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St. James's Palace

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[seynt jeym-ziz pal-is, suhnt] / ˌseɪnt ˈdʒeɪm zɪz ˌpæl ɪs, sənt /

noun

  1. a palace in London, England: the royal residence from the time of Henry VIII until the accession of Victoria.


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Charles didn’t want 12-year-old Harry spending his half-term break at St. James’s Palace, where he “might glimpse a newspaper, overhear a radio” talking about Diana as the British press “veered into psychosis” over her death.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2023

As the sense of ceremony faded outside St. James’s Palace, the crowd ebbed away, and some headed toward Buckingham Palace to lay flowers and remember the queen.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2022

Afterward, a heraldic official known as the Garter King of Arms publicly reads out the proclamation of the new sovereign from a balcony at St. James’s Palace and gun salutes are fired around London.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

During the ceremony, held in two parts at St. James's Palace, the new king swore to uphold the constitution and protect the Church of Scotland.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022

I was also struck with the aspect of St. James’s Palace in ruins!

From A Morning's Walk from London to Kew by Phillips, Richard

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