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Private tours

Beat the crowds with an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour

Beat the crowds with an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour

Private morning tours

Arriving at 08:50, guests will be greeted by a palace host and given an hour-long private tour of Kensington Palace before we open our doors to visitors. 

From 10:00 Kensington Palace opens to the public and guests are welcome to continue exploring the palace and landscaped gardens at their leisure.

  • Price: From £1,000 + VAT for up to 10 people, £100 + VAT for every additional person 
  • Timings: 08.55 – 09.55am with your personal guide

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Crown to Couture

A must-see fashion exhibition exploring court dress and red carpet couture.

Have private access before we open to the public to 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.

Lizzo attends "In America: An Anthology of Fashion," the 2022 Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City in a gold and black grown, standing on red steps, photographers behind her.
Visitors inside Kensington Palace

Private evening tours

Guests will be greeted by a palace host and given an 90 minute private tour of Kensington Palace after our doors have closed to visitors. 

Tour cost: £3,000 +VAT for up to 10 guests

Additional guests: £150 +VAT per person

Maximum capacity: 60 guests (30 per Explainer)

Tour time: 18:00 - 19:00 (Can only be booked 2 weeks in advance) 

Victoria: A Royal Childhood

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. 

Your private tour will take you through the exhibition, which includes remarkable objects relating to Victoria's early years – including a poignant scrapbook of mementos created by her German governess, Baroness Lehzen, which goes on public display for the first time, and Victoria's doll house.

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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