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The modern borough was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963, which reorganised 86 boroughs and urban districts into 32 London boroughs and also created the Greater London Council. It was a merger of the old metropolitan boroughs of Chelsea and Kensington, and it inherited Kensington's royal borough status. [5] .
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The present borough was established in 1965 by the amalgamation of the borough of Chelsea with the royal metropolitan borough of Kensington, whose royal charter had been granted in 1901. It includes such areas as North Kensington, Notting Hill, Kensington, Knightsbridge (in part), Brompton, Earl’s Court, West Brompton, and Chelsea.
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Jun 10, 2011 · Queen Victoria was born in Kensington Palace in 1819 and continued to reside there until her accession to the throne in 1837. With Queen Victoria’s wishes, the title “Royal Borough” was given to Kensington in 1901, after her death.
Oct 4, 2022 · The Metropolitan Borough of Kensington was granted royal status in 1901 because it was the birthplace of Queen Victoria at Kensington Palace in 1819. When it merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea in 1965, the area became known as the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
The Metropolitan Borough of Kensington was a metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965, which since 1901 was known as the Royal Borough of Kensington, following the death of Queen Victoria, in accordance with her wishes. History. It bordered Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Paddington, and Westminster .
The new council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1965, at which point the old boroughs and their councils were abolished. [5] The old borough of Kensington had held the honorific title of royal borough since 1901. [6]
