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Deep in Central London, there’s a royal palace that has been at the centre of British history for almost 500 years… and according to dozens of witnesses, not all of its residents have left.
St James’s Palace is still an incredibly important place to the British monarchy, but below the pageantry, lies a 19th Century scandal that left one man dead, under deeply suspicious circumstances…
Ever since, people have reported unexplained presences in its corridors, but the paranormal activity doesn’t stop there. The surrounding royal park carries its own dark legends, and even next door in Clareence House, the current London home of King Charles and Queen Camilla, the ghost stories continue.
⚠ This story contains a brief mention of suicide. If you need to, please feel free to sit this one out and look after your mental health. 🖤
SOURCES
📚 The International Monthly Magazine of Literature, Science and Art, Volume V (January to April, 1852)
📚 Within Royal Palaces, by Marquise de Fontenoy (pseud.)
📚 Accredited Ghost Stories, by T. M. Jarvis
📚 True Ghost Stories: Haunted Homes And Family Legends Of Great Britain, by John Ingram
📚 Haunted Houses, by Charles G. Harper
📚 Hauntings, by Rebecca E. Kidger
📚 Peter Underwood’s Guide To Ghosts & Haunted Places, by Peter Underwood
📚 Haunted London, by James Clark
💻 rct.uk/visit/st-jamess-palace/8-surprising-facts-about-st-jamess-palace
💻 thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/st-jamess-park-from-leper-hospital-to-royal-park
💻 hrp.org.uk/banqueting-house/history-and-stories/the-whitehall-fire-of-1698
📰 The Examiner, Sunday 3rd June 1810
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THE LEGAL STUFF
I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique.
My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!
Deep in Central London, there’s a royal palace that has been at the centre of British history for almost 500 years… and according to dozens of witnesses, not all of its residents have left.
St James’s Palace is still an incredibly important place to the British monarchy, but below the pageantry, lies a 19th Century scandal that left one man dead, under deeply suspicious circumstances…
Ever since, people have reported unexplained presences in its corridors, but the paranormal activity doesn’t stop there. The surrounding royal park carries its own dark legends, and even next door in Clareence House, the current London home of King Charles and Queen Camilla, the ghost stories continue.
⚠ This story contains a brief mention of suicide. If you need to, please feel free to sit this one out and look after your mental health. 🖤
SOURCES
📚 The International Monthly Magazine of Literature, Science and Art, Volume V (January to April, 1852)
📚 Within Royal Palaces, by Marquise de Fontenoy (pseud.)
📚 Accredited Ghost Stories, by T. M. Jarvis
📚 True Ghost Stories: Haunted Homes And Family Legends Of Great Britain, by John Ingram
📚 Haunted Houses, by Charles G. Harper
📚 Hauntings, by Rebecca E. Kidger
📚 Peter Underwood’s Guide To Ghosts & Haunted Places, by Peter Underwood
📚 Haunted London, by James Clark
💻 rct.uk/visit/st-jamess-palace/8-surprising-facts-about-st-jamess-palace
💻 thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/st-jamess-park-from-leper-hospital-to-royal-park
💻 hrp.org.uk/banqueting-house/history-and-stories/the-whitehall-fire-of-1698
📰 The Examiner, Sunday 3rd June 1810
COME SAY HI!
Instagram - instagram.com/dontscareclaire
THE LEGAL STUFF
I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique.
My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!
