Valances are almost always a component of state beds which are complex objects relying on an interconnected series of parts. Queen Caroline's state bed is made up of 62 parts! These three valances ...

Discover the story of Princess Victoria, the young girl destined to be queen, in the rooms where she was born and raised at Kensington Palace. This permanent exhibition, opened to celebrate the 200th ...

Discover never-before-seen royal and court fashion treasures in Dress Codes, a new exhibition at Kensington Palace. Explore the codes and conventions of royal clothing, and the powerful impact fashion ...

Jane Boleyn (née Parker) was the daughter of Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley, a gentleman usher to Henry VIII, and his wife Alice. No record of Jane’s birth survives but she began her court service in ...

The Countess of Salisbury’s appointment as governess to the four-year-old Princess Mary, Henry and Catherine’s only surviving child, in 1520 seemed to set the seal on her triumph. But she was soon to ...

Make your way down through Kew Gardens and along the riverside to find Queen Charlotte’s Cottage – a secluded retreat used by Queen Charlotte, her husband George III and their family for resting and ...

Sir Nicholas Coleridge CBE DL is a British former media executive, author, and cultural chair. Sir Nicholas was appointed Chair of Historic Royal Palaces by His Majesty the King in September 2023, for ...

The grand staircase (King's staircase) leads to William III's State Apartments. On the wall is 'Victory of Alexander over the Caesars', by Italian artist Antonio Verrio (c.1636-1707). The 12 Caesars ...