St James's Palace St James's Palace St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, although no longer the principal residence of the monarch, it is the ceremonial meeting place of the Accession Council and the London residence of several minor members of the royal family. Built by King Henry VIII on the site of a leper hospital dedicated to Saint James the Less, the palace was secondary in importance to the Palace of Whitehall for most Tudor and Stuart monarchs. The palace increased in importance during the reigns of the early Georgian
MS Monarch the British captain Sarah Breton took charge of MS "Artemis" of P&O Cruises. On April 1, 2013, "Monarch" was transferred from Royal Caribbean International to Spain's Pullmantur Cruises to join her sister ship MS "Sovereign" after serving for Royal Caribbean International for 22 years. "Monarch" will be sailing year-round in the Southern Caribbean for Pullmantur beginning April 27, 2013. Before sailing for Pullmantur, Monarch underwent another refurbishment in April 2013 to some of its cabins, casino and shops. After evacuating a sick passenger at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, the Netherlands Antilles on 15 December 1998, "Monarch of the Seas" grazed a