Produced by Delphine Lettau, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [The words between equals signs (=) appear in Old English type in the original. A few typographical errors have been made; a list follows the etext. (note of etext transcriber.)] =Kensington Palace: the Birthplace of the Queen.= =Illustrated.= [Illustration: THIS MINIATURE REPRESENTS THE QUEEN AT THE AGE OF EIGHT] 1819 MAY 24TH 1899 [Illustration: H.R.H. THE PRINCESS VICTORIA AT THE AGE OF FOUR. (From a Painting by Denning.)] =Kensington Palace= THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE QUEEN _ILLUSTRATED_ BEING AN HISTORICAL GUIDE TO THE STATE ROOMS, PICTURES, AND GARDENS BY =Ernest Law, B.A.= BARRISTER-AT-LAW _Author of "The History of Hampton Court Palace;" "The Royal Gallery of Hampton Court;" "Vandyck's Pictures at Windsor Castle," etc._ [Illustration: colophon] _Notice._--This Catalogue and Guide are copyright, and immediate proceedings in Chancery will be taken against any infringers thereof. LONDON GEORGE BELL AND SONS 1899 [Illustration: Decoration] =Notice to Visitors.= The State Rooms of Kensington Palace, and likewise Queen Anne's Orangery, will be open to the public every day in the week throughout the year, except Wednesdays, unless notice be, at any time, given to the contrary. The hours of opening will be 10 o'clock in the morning on week days, and 2 o'clock in the afternoon on Sundays. The hours of closing will be 6 o'clock in the evening from the 1st of April to the 30th of September, both days inclusive, and 4 o'clock during the winter months. They will be closed on Christmas Day and Good Friday. [Illustration: Decoration] [Illustration: KENSINGTON PALACE AND GARDENS IN THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE.] [Illustration: Decoration] =Contents.= PAGE FRONTISPIECE. H.R.H. THE PRINCESS VICTORIA AT THE AGE OF FOUR 4 NOTICE TO VISITORS 6 _Plate_--KENSINGTON PALACE AND GARDENS IN THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE 8 PREFACE 14 =Historical Sketch.=