Historical place archive

Kensington Palace in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kensington Palace in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1837–1837

Historical events in Kensington Palace

1837

20 June 1837
Accession Council Meeting
Victoria · House of Saxe-Coburg

Begins royal duties immediately after learning of William IVs death.

20 June 1837
First Privy Council
Victoria · House of Saxe-Coburg

Holds her first Privy Council on the day of her accession.

Provenance

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