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Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed [2] royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 12 miles (19 kilometres) southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. Opened to the public, the palace is managed by Historic Royal Palaces , a charity set up to preserve several unoccupied royal properties.
Hampton Court Palace. Hampton Court Place is a historic palace located on the north bank of the River Thames near Hampton in Greater London, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Cardinal Wolsey began construction in 1514 of a royal palace, which was continued and expanded by Henry VIII after Wolsey's demise in 1530.
Kew Palace – once occupied by some of the family of George II and George III. Buildings now largely destroyed. Kew Gardens and houses now managed by Historic Royal Palaces. Hampton Court Palace – a royal residence from 1529 until 1760. Home to certain Grace and favour residents until the last died in 2017.
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Christiansborg Palace: 29 Hampton Court Palace United Kingdom: Richmond upon Thames: 47,330 square metres (509,456 sq ft) Palace dating back to 1515 containing 1000 rooms and grounds comprising 60 acres of formal gardens and 750 acres of royal parkland. [58] [59] Hampton Court: 30 Palace of Fontainebleau France: Fontainebleau
In September 2015, the Royal Collection recorded 542 works (only those with images) as being located at Hampton Court, mostly paintings and furniture, but also ceramics and sculpture. The full current list can be obtained from their website. [2] They include: Triumphs of Caesar (Mantegna), 1484–92, displayed in their own section of the palace.
Hampton Court, from the park. Hampton Court Park, also known as Home Park, is a walled royal park managed by the Historic Royal Palaces. [1] The park lies between the gardens of Hampton Court Palace and Kingston upon Thames and Surbiton in south west London, England, mostly within the post town of East Molesey, but with its eastern extremity within the post town of Kingston.
The necklace has also been worn by Kate’s late mother-in-law, Diana, the Princess of Wales, who chose to wear it for a banquet at Hampton Court Palace in honor of Queen Beatrix of the ...