Kensington Palace’s most magnificent clock
In the mid-1720s, George I commissioned architect William Kent to redesign his state apartments at Kensington...
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Queen Victoria’s petticoat wrapped up!
In the last post we saw how Queen Victoria’s petticoat has been conserved. It is now...
Kensington Palace Gains a Throne Canopy
Its doors briefly closed, the Presence Chamber at Kensington Palace has reopened with a throne canopy...
Queen Victoria’s petticoat: underwear...
In the last post we saw how Queen Victoria’s petticoat was wet cleaned. Now the cream...
Queen Victoria’s Petticoat takes a bath
In our previous post we learned about the condition of Queen Victoria’s petticoat. Today I want to...
Queen Victoria’s petticoat magnified:...
When I heard I was going to lead the project to conserve this petticoat I got...
Caroline of Ansbach-The Brainiest Princess
George Augustus of Hanover and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach arrived in London in 1714, in...
Throne Canopy at Kensington Palace: almost there!
These past few months we’ve been busy finishing the Queen Anne throne canopy conservation; tying together...
Queen Victoria’s Petticoat: a rare survivor...
Welcome to this blog series on the conservation of our latest acquisition, a beautiful cotton lawn...
The White Garden at Kensington Palace
The White Garden at Kensington Palace, planted to remember Diana, Princess of Wales, is in full...