Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace begins as a Jacobean two-storey mansion built in 1605 by Sir George Coppin, and today it anchors the eastern edge of Kensington Gardens. When William III and Mary II moved in after 1689, they hired Sir Christopher Wren to expand the house, turning Nottingham House into a grand royal residence with four corner pavilions and a new arrangement for the King and Queen’s apartments. The result is a Baroque-influenced complex that still reads as a palace, even as its function evolved over centuries. This is a working royal residence with a public face: the State Rooms are open to visitors and curated by Historic Royal Palaces, while the private offices and living quarters remain part of the Royal Household. …
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