Kensington Palace Renovations

By MiNDFOOD | December 20, 2011

: The new roof is craned into place as part of the major capital project at Kensington Palace. Historic Royal Palaces is undertaking a major project to re-present Kensington Palace and improve visitor facilities by 2012.. Historic Royal Palaces

: Kensington Palace, which was bought by William and Mary in 1689. The Jacobean mansion, which stood in the ‘village’ of Kensington was later improved and added to using designs by Sir Christopher Wren. The South Front dates from 1695. The magnificent ‘Golden’ gates highlight the entrance and all round them on the days following Princess Diana’s death was a sea of flowers left by the grieving public.. Historic Royal Palaces/newsteam.co.uk