South front of Kensington Palace in 1819 (after Richard Westall, 1765-1866, the young Princess Victoria's art master). Source: Law, facing p. 30).
KENSINGTON PALACE, built by William and Mary, occupied by Queen Anne as one of her favourite residences, enlarged by George I, and greatly appreciated by George II and his queen, Caroline, has received a greater renown and more interesting associations from having been the birthplace and early home of Queen Victoria. In celebration of the eightieth anniversary of that ever-memorable and auspicious event, Her Majesty decided on opening the State Apartments free to the public on the 24th of May, 1899, during Her Majesty’s pleasure. (Law 17)
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Law, Ernest. Kensington Place, The Birthplace of the Queen. George Bell & Sons, 1899. Internet Archive. Contributed by the Getty Research Institute. Web. 25 April 2020.
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