Kensington Palace State Rooms

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.

Kensington palace state rooms.

Other highlights include the room where victoria held her very first privy council meeting pictured above. Today kensington continues its long history as a residence for members of the royal family. 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 state rooms are fully accessible but step free access must be pre booked by contacting the specialist sales team on 44 0 303 123 7324 7324 or via email.

Concessionary rates are available for you if you have a disability and an accompanying companion will be admitted free of charge. 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. As mary extended her apartments and created a new bedroom this room became a cosy sociable space in which she entertained friends. Historic royal palaces agency became an independent charity in 1998 called historic royal palaces hrp.

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. The cupola room is the most splendidly decorated room in the palace. If you re in london i highly recommend a visit to kensington palace to see the exhibit. Prince william 39 and kate 38 live with.

Princesses still live around princesses court. Queen mary had taken a keen interest in the museum. Hrp receives no public or crown funds and is therefore dependent on charitable giving for management of the site. 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.

The bed that is displayed in this room also tells its own fascinating story. I visited in 2013 long before the fabulous jewelry additions and thoroughly enjoyed it. The king s drawing room. The last room in the queen s state apartments is the queen s bedroom.