Compared to Buckingham Palace or St. James's Palace, Kensington Palace, far from London City, appears relatively antiquated and secluded, yet it remains a graceful, tranquil royal residence.
There is no stench of a slaughter market here, no noisy vendors hawking along the streets, surrounded by exquisite gardens and serene lakes. If a laboratory could be established here for Wheatstone to use, he would surely be very delighted.
However, Wheatstone's dream is ultimately unrealizable, as this is private royal property, and only those with the bloodline of the Hanover Dynasty or their attendants can reside here. Even as formidable as Sir Isaac Newton, he never had the honor of staying at Kensington Palace; the President of the Royal Society merely paid out of pocket in his later years to purchase a brick-built retirement home near Kensington.
