entertained friends.

The cupola room is the most splendidly decorated room in the palace. I visited in 2013 long before the fabulous jewelry additions and thoroughly enjoyed it. Kate middleton prince william and their three children share a kensington palace home but it s not often that the public gets a look into their private life. The last room in the queen s state apartments is the queen s bedroom.

Concessionary rates are available for you if you have a disability and an accompanying companion will be admitted free of charge. Queen mary had taken a keen interest in the museum. The bed that is displayed in this room also tells its own fascinating story. Prince william 39 and kate 38 live with.

In 1989 care for the kensington palace state rooms was contracted out to historic royal palaces agency a non departmental public body on behalf of the department of the environment. Princesses still live around princesses court. The duke and duchess of cambridge s kensington palace apartment is enormous with 20 rooms from the basement to the attic royal experts have claimed. It was at the 1 300 square foot two bedroom home in the compound of kensington palace that they were cooking roast chicken when harry got down on one knee and formally asked meghan to marry him.

No proof of disability is required. If you re in london i highly recommend a visit to kensington palace to see the exhibit. It was the first royal commission of william kent the artist and designer who would go on to decorate the rest of the state apartments and create a distinctive visual style for the georgian age. Other highlights include the room where victoria held her very first privy council meeting pictured above.