Tower of London
The Biographers Club and Historic Royal Palaces Luncheon Biography and Tudor love
Date: 9 September starting at 12.30. Please meet at the New Amouries.
Price: £20 including a buffet lunch
In conjunction with the highly respected Biographers’ Club; I am delighted to invite members to a lecture luncheon featuring one of our favourite historians Dr Tracy Borman. Tracy’s most recent book ‘Elizabeth’s Women’ is the study of female relationships throughout the course of Queen Elizabeth I’s life. An intricate and brilliantly written biography, ‘Elizabeth’s Women’ offers an insight and understanding into the courtly interactions during the Tudor reign.
Fit for a King
From April 2010
This fascinating exhibition brings together a stunning range of customised armour and uniforms worn by royalty. Discover the personal stories behind the armour, from the Tudors to the modern day royal family. On the second floor of the White Tower discover an assortment of unusual objects including diamond encrusted guns and extravagant Victorian collector items. In association with the Royal Armouries.
The White Tower conservation tour
Date: 8 September starting at 14.00.
Price: £10
One of the most famous castle keeps in the world, it was built,to awe, subdue and terrify Londoners and to deter foreign invaders. It’s now an iconic symbol of London and Britain and one of the world’s premier tourist attractions. Now members can take a trip up the scaffolding and see the conservation work being undertaken by our team of experts. Members will be escorted all the way up to the roof
and see the work that is being done by our team of experts.
* Please meet by the construction entrance to the White Tower.
Ceremony of the Keys
If you didn't manage to get on the date provided above then you can apply in writing directly to the Ceremony of the Keys office, Tower of London, EC3N 4AB, to attend a date open to the general public. Please click here for more information.
The event is free but we ask for a donation of £5 on the night towards conservation costs. The Ceremony of the Keys is the traditional locking up of the Tower of London and has taken place on each and every night, without fail, for at least 700 years. We have a very limited allocation of places so book early to secure your place. Please be there promptly at 21.30 as latecomers will not be admitted.
Hampton Court Palace
Remarkable Creatures
Tracy Chevalier
Date: 27 September; doors open at 18.30 for 18.45 start
Price: £20 including refreshments
A truly accomplished writer who enthralled us with ‘Girl with the pearl earring’; I am delighted to be welcoming Tracy Chevalier as a guest speaker at Hampton Court Palace. Tracy’s new book ‘Remarkable Creatures’ is a story of a young fossil hunter who is trying to fight against the strict laws of society in which the main character, Mary Anning, is born into obscurity and poverty. The
story incorporates the message (and character) of Jane Austen and her belief that women are as likely to succeed as men given the opportunity. It is a superb piece of writing which celebrates the life and work of Darwin as well as breaking down the class fissures of the time.
Banqueting House
The Abbott O’Gorman Duo – “From Brahms to Broadway” - 13 September
Lunchtime concert starting at 13.00, preceeded by a light buffet lunch.
Tickets: £20
Programme to include works by Bernstein, Brahms, Saint-Saëns and Gershwin – featuring selections from “West Side Story”, “Carnival of the Animals”
and “Porgy & Bess”.
Tickets available from the Banqueting House or by telephoning 020 3166 6153 or by emailing Valerie.Jarvis@hrp.org.uk or in person from the Banqueting House,Whitehall, London SW1A 2ER. Please always check that the Banqueting House is open before visiting.
Please accept our apologies for the incorrect time and price printed in Inside Story.
Kensington Palace
English wine tasting and luncheon
Dates: 17 September starting at 12.00
Price: £20 including lunch
Our ever-popular wine tasting is possibly one of the best way to spend a sunny (or rainy) afternoon. Where better to sample the joys of our English wines than at the Orangery, Kensington Palace. The tasting will be led by an expert from our wine supplier, Bibendum and the event is followed by a superb two course lunch.
Enchanted Palace
Opens 26 March 2010
The Palace is being transformed - stories are being shaken out with the dust telling the lives of beautiful princesses; Diana and Margaret, Victoria, Charlotte and Caroline, Mary and Anne. These stories will be told through performance, music, film and spectacular installations by leading fashion designers. This is a secret Kensington Palace - one you’ve never seen before!
Kew Palace
Sunday evening tours
Dates: 22 August,12 and 19 September starting at 17.00.
Please meet by Kew Green Gate.
Price: £22
For those of you who really want to delve into Kew Palace’s secrets, these guided tours take you through parts of the palace not open to the public. The tour also includes wine and nibbles in the Undercroft.
Dinner at Kew Palace
George III - 250 years on
Date: 14 September starting at 19.00
Price: £100
Tickets will sell out fast for these exclusive 250th anniversary dinners in the King’s Dining Room. Numbers are strictly limited and include guest speaker and behind the scenes tour of this royal palace.
Members only author series spring/summer 2010
Now is the perfect time to be part of the Historic Royal Palaces members’ author series and first ever book club. We have a great wealth of authors who support the important work Historic Royal Palaces does to conserve the palaces in our care but also have an affinity with the history and magnificence of the buildings themselves. Please click here for more information.
