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 Kensington gardens by MartinaH
At the Gardens is a giant pond with a lot of ducks and geese to feed.
The Gardens open daily and the palace is open daily from 10 ap to 5 pm.
The entrance: the Gardens free - the palace 10 Pounds. Leave a Comment Address: Kensington Palace, W8Phone: 020 7937 9561Directions: Tube: High Street Kensington, Queensway or Hyde Park cornerWebsite: ww.hrp.org.uk
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 kensington by doug48Address: kensington palace gardensPhone: 020 7937 9561Directions: kensington, tube: high street, kensington, or notting hill gateWebsite: www.hrp.org.uk
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Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century. Today it is the official residence of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester; the Duke and Duchess of Kent; and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. Kensington Palace is also used on an unofficial basis by Prince Harry, as well as his cousin Zara Phillips.
Princess Diana is supposed to have rsided here after her seperation from prince Charles??And there are always floral tributes to her at the Gate.
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Finally, in July 2004 after many delays, the official monument to Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales was ceremoniously unveiled.
It consists of two streams of water than run around a roughly oval / heartshape formed out of grey granite. It twists, turns and ripples as it goes, before meeting under a bridge and disappearing.
Although it has been variously described by world-weary journalists as "An open sewer" or a "waterslide", it may not work too well as a piece of sculpture, but it certainly gets a five-star rating from appreciative toddlers as a kiddies paddling pool.
This was always part of the design and even on a cloudy day in London it seemed immensly popular with children, most of whom born after her sad demise. In view of her character, I think it is a wonderful idea.
It does however seem a pity that the sculpture is only surrounded by plain grass (and now quite matted), at least a few flowerbeds would really make it feel a bit more like a memorial - a red rosebed would be perfect.
As can be seen in the picture, kids of all ages are certainly taking to it.
During the summer of 2004, the memorial was shut down a couple of times because algae has been growing on it, making the surface a bit slippy, and we couldn't possibly have the little dears falling over and bruising themselves, could we ?
A month later a solution was found - exemplifying the worst excesses of the nanny state. A fence was erected around the monument, visitor numbers controlled, six 'busybodies' employed to police it and signs put up to tell people not to walk or run in the fountain. It's enough to make you ashamed to be an Englishman. You can't even paddle now. Pathetic isn't it ? Leave a Comment
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 side view of Palace by smschley
In 1897 plans were made to demolish it, but Queen Victoria, who did not want to have the building demolished while she was living, convinced the Parliament to restore Kensington Palace. After the restoration, the State Apartments were opened to the public May 24, 1899.
Today Kensington Palace in London is a working Royal residence. Parts of the palace remain a private residence for members of the Royal Family; the State Apartments and Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection are open to the public. It was formerly the London residence of Diana, Princess of Wales and 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. Leave a Comment
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I had passed by Kensington Palace on previous trips but this was the first time I went inside. 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 tour inside the Palace is by taped audio guide so you can go at your own pace. The highlight of the Palace, at least for most women anyway, will be the dress collections of both the current Queen, Elizabeth II, and also Princess Diana. In addition to the basic taped commentary, you can also hear additional information on each of the dresses with the audio guide.
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.
There is no photography allowed inside the Palace.
We went early on a Sunday morning, there was no line to get in nor was it crowded inside. Leave a Comment
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 palace by willy_wonkaLeave a Comment Address: kensington high stDirections: tube stop - kensington high street, turn right out of exit and will be there in 100 metres or so.
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The gardens of the Kensington Palace cover around 260 acres and border Hyde Park on the east. This should be another place to spend a liesurely day. The famous statue of Peter Pan is located to the north of the Sepentine Bridge and a true masterpiece. Also home to the Albert Memorial and the Seprtine Gallery. I will have a seperate tip for Peter Pan and Albert. :) Princess Diana memorial playground is also located within these gardens .Kensington Gardens was a playground for the nation's young queen in the not so distant past. Now children can enjoy not only the playground but the model boats on Round Pond. We enjoyed the geese everywhere at Round Pond and the nice lawn chairs for relaxing. Pack a lunch , kick off your shoes and relax. Another lovely place to take a walk and wander through some beautiful flower gardens. Careful of the hungry wildlife. LOL! Ask me about the squirrel sometime. :) Leave a Comment Directions: High Street Kensington tube or Queensway tube
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 The Royal Albert Hall by HORSCHECK
The Italian Renaissance style building was completed in 1871. Just opposite to the Albert Hall, the Albert Memorial can be found. The elaborate monument was built in 1876 and recently restored. Leave a Comment Address: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore , London SW7 2ADirections: The Royal Albert Hall and the Albert Memorial are situated near the southwestern part of the Hyde Park. This part is known as Kensington Gardens. Tube: South Kensington or Gloucester Road StationWebsite: http://www.royalalberthall.com/
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London by cruisingbug
The area around Kensington Palace (I believe this was where Diana spent her time) was busy with Londoners enjoying the bright spring weather. Leave a Comment
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