About this site
The Kensington Palace Companion is an independent guide to Kensington Palace, its history and how to visit, published at kensingtonpalace.net.
The Kensington Palace Companion is an independent guide to Kensington Palace: its history, its stories and how to visit.
We’re independent
This site is not run by, or affiliated with, Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that cares for Kensington Palace, or with the Royal Household. For official information, opening times and closures, see the Historic Royal Palaces website.
Our sister site
The Hampton Court Companion is our guide to Hampton Court Palace, William and Mary’s other great project.
How this site makes money
Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you book through them, we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Every affiliate link is marked as sponsored, and we only recommend tickets, tours and hotels we think are worth your money.
- Tours and activities: GetYourGuide
- Hotels: Expedia
- Our own guided tours, once they launch
Commissions never change what we write about the palace’s history.
Photographs
Historic portraits are public-domain paintings. Other photographs carry their photographer’s credit and licence where they are not our own.
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