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Kensington Palace

Diana's home for sixteen years and the London address of William and Catherine, where Victoria was born and the flowers piled against the gates in 1997.

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Photo by Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Victoria was born here in 1819 and woke here at eighteen to be told she was Queen; the state apartments and her childhood rooms are the visit. The private side is what the Crown audience comes for: Apartment 1A, Princess Margaret's home for forty years and then William and Catherine's, Nottingham Cottage where Harry and Meghan lived, and Apartments 8 and 9, Diana's from 1981 until the night in Paris, after which the golden gates disappeared under a mile of cellophane and flowers. Her statue stands in the Sunken Garden, which is free to see without a ticket.

Where
Kensington Garen, W8 4PX
Nearest station
Queensway · 8 min walk

Step-free access

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Hours

Monday10:00 – 18:00
Tuesday10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday10:00 – 18:00
Thursday10:00 – 18:00
Friday10:00 – 18:00
Saturday10:00 – 18:00
Sunday10:00 – 18:00

Hours from the page that lists them, checked 5 September 2026.

Last entry 17:00. Shorter hours from November to February, and some weekday closures in the low season - check the palace's calendar. The Queen's State Apartments are closed until spring 2027; the gardens are free.

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