Recent Posts for Historic Royal Palaces

A Real Royal Visit: Princess Mary at Hillsborough...

With the new Downton Abbey film now in cinemas, fans of the show are being treated...

To the very north of the park at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, for the adventurous visitor...

After a lot of hard work this winter by the gardens team at Kensington Palace, the...

Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877. India had been under crown control since...

On 1 June 400 years ago, payments began for the construction of a magnificent new Banqueting...

As an old lady, Queen Victoria is an icon. Instantly recognisable, swathed in black, face grim-set...

Welcome to the kitchen garden! It’s one of the most active gardens at Hampton Court Palace,...

Whenever I think of tulips I can’t help but start singing that lovely song by Max...

Primula auricula are the acknowledged ‘divas’ of the plant world. Originating from the alpine meadows of...

Alas, the exhibition Diana: Her Fashion Story is now closed. For two years, seeing and talking...