Kensington Palace - Part 4 of 4 - Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace - Home of the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge

Situated on the South side of Kensington Palace, Apartment 1A is the largest of the private apartments located at Kensington Palace. Please see post 2 on Kensington Palace for the floor plans of Apartment 1A within the palace.

Apartment 1A is the former marital home of Princess Margaret, the Countess of Snowdon and the Earl of Snowdon. After their divorce it remained the home of Princess Margaret until her death.

In 2012 it was announced that Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace would become the marital home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after undergoing extensive renovations. Until that point it had been used by Historic Royal Palaces, a charity which maintains non-residential royal palaces, as an exhibition space and private hire venue, generating income for the charity.

Below: The garden front of Apartment 1A seen from the South. This photo shows Apartment 1A with scaffolding in place during the renovation of the apartment. The wall securing the private garden can be seen in the foreground.

Below: The entrance front of Apartment 1A, seen from the main courtyard of Kensington Palace.

Below: The wall is constructed to secure the private garden in time for Princess Margaret taking up residence in Apartment 1A.

Below: The entrance hall of Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace.

Below: The formal drawing room of Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace. After Princess Margaret's death this room was used by Historic Royal Palaces to host exhibitions and also offered for private hire for dining and entertaining (as featured in the photos).

Below: Lord Snowdon's study in Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace.

Below: The kitchen of Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace. The kitchen is located on the ground floor to the left side of the main entrance of Apartment 1A, it overlooks the courtyard of the palace.

Below: Princess Margaret assesses the damage to her home after a fire at Apartment 1A of Kensington Palace.

Below: The private walled garden of Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace. This will be the private walled garden of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. This will be the private family garden of their new home. See photos above for the walled boundary of the garden of Apartment 1A.

Thank you for reading my 4 part series on Kensington Palace including photos of the exterior, interior, floorplans and details on Apartments 8, 9 and 1A. I hope you've enjoyed reading. If I get access to any further insightful photos I will be sure to post them.