Historic Royal Palaces@HRP_palaces

We are the charity who love and look after Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House, Kew Palace, @HillsCastle and 🌷🌻 @TowerOfLondon 🌺🌼

 London, UK
hrp.org.uk
Joined January 2009
All good things must come to an end 😭 After 21 years at Historic Royal Palaces, our Chief Curator, @Lucy_Worsley will be leaving at the end of this year. Thank you Lucy for being a wonderful colleague to us all and for the extraordinary contribution you’ve made to our charity.
A photo of Lucy Worsley wearing a red dress and red lipstick, sitting against a red brick wall on the roof of Hampton Court Palace with the astronomical clock in the background

ALT A photo of Lucy Worsley wearing a red dress and red lipstick, sitting against a red brick wall on the roof of Hampton Court Palace with the astronomical clock in the background

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Today we send our best wishes to Her Majesty The Queen, on this her 96th birthday. 🎉 We look forward to a series of celebrations at the palaces in honour of HM The Queen in this very special Platinum Jubilee year.
Her Majesty The Queen wearing purple shaking hands with a gentleman with his back to the camera.

ALT Her Majesty The Queen wearing purple shaking hands with a gentleman with his back to the camera.

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We will remember them. 📍 The Tower Remembers, Tower of London. #RemembranceSunday
Red ceramic poppies installed around the Tower of London, in the foreground ceramic poppies are on the floor and in the background they are seen falling from the White Tower.

ALT Red ceramic poppies installed around the Tower of London, in the foreground ceramic poppies are on the floor and in the background they are seen falling from the White Tower.

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This year HM The Queen became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. 👑 #PlatinumJubilee Read about the history of Royal Jubilees 👉 fal.cn/3p7cN 📷 Alamy
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Historic Royal Palaces joins the Royal Family and millions of people across the country in mourning the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. We extend our heartfelt condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family.
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Catherine of Aragon trending on Henry VIII and Jane Seymour's 483rd wedding anniversary... Guuurl that's shady 🕶️ Until her dying day, Catherine didn't believe her and Henry's annulment was genuine, signing her final letter to him, "Catherine the Queen" 👑
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Kensington Palace was illuminated green last night as a mark of respect for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire one year on. #GreenforGrenfell
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125 soldiers and 79 poppy wreaths, one for each year since D-Day 🎖️ Standing With Giants at Hampton Court Palace commemorates and remembers those who lost their lives in both World Wars and present-day conflicts. @StandingWGiants 📆 01-25 November 📍 Hampton Court Palace
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We join millions of people around the world in mourning the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty was our longest reigning monarch and will be remembered for a remarkable lifetime of service. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family at this time.
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Kensington Palace was illuminated green last night as a mark of respect for the victims of the #Grenfell Tower fire. #GreenforGrenfell
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An excerpt from Queen Victoria’s diary on 24 Dec 1840 gives us a glimpse into her Christmas: “I then arranged the present tables for Albert & Mama with 2 fine Christmas trees.” In the spirit of Victoria, we’ve been busy decking the halls of her former home at #KensingtonPalace 🎄
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We will remember them. 📍 Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, @TowerOfLondon, 2014 #RemembranceSunday
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👑 New Yeoman Warder uniforms! 👑 The wait is over, today our Yeoman Warders at the @TowerOfLondon will wear their new uniforms for the very first time, bearing HM King Charles III's cypher!
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Today, HM The Queen reaches an historic milestone, becoming the first British Monarch to celebrate a #PlatinumJubilee.   Her Majesty acceded to the throne on 6 February 1952 on the death of her father King George VI, and this year marks a record-breaking 70 years of service (1/2)
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Your palace or mine? #SeduceSomeoneInFourWords
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Happy #LeftHandersDay! 💁‍♀️ Queen Victoria is one of the most famous historical lefties. Although she wrote with her right hand, she painted with her left, which indicates she was made to switch as a child, as was sadly common in the Victorian era.
Photograph of Queen Victoria

ALT Photograph of Queen Victoria

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This afternoon The Duke of Cambridge and The Duke of Sussex visited #KensingtonPalace’s Sunken Garden to unveil a new statue of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, on what would have been her 60th birthday. (1/5)
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We will remember them. 📍 Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, Tower of London, 2014 #RemembranceSunday
A photo taken from ground level in the moat of the Tower of London. The moat is filled with scarlet red ceramic poppies, there are so many that the green of grass is barely visible. One singular poppy is focus and centre of the image. In the background the impressive castle like structures of the Tower of London is visible.

ALT A photo taken from ground level in the moat of the Tower of London. The moat is filled with scarlet red ceramic poppies, there are so many that the green of grass is barely visible. One singular poppy is focus and centre of the image. In the background the impressive castle like structures of the Tower of London is visible.

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Many congratulations to our Chief Curator @Lucy_Worsley who has been awarded an OBE for services to history and heritage! 🎉#BirthdayHonours
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📚 It was a pleasure to welcome TM King Charles III and Queen Camilla to The Queen's Reading Room Festival at Hampton Court Palace yesterday. Visitors and guests were treated to a full day of talks from a number of inspirational speakers. @QueenReadRoom 📷 Sim Canetty-Clarke
HM Queen Camilla walking through Hampton Court Palace wearing a blue jumpsuit.

ALT HM Queen Camilla walking through Hampton Court Palace wearing a blue jumpsuit.

The stage at the Queens Reading Room with performers on stage and a busy crowd in the foreground.

ALT The stage at the Queens Reading Room with performers on stage and a busy crowd in the foreground.

Dame Judi Dench and Gyles Brandreth on stage at The Queen's Reading Room.

ALT Dame Judi Dench and Gyles Brandreth on stage at The Queen's Reading Room.

HM King Charles III getting out a black car and greeting Dame Judi Dench and Gyles Brandreth.

ALT HM King Charles III getting out a black car and greeting Dame Judi Dench and Gyles Brandreth.

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Calling all schools!👑Design a coronation bench inspired by your hopes for HM King Charles III’s reign. The winning designs will go on display before being returned to your school. Your class will also have the chance to visit the @TowerOfLondon in person! bit.ly/SchoolsCoronationComp…
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The Northern Lights over Hampton Court Palace 🩷 Did anyone else spot the lights last week? 📷 Thanks to Jon Leach for the amazing photo!
pink and purple skies over the front of Hampton Court Palace with leaves of a tree slightly obscuring the view

ALT pink and purple skies over the front of Hampton Court Palace with leaves of a tree slightly obscuring the view

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Merry Christmas from everyone at Historic Royal Palaces! 🎄
Hampton Court Palace in the snow

ALT Hampton Court Palace in the snow

Hillsborough Castle and Gardens in the snow

ALT Hillsborough Castle and Gardens in the snow

Kew palace with a frosty garden in front

ALT Kew palace with a frosty garden in front

The Tower of London with snow falling

ALT The Tower of London with snow falling

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Today marks one year since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. In 2015 Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch in history. Her Majesty visited our palaces on many occasions throughout her long reign. 📷 Queen Elizabeth II at the Tower, 1983.
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We will remember them. 📍 Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, Tower of London, 2014 #RemembranceSunday
A sea of ceramic poppies in the foreground, with a blurred background showing the Shard and the Tower of London.

ALT A sea of ceramic poppies in the foreground, with a blurred background showing the Shard and the Tower of London.

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Merry Christmas from Historic Royal Palaces! 🎄
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This summer we’re welcoming you back to #KensingtonPalace in royal style ✨ See the wedding dress of Diana, Princess of Wales in our new exhibition exploring the intimate relationship between designer and royal client, opening 3 June 👉 bit.ly/kp-royalstyle #RoyalStyle
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HM The Queen’s #PlatinumJubilee? We’ve got big plans 🌻🌼🌷 We’re so excited to announce #TowerSuperbloom – a vibrant sea of millions of colourful flowers that will surround @TowerOfLondon next Summer. We can’t wait to welcome you! Find out more 👉 hrp.org.uk/superbloom
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Watch as the kokoshnik tiara is transformed into a necklace!💎 This tiara was worn by Princess Louise, granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Its design was in vogue in the late C19th. See the tiara at #KensingtonPalace. The #Victoria200 displays open on 24 May: bit.ly/Victoria200
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Today’s the day! Welcome to Royal Style in the Making 👗 We can’t wait for you to see our celebration of 20th-century royal fashion at #KensingtonPalace. Find out more about visiting and book here 👉 bit.ly/kp-royalstyle #RoyalStyle
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A big congratulations to Historic Royal Palaces' Chief Historian, @TracyBorman, who has been awarded an OBE for services to heritage in the King's Birthday Honours 🎉
A photograph of Tracy Borman standing in front of the White Tower at the Tower of London

ALT A photograph of Tracy Borman standing in front of the White Tower at the Tower of London

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We will remember them. #RemembranceSunday
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Take a seat 🤩 Our coronation benches have been installed at the Tower of London! Designed by schoolchildren across the country, the benches illustrate their hopes for the future during the reign of HM King Charles III. 👑 fal.cn/3xVEL
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Historically, on St Stephen’s, the day after Christmas Day, people gave Christmas boxes to their household staff, containing money or presents. It is believed to be the origin of the day being known as #BoxingDay 🎁
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To mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, at 1pm BST today a 96-round gun salute began firing from the @TowerOfLondon and @HillsCastle. One round fired for each year of The Queen's life.
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Today, we launch two new exhibitions celebrating the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth at #KensingtonPalace 🎉 Find out more and book now bit.ly/Victoria200 #Victoria200
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#HappyMothersDay! Queen Charlotte was mother to 15 children; 13 lived to adulthood, and two became King. Charlotte believed in women's education so her daughters were all well schooled. Charlotte also founded orphanages and was the patron of a hospital for expectant mothers.
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Elizabeth I was born #OTD in 1533, daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn. She became queen in 1558 aged 25 and ruled for 45 years as the last Tudor monarch. Her reign saw the defeat of the Spanish Armada, a revised Book of Common Prayer & a golden age of playwrights and poets.
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Elizabeth I has returned to #HamptonCourtPalace. To coincide with #TheLostDress display, @pastpleasures1 have recreated Elizabeth’s dress in the famous Rainbow Portrait. With meticulous research & hand-stitching, they've crafted an accurate representation. bit.ly/elizabethi-hamptoncou…
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#BoxingDay mood 😴
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Today we’re sending our very best wishes to Her Majesty The Queen, on her 95th birthday. It’s been a pleasure to welcome Her Majesty to the palaces many times over the years, including on this visit to @HillsCastle in 2016.
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Originally built in 1762, the #KewPagoda has been restored to its former glory and is adorned with 80 dragons 🐲 HRH The Prince of Wales admires the view. There are 253 steps to the top! @ClarenceHouse
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Queen Victoria’s beautiful emerald and diamond tiara was designed by Albert in 1845 – the only consort in the history of jewels to have designed a piece for his Queen. See this stunning tiara on display at #KensingtonPalace in Spring 2018. #Victoria @VictoriaSeries
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🎉 A big congratulations to our Chief Curator Tracy Borman who has been awarded an OBE in HM The King's Birthday Honours list. 👑
A portrait of Tracy Borman, photographed standing in a courtyard at Hampton Court Palace

ALT A portrait of Tracy Borman, photographed standing in a courtyard at Hampton Court Palace

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Happy #wintersolstice! It's the shortest day of the year and the longest night. Here's a little winter sun shining in the palace gardens 🌞
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Quelle tristesse. Nous sommes avec les Parisiens et les Français ce soir. #NotreDame est dans nos cœur.
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Today Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, a former resident of Hampton Court Palace, was honoured with an @englishheritage Blue Plaque 🔵 Sophia was a dedicated suffragette who campaigned for women’s rights fal.cn/3yzk7 📷 @MuseumofLondon, Peter Bance and @EnglishHeritage
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🐂 A Boleyn family ring is going on display! 💍 Engraved with a bull's head, this ring is thought to have belonged to Anne Boleyn's family. The bull was likely chosen as a visual pun on the family name which was often spelt 'Bull-en'.
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Good morning from our Mini Bloom at Hampton Court Palace 🌻🌸🌷
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We’ve got exciting news. We’re ready to start reopening the palaces! 🥳 On 18 June our beautiful gardens at #HamptonCourtPalace and @HillsCastle will reopen. We assembled a top team from across the palaces to run you through our new safety measures 👇 hrp.org.uk
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For years, an incredibly rare Tudor treasure lay tucked away in a church in the rural hamlet of Bacton. Now, new research points directly to the wardrobe of Elizabeth I. See #TheLostDress in a new exhibition at #HamptonCourtPalace 12 Oct 2019 - 23 Feb 2020 bit.ly/TheLostDress
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Happy anniversary to TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! 🎉 📷 Jonathan / 2011 / Buckingham Palace One of the selected public photos on display in our Life Through A Royal Lens exhibition at Kensington Palace 👉 fal.cn/3obUt
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Our very own suffragette @Lucy_Worsley is here in Trafalgar Sq with @MayorofLondon celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act #BehindEveryGreatCity #VotesForWomen
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Kensington Palace has a spring in its step 🌼 📷 Thanks to adpruntheworld on Instagram for this golden #PalacePhoto ☀
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#OTD in 1861: Prince Albert dies at the age of 42. The country was thrown into mourning, people dressed in black & blinds were drawn. Victoria mourned and wore black for the rest of her life.
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As the sun rises over the sea of #TowerPoppies, crowds gather to commemorate #ArmisticeDay
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Rockin' around... 🎄This morning Kensington Palace's 25ft Christmas tree was installed! 🎄 Have you got your tree up yet?
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The long weekend is here 🎉 We'll be sliding into the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations on the @TowerOfLondon Superbloom slide 😏 What are you doing to celebrate? 🎉 #PlatinumJubilee #TowerSuperbloom
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Brrr! Queen Victoria looks like she could do with a big pair of knitted mittens 🧤 📸 Thanks to @robjdphotos for sharing this fantastic #PalacePhoto of #KensingtonPalace looking beautiful in the snow this morning ❄️
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Watch the 30ft Christmas tree being installed and decorated outside #KensingtonPalace 🎄 This Christmas at Kensington, meet Victoria & Albert, try some festive crafts and discover how the Victorians shaped Christmas: bit.ly/christmasKP ⭐
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Cats were not a popular pet in Tudor times because of their links with witchcraft. Yet Cardinal Wolsey was known for having a little cat who went with him to mass & likely lived at #HamptonCourtPalace This statue of Wolsey in Ipswich features his furry friend #InternationalCatDay
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It’s a boy! Congratulations to TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their third child #royalbaby
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Happy Easter from our palaces! 🐰 Comment below with your spring #PalacePhotos 🌸👇 📍 Kew Palace
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Thanks to @DaisyGoodwin & everyone at @VictoriaSeries for a brilliant talk at #KensingtonPalace!
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Hello world, meet Hampton Court George! 🐴 George is our rare grey Shire horse foal at #HamptonCourtPalace, the first to be born in London in living memory.
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The shire horses make their way to #HamptonCourtPalace for their annual blessing (although we prefer Ed’s term “spiritual MOT”) 🐴 And bringing up the rear: our newbies George and Charles 😍 #HamptonCourtChristmas
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👗 The arrival of the Bridesmaid Dress! 👗 This stunning bridesmaid dress worn to the wedding of Queen Elizabeth II is the latest object to join the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection and will now be researched and studied before undergoing conservation.
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🌸 Hampton Court Blossom Appreciation Tweet 🌸 While we wait for 100,000 tulips to bloom in time for our Tulip Festival, over on the other side of #HamptonCourtPalace the Wilderness is already putting on a spectacular springtime show of its own 😍
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Happy Birthday William Shakespeare! 🎈 It’s thought the playwright was born on 23 April 1564, but few records survive of his early life. By 1594 he was a dramatist for the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, a troupe who often performed for the monarch at Whitehall and #HamptonCourtPalace.
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Today our palaces will be closed. Our flags at the @TowerOfLondon, Hampton Court Palace and @HillsCastle are being flown at half-mast to mark the passing of Her Majesty The Queen.
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We have some really difficult news to share. With great regret, today Historic Royal Palaces has entered into a period of consultation on proposed redundancies. Read our full statement here: bit.ly/2GRG1Tv (1/4)
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Today the Accession Proclamation for the new Sovereign, His Majesty King Charles III, was read at the @TowerOfLondon by the Tower Governor and at @HillsCastle by the Norroy and Ulster King of Arms. 📷 1 & 4 The Tower of London 📷 2 & 3 @NIOgov Press Eye @HillsCastle
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This is a re-creation of a Tudor crown that was melted down in 1649. The original was worn by Henry VIII at #HamptonCourtPalace, particularly at #Epiphany on 6 Jan. Henry would process to the Chapel Royal in full regalia to offer gold, frankincense & myrrh bit.ly/henryviiicrown
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As part of our upcoming exhibition at #KensingtonPalace, we can’t wait to share this magnificent toile, created in 1937 for the Coronation gown of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, with you for the first time 👗 Let’s take a closer look 👇 (1/5) #RoyalStyle
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🎄 Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from everyone at Historic Royal Palaces! 🎄
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“Let tyrants fear… I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.” Elizabeth I delivered her famous speech #OTD in 1588 to troops at Tilbury Camp awaiting the Spanish invasion.
“Let tyrants fear… I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too” Elizabeth I delivered her famous speech #OTD in 1588 to troops at Tilbury Camp awaiting the Spanish invasion. This portrait was painted that year © National Portrait Gallery, London

ALT “Let tyrants fear… I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too” Elizabeth I delivered her famous speech #OTD in 1588 to troops at Tilbury Camp awaiting the Spanish invasion. This portrait was painted that year © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Today’s the day! 🥳 This morning we're so excited to be reopening our beautiful gardens at #HamptonCourtPalace and @HillsCastle for you to enjoy. We can’t wait to welcome you back. Be sure to tag us in your photos! 📸 hrp.org.uk
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🌺 We will remember them 🌺 This Armistice Day we remember those who lost their lives in both World Wars and present-day conflicts. Standing with Giants ⬇️ fal.cn/3tvFW
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This week we welcome Diana, Princess of Wales’s ‘Travolta’ dress home to #KensingtonPalace 👗 We can't wait to reopen the palace tomorrow, with this iconic gown on display for the first time since it joined our Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection in 2019. hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace
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We're saddened to hear of the death of Dame Hilary Mantel. Her writing brought our palaces, and those who walked their halls, to life for millions of readers.
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The moat is almost completely transformed into a sea of red. Latest photo of the #TowerPoppies via @MPSinthesky
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Happy #BoxingDay! Historically, on St Stephen’s, the day after Christmas Day, people gave Christmas boxes to their household staff containing money or presents. It is believed to be the origin of the day being known as Boxing Day 🎁
Prince Albert driving Queen Victoria & the Princess Royal in their sledge, at Brighton, circa 1845

ALT Prince Albert driving Queen Victoria & the Princess Royal in their sledge, at Brighton, circa 1845

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Did you know that the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace was originally created in 1908? 🤔 ⛲ At the request of King Edward VII, this new layout was modelled on the Pond Garden at Hampton Court Palace and celebrated a formal Edwardian style of gardening 🌷
A view of the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace through an archway

ALT A view of the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace through an archway

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At 3pm two rounds were fired from the @TowerOfLondon, marking the start and end of a national minute’s silence for His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh. This afternoon our thoughts are with Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family, as His Royal Highness is laid to rest.
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🌷 Happy first day of Spring! 🌷 📸 Kew Palace, re-opening Friday 29 March! 🎉
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This petticoat once belonged to Queen Victoria 👑 It is extremely rare as it is one of only a few examples of an early piece of underclothing worn by Queen Victoria 👗 🎥 Curatorial Assistant Kate Harris tells us more...
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Journey behind the scenes with the Rainbow portrait of Elizabeth I and the Bacton Altar Cloth as they are transported through #HamptonCourtPalace ready for our new exhibition, The Lost Dress of Elizabeth I, opening today. bit.ly/TheLostDress #TheLostDress
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Today is the #firstdayofspring! 🌷🌷🌷 Nearly a million bulbs of daffodils are planted in the wilderness garden at #HamptonCourtPalace, and thousands of tulips across the gardens. Don't miss them this season. Happy #SpringEquinox Read on: bit.ly/HCPgarden
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#OTD in 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned Queen. She stayed @TowerofLondon for two days before her coronation - a stark contrast to her previous stay there as a prisoner. She was crowned with three crowns, plus regalia. This painting is 'The Coronation Portrait', c.1600, @NPGLondon
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A Tudor pysse pot? 🚽 Chief Curator @Lucy_Worsley shows us her favourite object and what wee discovered in it... 👀 📍Archaeology collection, Hampton Court Palace
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🎄Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from everyone at Historic Royal Palaces! 🎄
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Happy Easter from our palaces! 🐰 Share your spring #PalacePhotos in the comments 🌸👇 📍 Kensington Palace, Hampton Court Palace, @HillsCastle
Flowers in front of a pond in front of Kensington Palace

ALT Flowers in front of a pond in front of Kensington Palace

Beds of daffodils in a sunken garden in front of Hampton Court Palace

ALT Beds of daffodils in a sunken garden in front of Hampton Court Palace

Daffodils in front of Hillsborough Castle

ALT Daffodils in front of Hillsborough Castle

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❄️ Dreaming of a White Christmas ❄️ Our palaces have looked particularly festive this week with *more than* a dusting of snow! Has it snowed where you live? 📍 Kew Palace, Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace
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#OTD in 1558, Elizabeth I acceded to the throne, upon the death of her half-sister Mary I. She reigned for 45 years and after her death, the date of Elizabeth’s accession was celebrated a national holiday for 200 years.
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It’s another freeeezing cold morning at #HamptonCourtPalace 🥶 Days like these remind us why in centuries past this draughty old place needed its (approximately) 241 chimneys!
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Wishing you a very #MerryChristmas from all at Historic Royal Palaces! 🎄🎅
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An exciting discovery at Hampton Court Palace! ✍️ This graffiti was found behind panelling in the Queen's Drawing Room. Stay tuned, our Conservation Science team will be conducting some work to find out more about these mysterious marks...
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👑 Which coronation outfit would you choose? 👑 Curator of the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, Matthew Storey, shows us some of the coronation clothes in our collection! 🤩
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It’s a boy! Many congratulations to Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the birth of their son 🎉 #RoyalBaby
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Proof that #HamptonCourtPalace looks magnificent in all weather 🌩 📷 Thanks to gra.ymour on Instagram for sharing this moody #PalacePhoto!
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