Kensington palace, royals' apartments

[Celia]

Aunt heap, as coined by Edward VIII.  A *little* better than ant heap... 

It has been called both. Ant heap and aunt heap by Queen Mary, she called it both before her son did, and the use of both was ironical.

Where did you read that about QM?  I only ever knew the EVIII anecdote.

[royalwessex]

Aunt heap, as coined by Edward VIII.  A *little* better than ant heap... 

I did not quite explain this well enough. So it has been called both "ant heap" (a joke about its architectural messiness) and also "Aunt Heap" because of, as you must know already since you mentioned it, the widows and aunts, etc. who have languished there. 

I didn't realize E VIII ever used these terms. I thought it was Queen Mary mostly.... but he was her son, so.... lol

[Celia]

Oh!  got it.

[CyrilSebastian]

West front of Kensington Palace in 1880   
http://www.alamy.com/stoc...-print-1880-99818199.html

[CyrilSebastian]

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge revamped a Kensington Palace living room.     
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRzDzgihyxg

[CyrilSebastian]

View of Queen's Gate, Hyde Park, Kensington, London   
http://www.alamy.com/view...ondon-image-60230367.html

[CyrilSebastian]

Kensington Palace -Behind Closed Doors   
http://www.ok.ru/video/5652620053039

[CyrilSebastian]

Kensington Palace: An exhibition showing Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897   
http://www.gettyimages.com/license/526502960

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