Today we’re continuing with my recent visit to Kensington Palace. Our last post focused on the current Diana exhibit, and today is all about Victoria Revealed, a temporary exhibit that looks at some of Queen Victoria’s toys, dresses, and sketches to… Read More ›
Royal Homes
A Visit to Kensington Palace: The Diana Exhibit
My recent trip to Kensington Palace, or KP as Diana called it, was a lot of fun. I took this picture by those famous gates that were covered in flowers in the days after Princess Diana’s death: That still seems… Read More ›
Queen Victoria’s Christmas at Windsor Castle
Merry, Merry Christmas! In honour of the occasion, let’s take a look inside the Christmas holiday that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert spent together at Windsor Castle in 1860. The Royal Family spent many christmases at Windsor and we have… Read More ›
The Walk to Church at Sandringham on Christmas Day ~ The York Girls Part One
One of our favourite royal events of the year is the annual Christmas Day appearance of the royal family at Sandringham. The family gathers together at this royal retreat and walk to the 11am church service each December 25th. They’ve… Read More ›
Althorp House: The Ancestral Home of Diana, Princess of Wales
This post is for those of us who love learning more about the country estates of England. Today we are going to discuss Althorp, the country estate of the Spencer Family (as in Lady Diana Spencer). The origins of the… Read More ›
Kate and William’s Future Kensington Palace Apartment
As we discussed in Part Two of A Tale of Two Cottages: The Homes of William and Kate, the pair currently lives in Nottingham Cottage, or ‘Nott Cott’ on the palace grounds. When it was originally announced that William and… Read More ›
A Tale of Two Cottages: The Homes of William and Kate ~ Part Two
In Part One, we talked about Cambridge Cottage Number One, in Wales. Today, we move on to their abode on the grounds of Kensington Palace (or KP as Diana called it)! So, as most royal watchers know, Princes William Harry lived… Read More ›
Hauntings at Kensington Palace
Happy Hallowe’en, everyone! This weekend one Royal Poster was lucky to join one of Kensington Palace’s first ‘Eerie Evening Tours of Enchanted Palace’. There are four tours scheduled on each night between Friday Oct 28th and Monday October 31st this… Read More ›
Royal Homes: The Sandringham Estate
Let’s take a look at one of the British Royal Family’s private homes, Sandringham. The royal Sandringham estate is privately owned by the Royal family and consists of 20,000 acres. So, if the UK ever becomes a republic, this is… Read More ›