Why see it?
The largest and longest of the state apartments at Kensington Palace, the King's Gallery looks pretty much as it was when decorated for King George I in 1727.
The King's Gallery was used for displaying pictures as well as for exercise, and it is dominated by a copy of Van Dyck’s noble portrait of Charles I on horseback at its east end.
The dial positioned over the fireplace is still connected to a wind-vane on the roof so that the King could see which way the wind was blowing, where his navy was likely to be heading, and when the posts were likely to arrive. Created for King William III, it is still (amazingly) in working order.
