# The Kensington Palace Companion

> An independent guide to Kensington Palace


## Posts

- [Around the palace: Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park and Billionaires’ Row](https://kensingtonpalace.net/around-kensington-palace/): Kensington Palace sits at the western edge of two royal parks. Step out of the palace gates and you are in Kensington Gardens, with Hyde Park beyond.
- [Inside the palace: the state rooms and their art](https://kensingtonpalace.net/rooms-painting-art/): Victorian writers were not kind to Kensington Palace.
- [The Gardens of Kensington Palace](https://kensingtonpalace.net/the-gardens-of-kensington-palace/): The gardens attached to Kensington Palace, when purchased by William III, did not exceed twenty-six acres.
- [Kensington Palace in the twentieth century](https://kensingtonpalace.net/world-wars-and-after/): In WW1 the palace was used for offices to support charitable enterprises, and was closed until 1923, when it reopened to the public.
- [1867: the birth of the future Queen Mary](https://kensingtonpalace.net/birth-of-the-future-queen-mary/): Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth of Cambridge was a granddaughter of George III, and great-grandmother of Elizabeth II.
- [Queen Victoria](https://kensingtonpalace.net/queen-victoria/): Queen Victoria born 24 May 1819; ascended to throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 20 June 1837; died 22 January 1901.
- [William IV, the Duke of Sussex and the Duchess of Kent](https://kensingtonpalace.net/king-william-iv/): King William IV (born 21 August 1765; ascended to thrones of the United Kingdom and Hanover 26th June 1830; died 20th June, 1837).
- [George IV and Caroline, Princess of Wales](https://kensingtonpalace.net/king-george-iv/): King George IV (born 12 August, 1762; ascended the thrones of the United Kingdom and of Hanover 29 January, 1820; died 26 June, 1830).
- [George III and his children at Kensington](https://kensingtonpalace.net/king-george-iii/): King George III (born 4 June, 1738, ascended throne of Great Britain and Ireland 25 October 1760, died 29 January 1820).
- [King George II](https://kensingtonpalace.net/king-george-ii/): King George II (born 30 October 1683; ascended throne of Great Britain and Ireland 11 June 1727, died 25 October 1760).
- [King George I](https://kensingtonpalace.net/king-george-i/): King George I (born 28 May 1660; ascended to thrones of Great Britain and Ireland August 1, 1714, died June 11, 1727).
- [Queen Anne](https://kensingtonpalace.net/queen-anne/): Queen Anne (born 6 February 1665; queen from 8 March 1702, and the first sovereign of Great Britain from 1 May 1707; died 1 August 1714).
- [King William III and Queen Mary II](https://kensingtonpalace.net/king-william-iii-and-queen-mary-ii/): King William III and Queen Mary II (William born 4 November 1650, Mary born 30 April 1662; joint sovereigns of England from 13 February 1689 until Mary died 28 December 1694, William died 8 March 1702).
- [Kensington: from Domesday manor to royal palace](https://kensingtonpalace.net/kensington/): Kensington: name translated as Farmstead associated with Cynesige: in the Domesday Book (1086) it is written as Chenesitone.

## Pages

- [Stories](https://kensingtonpalace.net/stories/)
- [About this site](https://kensingtonpalace.net/about/): The Kensington Palace Companion is an independent guide to Kensington Palace: its history, its stories and how to visit.
- [Tour Kensington Palace with us](https://kensingtonpalace.net/tours/): From William and Mary’s Dutch-style rooms to the bedroom where a teenage princess was told she was queen, and out into Kensington Gardens.
- [Plan your visit](https://kensingtonpalace.net/visit/): High Street Kensington (Circle and District lines): about 10 minutes’ walk through Kensington Gardens.


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