Room size: 11m x 11m
Capacity:
80 for dinners
100 for receptions
80 theatre style
24 boardroom style
Features
- Decorated as it was in 1837 when the young Princess Victoria became queen.
- Where Queen Victoria first met Prince Albert
- Grand yet intimate space leading directly into the gardens
Best for…
Enjoy a dinner in the Red Saloon with a pre-dinner reception in either the delightful Sunken Garden or magnificent Queen's Gallery. The Red Saloon may also be combined with a private tour of the State Apartments and viewings of special exhibitions (if available).
A little history of the space…
Early in the morning of 20 June 1837 Princess Victoria was awakened in her bedroom on the first floor of Kensington Palace with news that her uncle King William IV had died and that she was now Queen.
At half past eleven Queen Victoria held her first privy council meeting in this room known as the Red Saloon. She recorded in her journal afterwards: ‘I went in of course quite alone.’
