Queen Victoria: a life in bed

July 25, 2019

I would not want to give the impression that Queen Victoria (1819-1901) was a ...

Wildflowers bloom at Kensington Palace

July 5, 2019

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

The Empress of India: a community engagement project

June 3, 2019

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

‘Little Vickelchen’: sketches of Queen Victoria as a girl

May 26, 2019

Victoria hiding under a blanket, by Lady Elizabeth Keith Heathcote, ...

Researching and redecorating Queen Victoria’s childhood home

May 22, 2019

On 24th May 1819 at Kensington Palace, Queen Victoria was born. On 24th May ...

'Dear old palace': Victoria's visit to her childhood home at...

May 14, 2019

Illustration depicting Queen Victoria arriving at Kensington Palace on 15 ...

Designing for a Princess: Sassoon sketches on display at Kensington...

March 22, 2019

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

Royal Rebels: British royals and international designers

February 15, 2019

‘British royal women should wear British clothes!’ This is how we tend to think ...

Oh Christmas Tree! O Tannenbaum!

December 21, 2018

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