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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#333366"><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"><b><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"><b><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">Kensington
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<td colspan="2"><font size="1" color="#FFCC00"><b><a name="curr"></a>Museums
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Century of Queens' Wedding Dresses - until 27 April 2020</font></b></font></td>
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<font size="1">Kensington Palace hosts <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
an exhibition of the wedding gowns worn by five royal brides </font></font><br>
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<font color="#FFFFFF">Diana's Dresses at Kensington Palace</font></b></font></td>
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<td valign="top" width="100%"><font size="1">Diana's Dresses Kensington
Palace offers a permanent display of dresses worn by Diana, Princess
of Wales. The collection of 14 evening dresses has been established
within the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection following a series of
temporary exhibitions.<br>
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<p><font size="1"><b>Kensington Palace State Apartments and Royal
Ceremonial Dress Collection </b>Kensington Gardens <br>
London W8 4PX <br>
tel: information line - 020 7937 9561<br>
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<p><font size="1"><b>1 November - 28 February</b><br>
</font><font size="1">open: daily 10am-4pm<br>
Gift Shop: 10am-5pm<br>
Last admission: 4pm<br>
The Orangery: 10am-5pm</font></p>
<p><font size="1"><b>1 March - 31 October</b><br>
open: 10am-5pm<br>
Gift Shop: 10am-6pm<br>
Last Admission: 5pm<br>
The Orangery: 10am-6pm</font></p>
<p><font size="1">Kensington Palace is closed 24-26 December and 1
January.<b> </b><br>
</font></p>
<p><font size="1">entry: Adults �8.80, Students/Seniors £6.30,
Children £6.30 (Children under 5 free)<br>
</font><font size="1">open: 10am to 4.30pm daily.</font></p>
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<p><font size="1">Kensington Palace is a modestly proportioned Jacobean
brick mansion bought by William & Mary in 1689, and the chief
royal residence for the next 50 years. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">It is best known today as the place where Princess
Diana lived until her death in 1997. It was in fact the official
London residence of both Charles and Di until the couple formally
separated. </font><font size="1">In the weeks following Diana's
death literally millions of flowers, mementoes, poems and gifts
were deposited at the gates at the south of the palace. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">Visitors don't get to see Diana's apartments which
were on the west side of the palace where various minor royals still
live. Instead they are given an audio guide which takes them round
the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection where they get to view some
of the Queen's frocks and then the sparsely furnished state apartments.
</font></p>
<p><font size="1">The highlights are the trompe l'oeil ceiling paintings
by William Kent, in particular the cupola room, the oil paintings
in the King's Gallery. On the way you also get to see the tastelessly
decorated rooms in which the future Queen Victoria spent her unhappy
childhood. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">To recover from the above take tea in the exquisite
Orangery, open daily from Easter to September 10am-6pm, October
to Easter 10am-4pm, to the north of the palace.</font></p>
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<p><font size="1" color="#000000">For opening hours see listings above</font></p>
<p><font size="1">The Orangery provides the perfect setting for morning
coffee, cakes, light lunches and traditional afternoon teas.</font>
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<p><font size="1" color="#000000">The Orangery (known as the 'Greenhouse'
in the late 18th and early 19th centuries), was built for Queen
Anne in 1704-5 and was used during the winter months for housing
plants, and in the summer for court entertainments. In 1718, for
example, The Post Boy reported: 'Yesterday being the Anniversary
of HM's Birth Day, the Court at Kensington was more numerous than
hath been known for many Years: at night there was a Ball in the
Green House.' </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#000000">The design of the Orangery, attributed
to Nicholas Hawksmoor, was modified by Sir John Vanbrugh and the
initial estimate of �2,599 had more than doubled by the time work
was completed. The building was restored in the late 19th century
when much of the panelling was replaced. The panelling, cornice
and the 24 Corinthian columns are all painted white, following the
original scheme. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#000000">Above the arches at either end of
the room are pine and pearwood carvings by Grinling Gibbons. Beneath
them are niches which now contain four statues of female deities
by Pietro Francavilla, bought by Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1751.
In the two circular rooms beyond are a pair of large vases sculpted
by Caius Gabriel Cibber and Edward Pearce at the end of the 17th
century for the gardens at Hampton Court. The surrounding niches
contain copies of Roman busts.</font> </p>
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