It’s the hashtag to have this summer and
now the royals are part of the craze, too. England is awash with
wildflowers as the sun reaches its height with everywhere from
motorway verges to public parks going for the natural look. And now
Kensington Palace has shared its own take with a celebration of its
wildflower meadow for 2019. A team from Historic Royal Palaces has
been working through…
Whilst researching for a forthcoming
academic article on Louisa Louis, the devoted dresser to Princess
Charlotte of Wales (1771-1838) who was deeply valued by Queen
Victoria, I encountered the name of Mrs Brock. She belongs to that
fascinating roll-call of characters that…
Beulah London co-founder discusses the impact of the Duchess of Cambridge wearing the label
2nd April 2019
The “Kate Effect” has given many British
High Street labels international exposure when the Duchess of
Cambridge has stepped out in one of their designs. One of
these is Beulah London. Catherine has been a long-term supporter of
the label, stepping out in their…
The Duke of Kent was determined that his
unborn child – history’s Queen Victoria – should not be born
outside of Britain, to assure its right to succeed to the throne in
the British mind. As a true Hanoverian, he was the fourth son of
George III, the King who famously ‘glor[ied] in the name of
Britain’. Clearly, it was a step forward from the reign of George
I, who knew only faulty…
They’ve already helped win ‘The
Favourite’ some of the many awards that have come its way and now
you can see them up close and personal. A new exhibition of
costumes from the movie has opened at Kensington Palace. Outfits
from the film are on show in the Queen’s…
The first thing that Princess Victoria
did on the morning of 20 June 1837 was to reach for her dressing
gown. This historic moment in the Queen’s life has always held a
particular fascination for me, and I have regularly revisited it
from various angles, from profiling the…
Personal items of Queen Victoria acquired by Historic Royal Palaces
2nd November 2018
Some personal items belonging to Queen
Victoria have been acquired by Historic Royal Palaces, the
independent charity which maintains Kensington Palace, ahead of the
bicentenary of the Queen’s birth in 2019, which the palace will
celebrate with a new exhibition and re-presentation of the visitor
route, as announced in a Historic Royal Palaces press release on 3
September 2018. Kensington Palace…
Prince William has begun a historic
five-day tour of the Middle East, where he will mark the first
official royal visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Kensington Palace said the “historic nature” of the tour was
“important”. The trip comes…
Royal well-wishers who sent birthday greetings to Princess Charlotte receive thank-you cards
6th June 2018
When Princess Charlotte celebrated her
third birthday on 2 May, she received messages of congratulations
and good wishes from around the world. The Duke and Duchess have
shown their gratitude to these royal well-wishers with a beautiful
photo card of the young princess. The…
As people speculate on the future marital
home of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, today we take a look at
former royal residents of a much-discussed possible residence,
Apartment 1 at Kensington Palace. Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke
of Sussex was the first to be given the use of the Palace’s corner
that later became known as Apartment 1. Prince Augustus Frederick
was the sixth son of King…
