The secrets of Kensington Palace
If Kensington Palace’s walls could talk, these would be the stories they would tell. A new...
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Princess Marina, the original royal fashion icon
Before Princess Margaret and Diana, Princess of Wales, there was Princess Marina. Marina was the first of...
Gibbons goes from Hampton Court to Fairfax House...
Volunteering at HCP As a volunteer at Historic Royal Palaces for several years, I was delighted...
Conserving history: a Victorian child’s...
A new addition to our Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, this velvet and silk child’s dress was...
Inspirational women through history
This International Women’s Day, we’re championing a selection of extraordinary women whose stories are often left...
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...
Object of the month – A life without sugar?
Historic Royal Palaces’ Collections Management team regularly holds an ‘object of the month’ competition to share...
Queen Victoria’s petticoat magnified:...
When I heard I was going to lead the project to conserve this petticoat I got...