KENSINGTON Palace is one of the most grand buildings in London - but it’s also home to 10 royal family members and numerous staff. In fact, the magnificent bolthole is currently hosting an exhibition focusing on hardworking “courtiers and servants” who have tirelessly run royal palaces over the years. Royal fans have got to be quick, as Untold Lives: A Palace at Work is running until October - and features the stories of staff including pages, cooks, wetnurses and seamstresses.
According to royal expert Jennie Bond, residing at Kensington Palace is like "living in an extremely posh apartment block" - so it’s not surprising that a number of royals call it home. Kate and William Famously the Prince and Princess of Wales used Kenginston Palace’s 20-room Apartment 1A as a home for a number of years. Although it is called an “apartment”, royal experts have hailed the royal dwelling as being anything but tiny.
More on the royal family The “enormous” Apartment 1A is spread over four floors and takes up half the Clock Tower wing designed by Sir Christopher Wren for King William and Queen Mary. It boasts five reception rooms, three main bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, as well as his-and-hers dressing rooms. Meanwhile, in the basement there is a gym, laundry room and space for luggage.
Of course the family has lots of staff at their beck and call, and there are nine bedrooms for employees on the top floor, which can be reached by a lift. Most read in Royals Despite t.