Kensington Palace Opens To The Public After A £12m Makeover

An aerial view of the Kensington Palace which used to be the Royal seat of power until the monarchy moved to Buckingham Palace

Nice Pad, But I Bet Kate Changes The Wallpaper! As Kensington Palace Opens To The Public After A £12m Makeover We Take An Exclusive Tour Of Kate And Will's New Home -- Daily Mail

Not since the Windsor fire of 1992, has there been a royal makeover on this scale. Indeed, the last time a palace went through a facelift of this magnitude, it was courtesy of a German bomb.

In the case of Kensington Palace, however, this £12million transformation has not been prompted by any misfortune but by years of careful planning. Admittedly, there has been one unexpected, 11th-hour alteration to the designs.

But no one is complaining about the decision of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to set up home here — because their presence in the private wing of the palace is only going to draw even more visitors through the doors on the public side.

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My Comment: Beautiful .... and filled with great history.