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
James Craufurd (British Army officer) James Craufurd (British Army officer) General James Robertson Craufurd (1804–1888) was a senior British Army officer. Crauford was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards. He was commander of the Brigade of Guards during the Crimean War. He then became Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards in 1861. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1863 and to general in 1871; he retired in 1877. He became colonel of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot in 1864 and then transferring to the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot in 1870. He lived at Princes Gardens in London. He married Elizabeth Georgiana