St james's palace

As the latest in a string of young royals to take up residence in the historic grounds in West London, she will count the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry as neighbours.

Visitors to London may recognize the red brick building at the bottom of St. James’ Street—St James’ Palace—and its location near many Pall Mall clubs and boutique hotels.

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Prince George is the first future monarch in modern times not to be baptised at Buckingham Palace, as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge opt for a more intimate venue

Of all the current Royal Palaces, St James’s is the most senior and all foreign ambassadors to this country are still referred to as being appointed to the Court of St James’. This is perhaps...

St James's Palace was the royal palace in London, England. Built by order of King Henry VIII in the 1530s, the palace was located in Pall Mall, London. By the 1700s, the palace took on administrative functions for the monarchy and became the principal residence of the monarchs in London, namely George I and his son George II, who both served as King of Great Britain and Ireland. By 1750, King George II resided in St. James's Palace, notably with Lord John Carteret and Prime Minister Henry…

In the 1100s Henry II granted a charter to the Sisters in charge of the Hospital of St James for leprosy sufferers, in the parish of St Margaret’s, Westminster. (Fascinating Gresham Lecture on Medieaval Hospitals here.) The Hospital may have dated … Continued