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St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's , which is the monarch's royal court , and is located in the City of Westminster in London.
The Court of St James's derives its name from St James's Palace, hence the possessive ' s at the end of the name. This nomenclature is due to St James's Palace being the most senior royal palace, [2] despite Buckingham Palace being the primary metropolitan residence of all British sovereigns since the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837.
The Declaration of St James's Palace, or London Declaration, [1] was the first joint statement of goals and principles by the Allied Powers during World War II. [2] The declaration was issued after the first Inter-Allied Conference at St James's Palace in London on 12 June 1941.
The event is named after St James's Palace, a royal residence during the Tudor period. It was established in 1834, and the inaugural race was a walkover. [1] The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period, the St James's Palace Stakes was classed at Group 2 level. It was promoted to Group 1 status in 1988.
St James's Park is a 23-hectare (57-acre) urban park in the City of Westminster, central London. A Royal Park , it is at the southernmost end of the St James's area, which was named after a once isolated medieval hospital dedicated to St James the Less , now the site of St James's Palace .
The chapel at St James's has been regularly used by the canons and singers since 1702, after the loss of the Chapel Royal at Whitehall Palace to fire, and is the most commonly used facility today. Located in the main block of the palace, it was built around 1540 and has been altered since, most notably by Sir Robert Smirke in 1837. The large ...
The Proclamation Gallery overlooking Friary Court at St James's Palace in London, where the proclamation of a new monarch is traditionally first read. Friary Court is a part of St James's Palace in London, England. It is used after the death of a reigning monarch. The Accession Council meets to declare the new monarch from the deceased monarch ...
The Queen's Chapel (officially, The Queen's Chapel St. James Palace and previously the German Chapel) is a chapel in central London, England.Designed by Inigo Jones, it was built between 1623 and 1625 as an adjunct to St. James's Palace, initially as a Catholic chapel for the Infanta Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empress, who in the end never used it because she didn't marry King Charles I ...