Have said this a lot on trip to London, but had to visit where William and Kate call home. The building grounds are very pretty, but building itself is just a large building. Snack shop folks were rude and only wanted to rush you through.

Not a classic Palace or Stately Home, but a home for royalty since Queen Mary 2, George 2 and Victoria espescially who lived there till 18 and met Albert on the stairs! Diana also of course who espescially loved the spectacular sunken garden. Really interesting Costumes exhibition on till end July 2023, contrasting the Royal Court dress at ceremonies of the past with modern celebrity outfits at ceremonies like Met Gala and Oscars. Not much changes in fashion.

Being a Royalist, I was so looking forward to visiting Kensington Palace, however it turned out quite disappointing. First of all, I don’t get the exhibition. What has celebrity Gala fashion got to do with Royalty? Why not put an exhibition on with clothing worn by the Royal family? Secondly, I would’ve loved an audio tour option. We were walking past items of great significance and there was nothing to tell you about it. Wind dial above the fireplace and Peter the wild boy for example. I only know of these things due to knowing my history. It’s a shame not more is done to highlight significant areas/items. A numbered audio in each room, press the number would make it so much more interesting. Better signposting wouldn’t go a miss either. We were disappointed in the Cafe selection, only to walk round the corner to find the pavilion. Gutted!

Kensington Palace is a very large complex adjacent to Hyde Park, however if you take the self guided tour you only see a very small fraction of the place. What you do see is interesting though if you keep in mind the context of the parts you are able to view. The history of the place is quite amazing, 300 years of royalty living in this palace. The furniture, art work, ceramics and displays reflect that journey. The palace is popular with tourists so you must book ahead to obtain time slot based tickets. Whilst we were there were several exhibitions being staged. The Crown to Couture was the main exhibition. Fashion from the 18th Century to today. Promoted as 200 objects from Beyonce to Katy Perry, it was strangely out of place in the historic palace rooms. There were items from the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection to give it some balance. The exhibition, Victoria A Royal Childhood was more appropriate as was the display of Queen Victoria’s jewels. The Kings apartments and gallery will be seen on the self guided tour. Naturally at the end of the walk around you will end up in the shop. Outside you are able to walk around the gardens on the Hyde Park side and are able to view, but not enter, the sunken garden with the famous Princess Diana statue. The palace is worth a visit, exhibitions or not.

We visited Kensington Palace with our family. Beautiful architecture, furnishings and art work. Curiously though they didn’t have the display of Princess Diana’s clothing as advertised. Instead they had Hollywood stars red carpet clothes displayed. That was a little disappointing but we enjoyed it nonetheless.

Booked a guided tour for the Crown to Couture exhibit at Kensington Palace. The selection of fashion was fab! Well worth a few extra £. The tour group was small and the palace was closed so if felt intimate. James our tour guided was knowledgable and friendly. He was great with the historical facts and amusing stories. Please let him do a ghost tour! FYI...you will have to navigate a few sets of stairs so not suitable for anyone with mobility issues.

Not sure whether to call it a beautiful museum or beautiful palace. Their costume exhibit was the most extensive I’ve ever seen. A combination of historic and modern with most worn by celebrities at a MET Gala. As you turned and moved through each room and corridor, you gained a sense of what it was like living there hundreds of years ago. I don’t know if there were any of Princess Diana’s wardrobe. If there was , I sadly missed it. Would have been nice to see something. The Sunken Garden was beautiful and how they designed the areas for you too view it were genius. It never seemed over crowded and you were able to get photos without crowds in the background. The store had a wide variety of souvenirs. A perfect afternoon to experience a beautiful palace in London and to get close and personal to where Queen Victoria lived.

I went to Kensington Palace with my 16 yr old daughter. We both loved the current exhibit - Crown to Couture. The exhibit has many well known pieces from famous celebrities. There are staff in all the rooms who are happy to answer your questions and provide interesting stories. Give yourself a couple hours. Also the cafe looked great but we didn’t have time for it.

Not what I thought it would be at all. I think the problem is there are too many people being allowed in at once. With the way the current Crown to Couture exhibition is placed some of the rooms you enter and exit via the same door, there's no natural flow around the exhibition and you are crammed together like sardines in a tin. We entered one of the incredible staircases and a member of staff shouted to my husband that he couldn't video the palace. I told the member of staff he wasn't videoing he was taking a panoramic picture to which she rudely said that's not allowed either....sorry? A panoramic picture is a PICTURE. It's not a video. Nor does it end up as a video. Kensington Palace need to get a grip of themselves and understand the difference between a video and a picture. I am intrigued as to why there's no videoing allowed anyway, nobody could seem to give an answer! We saw plenty of people taking videos anyway so one rule for one and not everyone else? Poorly managed and spoilt the visit somewhat. Another member of staff shouted at us saying 'YOU NEED TO GO THIS WAY' the second we entered a room. Felt like Miss Trunchball was telling me off. We were going that way anyway my love we just wanted to stop and try and enjoy the view of the room. The only polite staff we encountered was the lovely man at the entrance making sure we were in the right queue for our timed entry, the staff who scanned our tickets and the staff who checked our bags. Others looked miserable, shouted at us, one was on her phone and two others were gossiping. Just great. Very boring with barely any history, I think I saw one mention of Princess Diana and honestly skip the ugly statue of her in the garden. It's not pretty. Crown to Couture exhibition wasn't bad. Loved seeing outfits from icons like Beyoncé. Wouldn't go again and again wouldn't recommend it either at £25 each, went round the palace in 30 minutes. Save your pennies and go to the tower of London or Buckingham Palace.

We went to Crown to Couture. Very knowledgeable guide. Everything beautifully presented. Loved the juxtaposition of the ancient and the new. I didn't know that so many modern iconic outfits would be on show. Only fly in the oilment was that it felt rushed( even thought it was 80 mins long) you had the choice to look or listen not time to do both !