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A royal peculiar is a Church of England parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese and the province in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch.
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine is a religious charity based in the East End of London. The Foundation traces its origins back to the medieval church and monastic hospital St Katharine's by the Tower, established in 1147, next to the Tower of London.
East end of St Katharine's Church, the chapel of the hospice before its removal in the 19th century
Parish Boundary Marker for St Katharine by the Tower
St Katharine's Church, Regent's Park (now the Danish Church)
The current home of the Royal Foundation of Saint Katharine, Butcher Row, Ratcliff