Two weddings for less than half the price of one
This year at Kew, we mark two bicentenaries. It’s 200 years since the death of Queen...
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Two Weddings and a Funeral
In the summer of 1818, Queen Charlotte arrived at Kew Palace. Although Kew had once been...
Putting Kew Palace to bed
Putting Kew Palace to Bed Kew Palace welcomes many visitors during spring and summer. It is...
Enter the Dragons: Part One Shaping the Beasts
The Great Pagoda in Kew is opening to public in 2018. It’s a major restoration project...
Kew the Music: George III and Queen...
A recital of Handel’s Sarabande in D minor played on the Chamber Organ at Kew Palace. The...
Waking up Kew Palace
Every spring we wake up Kew Palace from its winter sleep and get it ready for...
This month I’m liking…”A...
No, I have no hankerings after posh prams. This month, I’m liking a political cartoon by...
Gardens, Gardeners and the Great Pagoda
This week is my last as an Assistant Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, so I thought...
Mothers and Daughters
This Mothering Sunday is quite a good time to celebrate (quite literally!) the most prolific of...
The first royal Charlotte
I’d like to congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their daughter,...