St James's Palace survive, but most were remodelled in the 19th century. The palace was commissioned by Henry VIII, on the site of a former leper hospital dedicated to Saint James the Less. The new palace, secondary in the king's interest to Henry's Whitehall Palace, was constructed between 1531 and 1536 as a smaller residence to escape formal court life. Much smaller than the nearby Whitehall, St James's was arranged around a number of courtyards, including the Colour Court, the Ambassador's Court and the Friary Court. The most recognisable feature is the north gatehouse; constructed with four storeys, the gatehouse has two crenellated
James Dick-Cunyngham James Dick-Cunyngham Major General James Keith Dick-Cunyngham, CB, CMG, DSO (28 March 1877 - 1935) was a British Army officer who commanded 4th Division. Educated at Cheltenham College, Dick-Cunyngham was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1898. He served in the Second Boer War and was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), which he received from King Edward VII during an investiture at St. James′s Palace on 2 June 1902. He later served in the World War I briefly commanding 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade before being taken prisoner-of-war at Le Cornet Malo in Northern France