 the royal borough of kensington and chelsea (often abbreviated to rbkc) is a west london borough of royal borough status. as the smallest borough in london and the second smallest district in england, this urban area is one of the most densely populated in the united kingdom, just behind the nearby london borough of islington. the borough is immediately to the west of the city of westminster and to the east of hammersmith & fulham. it contains major museums and universities in "albertopolis", department stores such as harrods, peter jones and harvey nichols and embassies in belgravia, knightsbridge and kensington gardens. it is home to the notting hill carnival, europe's largest. it contains many of the most expensive residential districts in london and even in the world, as well as districts with high levels of social housing and poverty. the local authority is kensington and chelsea london borough council. the borough's motto is quam bonum in unum habitare, which can be roughly translated as 'how good to dwell in unity'. ==history== the borough was created in 1965 from the former boroughs of kensington and chelsea. kensington's royal borough status was inherited by the new borough. the new borough was originally to be called just 'kensington' â the inclusion of chelsea was locally supported."chelsea name retained: new decisions on three boroughs." the times. 3 january 1963 ==districts== the borough includes: * albertopolis * bayswater (also partly in the city of westminster) * belgravia (also partly in the city of westminster) * brompton * chelsea * earl's court * holland park * kensal town (also partly in the city of westminster) * kensington * knightsbridge (also partly in the city of westminster)
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