The summer home of King George III
Kew Palace was constructed in 1631 for a Flemish merchant Samuel
Fortrey. A lovers knot with the initials S and C are carved over the
front door of the house representing his initials and that of his wife,
Catherine de Latfeur.
About 100 years later, it was leased by Queen Caroline and
subsequently bought by George III. He and his wife, Queen Charlotte,
spent happy summers at Kew Palace with their 15 children and it was an
important refuge during his infamous episodes of ‘madness’. After
Queen Charlotte died in 1818, Kew Palace was closed up
The Royal Kitchens are next to the Palace, preserved from the time of Queen Charlotte's death in 1818.
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