Kensington Palace Archives

Monarchy’s moderniser: Prince Albert of...

Today is the 200th birthday of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-1861). Professor John R Davis, director of...

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

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

On 24th May 1819 at Kensington Palace, Queen Victoria was born. On 24th May 2019, her...

The State Apartments at Kensington Palace opened to the public on the 24th May 1899, Queen...

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

All of the curatorial team at Historic Royal Palaces wish all of our readers a very...

An addition to the HRP Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection is this beautiful pink embroidered jacket, once owned...

If Kensington Palace’s walls could talk, these would be the stories they would tell. A new...

Before Princess Margaret and Diana, Princess of Wales, there was Princess Marina. Marina was the first of...