Kensington Palace Archives

Queen Mary II working at home – ‘an...

While here in the UK some aspects of life are beginning to return a new kind...

To celebrate LGBT History Month, we’re telling stories of LGBTQ+ love and desire. We may not...

Welcome to our second HRP Handover blog for Black History Month 2020! Throughout October we’re inviting...

Season Two of Historic Royal Palaces’ Outliers podcast is here – our history fiction podcast that...

Season Two of HRP’s Outliers podcast is here – our history fiction podcast that tells stories...

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...