Kids go free this half term at Kensington Palace

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Kids go free this half term at Kensington Palace


16–24 February 2008 inclusive
Children at the palace

This February half term, kids go free* at Kensington Palace. 

Come and enjoy a series of special events for all the family at this stylish and elegant palace and be enchanted by the many stories it has to tell.

Half-term week events at Kensington Palace include:

• Crown making: create your very own Crown Jewels to wear with royal pride whilst exploring Kensington Palace. Wannabe princes and princesses will be armed with crayons and colourful costume jewels – just add some imagination to make crowns fit for kings and queens!

• Hungry bugs! Kensington Palace has been home to kings and queens but we also have some less regal residents who would like to eat the palace and everything inside it! Never fear - our superhero conservators have come to the rescue!  Meet the ugly bugs and our bug-busting conservators to discover how they keep our precious historic collections of artwork and furnishings safe from these little monsters!

• Sillhouettes: Have your portrait done the old fashioned way with a pair of scissors and a piece of black paper by a silhouette artist and discover how portraits were done before cameras were invented.

• Stories of Victoria: at 6am on 20 June 1837 a slumbering 18-year old princess was woken to be told she was Queen of England. One of Queen Victoria’s servants will enthral visitors with stories of the young teenage princess who was born and brought up at Kensington Palace. A collection of Victoria’s toys and her bedroom where she learnt she was Queen will all be displayed.

• Become a fashion designer: a replica of the dress worn by Queen Victoria at her first Privy Council meeting at Kensington Palace on 20 June 1837 will be on show to inspire budding fashionistas. If you think you could do a better job designing a dress fit for a Queen, now is your chance!
 (NB: event only takes place 16, 17, 23 & 24 February)

• Fashion trails: Discover fascinating and fun tales of fashion at Kensington Palace with our specially designed fashion trail.

• Hungry for more? After visiting the palace, relax over lunch at the Kensington Palace Orangery, one of the top places to enjoy afternoon tea in London. Buy one adult meal in the restaurant and get one kid’s meal free.

 

Notes to editors

A child’s ticket to Kensington Palace usually costs £6.00, so don’t miss this special chance to discover this unique palace in the heart of Kensington.

* Kids go free at Kensington Palace during February half term week (16th February – 24th February 2008) only.  Terms and conditions as below:
1. Children must be accompanied by a paying adult.
2. Offer valid from 16 – 24 February 2008.
3. A child is 15 years and under.
4. A maximum of 4 children can receive the offer with one paying adult.
5. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or discount except the online ticket offer.

For further information please contact Amy Wright or Vikki Wood in the Historic Royal Palaces Press Office at amy.wright@hrp.org.uk or vikki.wood@hrp.org.uk or telephone 020 3166 6166. 

For recorded information about visiting Kensington Palace, please call 0844 482 7777 (from UK)
or +44 (0)20 3166 6000 (from outside the UK). 

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Kensington Palace is part of Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that additionally looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House and Kew Palace.  We help everyone explore the story of how monarchs and people have shaped society, in some of the greatest palaces ever built.

We receive no funding from the Government or the Crown, so we depend on the support of our visitors, members, donors, volunteers and sponsors.

These palaces are owned by The Queen on behalf of the nation, and we manage them for the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

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Guardianship: giving these palaces a future as long and valuable as their past.
Discovery: encouraging people to make links with their own lives and today’s world. 
Showmanship: doing everything with panache.
Independence: having our own point of view and finding new ways to do our work.

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