King Charles and Queen Camilla have politely declined to unpack their slippers at Buckingham Palace, despite a £369 million glow-up that’s taken a decade. We can’t decide if this is peak “downsizing empty-nesters” or the poshest case of buyer’s remorse we’ve ever seen.
Imagine spending ten years having your entire house ripped apart. New wiring (the old…
Queen Alexandra’s Dazzling Coronation Dress and a Feast of Fashion & Family History at The King’s Gallery. From golden glamour to glittering jewels, The Edwardians: Age of Elegance at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, is a must-visit for fashion aficionados, jewellery lovers, and families seeking a fascinating journey through royal history. Open from 11 April to 23 November 2025…
If you’re passionate about Italian art, Drawing the Italian Renaissance at The King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace is a dream come true. Showcasing around 160 works by over 80 artists, including celebrated masters like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, as well as talents from my hometown of Bologna like the Carracci brothers and Pellegrino Tibaldi, this exhibition offers…
Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography at The King’s Gallery (formerly knows as The Queen’s Gallery), Buckingham Palace, opens today, and it’s an exhibition you won’t want to miss. Spanning a century of royal portrait photography, it offers a captivating look into the lives of the British Royal Family through more than 150 vintage prints, proofs, and archival documents, many of…
Hans Holbein the Younger, a German artist of remarkable talent, made a significant impact on Tudor England during the 16th century. His journey, much like that of the composer Handel a century later, was fueled by ambition and a quest for opportunity. The current exhibition, ‘Holbein at the Tudor Court,’ hosted at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, serves as a captivating…
Welcome, dear London Mums, to a journey back in time to the grandiose and enchanting era of Queen Victoria’s reign. In the midst of this era’s strict social norms and decorum, the ballroom at Buckingham Palace shone as a beacon of joy, elegance, and romance. A time when dance was not merely a form of amusement but an essential element of courtship and societal interaction. In this…
At first sight, it strikes one as another gold-encrusted piece of pointless extravagance, bordering on, I have to say, kitsch. And it cost an ‘undisclosed sum’, which means ahelluvalot. So my immediate response was disapproval, have to say. But but BUT, the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, known Down Under as the State Coach Britannia, is a treasure trove of surprises… and I…
Buckingham Palace is not somewhere I would have dared take my very young children, all those ropes to hurdle over or conga under, those priceless breakables to upend and the miles of corridors, just an open invitation for a cheeky sprint. But my recent visit to admire the Coronation display including the Coach and Coronation Robes in the State Rooms has turned my view of Buckingham Palace upside…
The joy and surprise of the Style & Society, Dressing the Georgians exhibition is the inclusion of the intimate along side the grandiose. I was expecting ranks of Coronation and ceremonial robes. This is an exhibition curated by the Royal Collection Trust, in collaboration with Historic Royal Palaces, at Buckingham Palace no less. And it does not disappoint, with Princess…
On 8th September 2022, people all joined together,wherever they were in the world,to both celebrate the life of an extraordinary woman, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and also to mourn her loss.She leaves behind the richest of legacies, and due to her indefatigable spirit and commitment to serve her people, many of us feel as if we have lost someone very close to us.Our…