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A peek inside the Frogmore Mausoleum

Monday, 22 October 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Restoration of the Frogmore Mausoleum began in June 2018 and we have now been given a sneak peek inside the mausoleum as the work is underway. The Frogmore Mausoleum is the final resting place of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert. There is also a memorial to their daughter Alice who is actually buried [read more]

Princess Eugenie’s Wedding Tiara – The Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara

Friday, 12 October 2018, 15:21 Moniek Bloks 1

We sure are being treated to some great historical pieces this year. The Duchess of Sussex wore Queen Mary’s diamond bandeau tiara and now Princess Eugenie treats us to the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images The Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara was made by Boucheron for Dame Margaret Helen Greville, [read more]

Likely birthplace of King Henry VII found in Pembroke Castle

Monday, 17 September 2018, 18:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Archaeologists believe they have identified the site of where the 13-year-old widowed Margaret Beaufort gave birth to the future King Henry VII. It was a long labour, and it could very easily have caused her death and the death of her child. It was a miracle that they both survived. It is believed that Margaret [read more]

Dress belonging to Alexandra of Denmark discovered

Monday, 10 September 2018, 14:30 Moniek Bloks 0

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 United Kingdom as the wife of King Edward VII, has been discovered hidden away in a private collection. The dress date to around 1908-1910. It was designed for Queen Alexandra [read more]

Historic Royal Palaces to mark the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth with major new exhibition at Kensington Palace

Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 15:00 Moniek Bloks 0

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 a major new exhibition at Kensington Palace in 2019. The suite of rooms occupied by the future Queen and her mother will be reimagined through a display of remarkable objects [read more]

Former Imperial Palace in Brazil destroyed by massive fire

Monday, 3 September 2018, 15:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The former Imperial Palace in Brazil, which had served as a museum since 1892, has been destroyed by a massive fire. Most of their collection of more than 20 million has probably been lost. The destruction of the building is an “incalculable loss for Brazil,” President Michel Temer said in a statement. “Two hundred years [read more]