KENSINGT ON PALACE
Woman One Shot UK|Issue 295
The official London base of William and Kate, the palace has a fascinating and poignant history
KENSINGT ON PALACE

Once a suburban London villa known as Nottingham House, Kensington will forever be remembered for the sea of flowers that flooded its gates after the death of its most famous resident, the late Princess of Wales. Diana still watches over her beloved Sunken Garden in the form of a bronze statue, unveiled by her sons in 2021 to mark what would have been her 60th birthday.

Inside, Diana once gave an explosive interview to the BBC, accusing The King, then Prince Charles, of an affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, and Harry and Meghan announced their engagement from its gardens. Years earlier, Princess Margaret held lavish parties there, rubbing shoulders with Elizabeth Taylor and the Beatles.

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