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St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's royal court, and is located in the City of Westminster in London.
St. James's Palace has been the setting for some of the most important events in Royal history, having been a residence of Kings and Queens of England for over 300 years until the reign of Queen Victoria.
- The Royal Nursery
- Inigo Jones’s Chapel
- From Summer Residence to The Official Seat of The Monarchy
A leper hospital and a royal nursery house had one vital thing in common. Isolation. Infant mortality was no respecter of wealth and class and royal children were thus kept well away from sources of infection. Throughout the sixteenth century and up to the Restoration St James’s Palace was maintained in isolation entirely in St James’s Park, its fo...
Charles’s tenure of St James’s is notable for the construction of Inigo Jones’s chapel. By the marriage treaty between James I and the Spanish the infanta was to have both a private Roman Catholic chapel and a larger one that could be used by her attendants. Inigo Jones’s chapel was connected to the palace on its east side at the northern corner of...
St James’s was the normal summer residence of the Duke and Duchess and their children, removing there from Whitehall in May or June and staying until October. In 1685 Queen Mary of Modena was formally granted St James’s as her own palace and she shifted her lodgings into the queen’s side and the Duke moved his into the Duchesses. In 1689 William II...
It is the headquarters of the royal court (the Court of St James’s) and of a number of royal organisations. The palace hosts the receptions for the many charities associated with members of the Royal Family, and is the home to ceremonies relating to the Diplomatic Corps.
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St James’s Palace. London, England, United Kingdom. St James’s Palace has been the official residence of the British Sovereign since the reign of King Henry VIII.
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Jan 1, 2021 · St James’s is the most senior royal palace in the United Kingdom, having been built by order of King Henry VIII in the 1530s. For most Tudor and Stuart monarchs, the palace was the second...
St James's Palace The most senior royal palace in the United Kingdom. Although no longer the principal residence of the monarch, it is the ceremonial meeting place of the Accession Council.
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The most venerable and polished of the tour-and-activity sites. - BBC
