Kensington Palace – Victoria: A Royal Childhood & Victoria: Woman and Crown
At Kensington Palace in the early hours (4.15 am) of 24 May 1819, Alexandrina Victoria was born to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, […]
Exhibitions
Queen Victoria’s Buckingham Palace
In 1837, Queen Victoria came to the throne, and Buckingham Palace had remained empty for nearly 20 years. Her uncle King George IV had spent […]
I, Mary of Guelders Exhibition – Prayers come to life
Marie d’Harcourt, or as she is better known in the Netherlands, Mary of Guelders, is the subject of this exhibition in Nijmegen, I, Mary of […]
Dress belonging to Alexandra of Denmark discovered
A black silk and velvet evening gown embellished with beads and sequins that used to belong to Alexandra of Denmark, who became Queen of the […]
Historic Royal Palaces to mark the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth with major new exhibition at Kensington Palace
On 24 May 1819, the future Queen Victoria was born at Kensington Palace. To mark the bicentenary of this event, Historic Royal Palaces has announced […]
Schloss Fasanerie – The Legacy of Landgravine Anna
Schloss Fasanerie began its life as Schloss Adolphseck around 1710 under Prince-Abbot Adalbert of Schleifras. It was expanded in 1730 and again in 1757. From 1878 […]
