LONDON—The tables have been turned on Prince Charles, who often intervenes in design projects in and around London when they do not agree with his aesthetic preferences. But this time, it was the planning committee of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea that decided against a design encouraged by the royal’s own architecture group: a cast-iron and glass structure that would serve as the centerpiece of the new entrance to Kensington Palace.

Daniel Moylan, who heads up the committee, described the entryway as "decoratively over-elaborate and almost embarrassingly 'twee." ' The rest of the plan, part of a £12 million ($19.6 million) redesign, was approved by the council on the condition that the loggia be eliminated.

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