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Londinium was a settlement established on the current site ___MASK33___ the City ___MASK33___ ___MASK1___ around 43 . Its bridge over the River Thames turned the city into a ___MASK35___ nexus and major port , serving as a major commercial centre in Roman Britain until its abandonment during the 5th century . ___MASK10___ Palace is a royal residence set in ___MASK10___ Gardens , in the Royal Borough of ___MASK10___ and Chelsea in London , England . It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century , and is presently the official London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge , Prince Harry , the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester , the Duke and Duchess of ___MASK14___ , and Prince and Princess Michael of ___MASK14___ . ___MASK5___ ( often abbreviated Herts ) is a county in southern ___MASK15___ , bordered by Bedfordshire to the north , Cambridgeshire to the north - east , Essex to the east , Buckinghamshire to the west and ___MASK50___ to the south . For government statistical purposes , it is placed in the East of ___MASK15___ region . ___MASK57___ ___MASK10___ is a district of West London in the Royal Borough of ___MASK10___ and Chelsea and the ___MASK63___ . It is a built - up area 2 . 4 miles ( 3 . 9 km ) west - south - west of Charing Cross . ___MASK76___ is a county in the south east of England and also one of the home counties bordering Greater London . ___MASK76___ shares borders with Kent to the east , East Sussex to the south - east , West Sussex to the south , Hampshire to the west and south - west and Berkshire to the north - west . The county town is Guildford . ___MASK76___ County Council sits extraterritorially at Kingston upon Thames , administered as part of Greater London since 1965 . With a resident population of 1 . 1 million , ___MASK76___ is the most densely populated and third most populated county in the South East region , after Kent and Hampshire . ___MASK51___ ___MASK1___ is the innermost part of ___MASK1___ , ___MASK15___ . There is no official definition of its area but its characteristics are understood to include a high density built environment , high land values , an elevated daytime population and a concentration of regionally , nationally and internationally significant organisations and facilities . Over ___MASK43___ a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of central ___MASK1___ for statistics , urban planning and local government . The ___MASK59___ Thames is a ___MASK59___ that flows through southern ___MASK15___ . At , it is the longest ___MASK59___ entirely in ___MASK15___ and the second longest in the United Kingdom , after the ___MASK59___ Severn . It also flows through Oxford ( where it is called Isis ), ___MASK95___ , Henley - on - Thames and ___MASK36___ . The lower reaches of the ___MASK59___ are called the Tideway , derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock . It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire , and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary . The Thames drains the whole of Greater London . The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the ___MASK46___ edge of South ___MASK10___ , London , which holds the Proms concerts annually each summer since 1941 . It has a capacity of up to 5 , 272 seats . The Hall is a registered charity held in trust for the nation and receives no public or government funding . The Albert Memorial is situated in ___MASK10___ Gardens , London , directly to the north of the Royal Albert Hall . It was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband , Prince Albert who died of typhoid in 1861 . The memorial was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic Revival style . Opened in July 1872 by Queen Victoria , with the statue of Albert ceremonially `` seated '' in 1875 , the memorial consists of an ornate canopy or pavilion , in the style of a Gothic ciborium over the high altar of a church , containing a statue of the prince facing south . The memorial is 176 feet ( 54 m ) tall , took over ten years to complete , and cost £ 120 , 000 ( the equivalent of about £ 10 , 000 , 000 in 2010 ) . The cost was met by public subscription . The Mayor ___MASK33___ ___MASK1___ is an elected politician who , along with the ___MASK1___ Assembly ___MASK33___ 25 members , is accountable for the strategic government ___MASK33___ ___MASK50___ . The current mayor is Sadiq Khan , who took up office on 9 May 2016 . The position had been held by Ken Livingstone from the creation ___MASK33___ the role on 4 May 2000 until he was defeated in 2008 by Boris Johnson , who served two terms before being succeeded by Khan . The ___MASK1___ Assembly is an elected body , part of the ___MASK50___ Authority , that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of ___MASK1___ and has the power , with a two - thirds majority , to amend the Mayor ' s annual budget and to reject the Mayor ' s draft statutory strategies . The assembly was established in 2000 and meets at City Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames , close to Tower Bridge . The assembly is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners ( transport , environmental matters , etc .), publish its findings and recommendations , and make proposals to the Mayor . The City ___MASK33___ ___MASK1___ is a city and county within ___MASK1___ . It constituted ___MASK78___ ___MASK33___ ___MASK1___ from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages , but the agglomeration has since grown far beyond the City ' s borders . The City is now only a tiny part ___MASK33___ the metropolis ___MASK33___ ___MASK1___ , though it remains a notable part ___MASK33___ central ___MASK1___ . Administratively , it forms one ___MASK33___ the 33 local authority districts ___MASK33___ ___MASK50___ ; however , the City ___MASK33___ ___MASK1___ is not a ___MASK1___ borough , a status reserved for the other 32 districts ( including ___MASK1___ ' s only other city , the ___MASK63___ ). Sir George Gilbert ___MASK91___ ( 13 July 1811  27 March 1878 ), styled Sir Gilbert ___MASK91___ , was a prolific English Gothic revival architect , chiefly associated with the design , building and renovation ___MASK33___ churches and cathedrals , although he started his career as a leading designer ___MASK33___ workhouses . Over 800 buildings were designed or altered by him . The United ___MASK41___ and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European ___MASK85___ , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its ___MASK57___ and the Celtic Sea to its ___MASK57___ - ___MASK57___ - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the ___MASK6___ . The Proms , more formally known as the BBC Proms or Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC , is an eight - week summer season ___MASK33___ daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually , predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in central ___MASK1___ , ___MASK15___ , UK . Founded in 1895 , each season currently consists ___MASK33___ more than 70 concerts in Albert Hall , chamber music concerts at Cadogan Hall , additional Proms in the Park events across the UK on the Proms ' final night , The Last Night ___MASK33___ the Proms , and associated educational and children ' s events . In 2009 the total number ___MASK33___ concerts reached 100 . The season is a significant event in British culture . In classical music , Jií Blohlávek described the Proms as " the world ' s largest and most democratic musical festival ". In ___MASK15___ and ___MASK18___ a workhouse , colloquially known as a spike , was a place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment . The earliest known use of the term dates from 1631 , in an account by the mayor of ___MASK83___ reporting that " wee haue erected wthn our borough a workehouse to sett poore people to worke ". The Royal Parks ___MASK33___ ___MASK1___ are lands originally owned by the monarchy ___MASK33___ the United Kingdom for the recreation ( mostly hunting ) ___MASK33___ the royal family . They are part ___MASK33___ the hereditary possessions ___MASK33___ The Crown . ___MASK10___ Gardens , once the private gardens of ___MASK10___ Palace , are among the Royal Parks of London . They gardens are shared by the ___MASK63___ and the Royal Borough of ___MASK10___ and Chelsea , and sit immediately to the west of Hyde Park , in western central London . The gardens cover an area of 270 acres . The open spaces of ___MASK10___ Gardens , Hyde Park , Green Park and St . James ' s Park together form an almost continuous " green lung " in the heart of London . ___MASK10___ Gardens are Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens . ___MASK14___ is a county in South East England and one of the home counties . It borders Greater London to the north west , ___MASK76___ to the west , East Sussex to the south west , and Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north . The county town is Maidstone . The Green Park , usually known without the article simply as Green Park , is one ___MASK33___ the Royal Parks ___MASK33___ ___MASK1___ . It is located in the ___MASK63___ , central ___MASK1___ . ___MASK1___ is the capital and ___MASK78___ populous city of ___MASK15___ and the United Kingdom , as well as the ___MASK78___ populous city proper in the ___MASK6___ . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , ___MASK1___ has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". ___MASK1___ ' s ancient core , the City of ___MASK1___ , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " ___MASK1___ " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , ___MASK76___ , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater ___MASK1___ , governed by the Mayor of ___MASK1___ and the ___MASK1___ Assembly . The Royal Borough ___MASK33___ ___MASK10___ and Chelsea ( often abbreviated to RBKC ) is an inner London borough ___MASK33___ Royal borough status , to the west ___MASK33___ the centre . As the smallest borough in London and the second smallest district in England , this urban area is one ___MASK33___ the most densely populated in the United Kingdom . ___MASK55___ ( abbreviation : Middx ) was a county in southeast ___MASK15___ that is now mostly part of ___MASK50___ , with small sections in neighbouring counties . It was established in the Anglo - Saxon system from the territory of the Middle Saxons , and existed as an official unit until 1965 . The historic county included land stretching north of the River Thames from east to west of the City of London with the rivers Colne and Lea and a ridge of hills as the other boundaries . The largely low - lying county , dominated by clay in its north and alluvium on gravel in its south , was the second smallest by area in 1831 . Great Britain , also known as Britain , is a large island in the ___MASK80___ ___MASK62___ off the ___MASK53___ coast of continental Europe . With an area of , Great Britain is the largest European island and the ninth - largest in the world . In 2011 the island had a population of about 61 million people , making it the world ' s third - most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The island of Ireland is situated to the west of it , and together these islands , along with over 1 , 000 smaller surrounding islands , comprise the British Isles archipelago . ___MASK73___ ( Alexandrina ___MASK73___ ; 24 May 1819  22 January 1901 ) was Queen of the United ___MASK41___ and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death . From 1 May 1876 , she adopted the additional title of Empress of ___MASK89___ . The ___MASK63___ is an Inner London borough which also holds city status . It occupies much of the central area of Greater London including most of the West End . It is to the west of and adjoining the ancient City of London , directly to the east of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea , and its southern boundary is the River Thames . It was created with the 1965 establishment of Greater London . Upon creation , Westminster was awarded city status , which had been previously held by the smaller Metropolitan Borough of Westminster . ___MASK15___ is a country that is part ___MASK33___ the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with ___MASK86___ to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies ___MASK53___ ___MASK33___ ___MASK15___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the ___MASK39___ . ___MASK15___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths ___MASK33___ the island ___MASK33___ Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles ___MASK33___ Scilly , and the Isle ___MASK33___ Wight . The ___MASK6___ ( EU ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . The United ___MASK41___ and Ireland was established as a sovereign state on 1 January 1801 by the Acts of Union 1800 , which merged the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland . The growing desire for an Irish Republic led to the Irish War of Independence , which resulted in Ireland seceding from the Union and forming the Irish Free State in 1922 . Northern Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom , and the state was consequently renamed the " United ___MASK41___ and Northern Ireland ".