In 1704, Queen Anne decided that
Kensington Palace was to have a greenhouse. Not just a simple
greenhouse to care for her citrus trees during the bitter winter
but one crafted in a refined and sophisticated style. With this in
mind, The Orangery at Kensington Palace would begin construction.
The Orangery would not be a building to simply house citrus during
the winter. Utilising the lavish gardens…
Firstly, thank you for once again
allowing me the pleasure to discuss another one of your programmes
with Royal Central. My pleasure – I’m glad that your readers are
interested in the work we do at Historic Royal Palaces! You have
given viewers insight in the Royal…
In the last episode of this series,
historian Dan Cruickshank takes viewers through the developments
that occurred to a number of Britain’s royal palaces during the
nineteenth century and twentieth century. With the widowhood of
Queen Victoria, the break out of the First…
Built between 1754 and 1759 for the 5th
Earl of Dumfries, Dumfries House has remained the same for the past
250 years. The main rooms, furnishings and contents are still as
they were when the 5th Earl was in residence. The property contains
an exceptional collection of Chippendale furniture and is a
testament to 18th century design. In June 2007, Prince Charles as
Grand Steward of Scotland led a…
After last week’s insightful
episode which gave audiences a glimpse into the
Tudor buildings which used to, and some of which still do,
dominate our landscapes, such as the White Tower at the Tower of
London, Hampton Court and Nonsuch Palace, in the
next episode…
King William IV had one dying wish and
that was to see the anniversary of Waterloo on 18 June. Two days
later on 20 June 1837, The King died around two in the morning at
Windsor Castle. William IV was 71 when he died. It has been noted
that he drank more than a bottle of…
On the first day of the races, Her
Majesty The Queen was joined by Prince Harry, The Prince of Wales,
The Duchess of a Cornwall and the Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. The Queen is hoping that
her young horse, Estimate, will win the Gold Cup again for the
second year in a row. When The Queen won last year, she became the
first ever reigning monarch to win…
The gardeners at Historic Royal Palaces
have “planted” the seeds of restoration at Hampton Court Palace and
what has grown is a newly restored Kitchen Garden. The Kitchen
Garden recreates the gardens that would have provided a wide
variety of vegetables, herbs and fruits…
The oldest recipient is 99-year-old Ethel
Dobbins, receiving the British Empire Medal for service to the
community in Thornton. Conversely, the youngest recipient this year
is George Fielding, aged just 19, who is the Chair of “Whizz Kidz”,
an organisation providing…
The Queen, travelling in her carriage
with the Duke of Edinburgh, will be joined by Prince Charles,
Prince William, the Duke of Kent and Princess Anne who will follow
her in their uniform on horse back whilst other members of the
Royal Family will arrive at the parade ground ahead of The Queen to
view the parade from the Duke of Wellington’s old office,
overlooking the parade ground. From Horse…
