The Empress of India: a community engagement...
Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877. India had been under crown control since...
Tag: Queen Victoria
‘Little Vickelchen’: sketches of Queen...
As an old lady, Queen Victoria is an icon. Instantly recognisable, swathed in black, face grim-set...
Researching and redecorating Queen Victoria’s...
On 24th May 1819 at Kensington Palace, Queen Victoria was born. On 24th May 2019, her...
‘Dear old palace’: Victoria’s...
The State Apartments at Kensington Palace opened to the public on the 24th May 1899, Queen...
Oh Christmas Tree! O Tannenbaum!
All of the curatorial team at Historic Royal Palaces wish all of our readers a very...
Queen Victoria’s jacket
An addition to the HRP Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection is this beautiful pink embroidered jacket, once owned...
Conserving history: a Victorian child’s...
A new addition to our Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, this velvet and silk child’s dress was...
Queen Victoria’s White Wedding
Today, a white dress is synonymous with a traditional wedding, and any other colour can seem...
Reopening a Revealing Exhibition on Queen Victoria
This month, Victoria Revealed, an exhibition about the life of Queen Victoria, reopened at Kensington Palace...
Victorian Gift Guide, Issue #5 December 1867
In many ways, Christmas as we know it was designed by the Victorians. Although the day...