Kensington Palace shrubs that had undermined royal gardener Charles Bridgeman’s original landscaping. Two new public gardens to the south and east of the palace were installed that connect the property to Kensington Gardens. The nearest tube stations are Queensway, Bayswater, Kensington High Street, or (slightly farther) Gloucester Road. Kensington Palace Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century, and is currently the official London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke and
Annuity, Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz Act 1843 Annuity, Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz Act 1843 The Annuity, Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict c 25) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In recognition of royal consent having been given to marriage between Princess Augusta of Cambridge and Frederick William, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, the Act provided for the grant of an annuity of £3000 per annum, payable quarterly from the death of her father, Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, (which occurred in 1850) until the death of the Princess (which occurred in 1916). The annuity was suspended in