Kensington Palace

Discover the birthplace of Queen Victoria

Discover the birthplace of Queen Victoria

See Crown to Couture, the blockbuster fashion exhibition of 2023 on display throughout the palace. Enter the glittering world of the royal Georgian court, explore the birthplace of Queen Victoria and walk in the footsteps of 300 years of royalty.

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Crown to Couture

Until 29 October 2023

See Crown to Couture, the blockbuster exhibition of 2023 at Kensington Palace and enter the glittering world of the royal Georgian court. Discover how the trailblazing fashion of 18th-century nobility has inspired today’s iconic red-carpet looks.  

Full-length, standing, facing the viewer, head turned half to the right, wearing a white dress with a diaphanous blue wrap, holding a posie of flowers in her right hand; beside a path in a parkland setting, with Kensington Palace in the distance, on the right.
Things to see

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.

Wednesday - Sunday

Kensington Palace

Included in palace admission (members go free)

Jewel Room displaying a selection of stunning pieces including a replica Amazonia necklace and earrings from the Garrard Couture collection 2023.
Things to see

The Jewel Room displays an incredible suite of jewellery, from specially commissioned gems for Queen Victoria and red carpet accessories as part of the Crown to Couture exhibition.

Wednesday - Sunday

Kensington Palace

Included in palace admission (members go free)

A floral display reading '200 years' outside the East Front of Kensington Palace, under a bright blue sky and surrounded by formal lawn. The palace is in the background.
Things to see

Walk in the footsteps of royalty in the beautiful Kensington Palace gardens.

Wednesday - Sunday

Kensington Palace

Free

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Painting of Princess Victoria and her Favourite Dog showing Queen Victoria as a young girl poised in front of a large window decorated with red curtains in front of a blue sky

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The White Tower was begun in the reign of William the Conqueror (1066-87) and completed by 1100. The fortress was originally faced with huge blocks of pale marble-like Caen stone imported from Normandy. In 1636-8 the external appearance of the White Tower was significantly altered with the replacement of much of its cut-stone work and window surrounds with Portland stone.

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