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The Orangery at Kensington Palace, a long red-brick building with tall arched windows

Visiting Weddings and events at Kensington Palace: venues, prices and capacity Kensington Palace hosts only a few weddings a year. The rooms and the Orangery you can hire, how many guests each takes, 2026–27 fees and how to book.

The Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace planted with tulips

History Diana at Kensington Palace: her home, her statue and the Sunken Garden

The gilded gates of Kensington Palace

History Who lives at Kensington Palace? The royals who call it home

Fountains in the Italian Gardens at the head of the Long Water, Kensington Gardens

Gardens Kensington Gardens: a guide to the royal park and what to see

The south front of Kensington Palace with the statue of William III

Visiting Kensington Palace tickets: prices, opening times and tours

Gardens Around the palace: Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park and Billionaires’ Row

Visiting Inside the palace: the state rooms and their art

Gardens The Gardens of Kensington Palace

History Kensington Palace in the twentieth century

Formal portrait of Queen Mary

History 1867: the birth of the future Queen Mary

Monarchs who lived here Queen Victoria

The Duchess of Kent with the young Princess Victoria

History William IV, the Duke of Sussex and the Duchess of Kent

Portrait of Caroline, Princess of Wales

History George IV and Caroline, Princess of Wales