On 11 November 1920, the Unknown Warrior was laid to rest in Westminster Abbey. Buried anonymously in remembrance of the missing dead, the Warrior’s coffin is said to have been made of ‘English oak’ ...

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 ...

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 ...

Enjoy two hours at the Tower of London free from crowds, with our Relaxed Hour at the Tower. This event has been designed for Neurodivergent and Learning Disabled children (aged five to 16) and their ...

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 ...

We are the independent charity that loves and looks after six of the most wonderful palaces in the world. We source a wide variety of goods and services from a large number of suppliers to meet the ...

24 choirs performing over one weekend at the Tower. Experience the heart warming power of collective singing as groups from across the UK come together for this unique choir festival. MDBrunch is ...

On 20 August 1704, during the reign of Queen Anne, a boy and a girl arrived at the Chapel Royal located within the heart of St James’s Palace. It was a Sunday, and they were there to be baptised, to ...

At 7am on 27 May 1541, Lady Margaret Pole – another victim of Henry VIII’s increasingly bloody regime – was led to her execution inside the Tower of London. But Margaret was no scheming minister like ...