A piece of history is on show at a new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) Queen Victoria’s Crown, a Sapphire Coronet, Tiara. Albert designed the Crown and gifted it to Victoria during their Wedding year in 1840. The William And Judith Bollinger Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) The William and Judith Bollinger […]
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Russian Royalty and the Romanov’s collection at the Queen’s Gallery traces the story of the British and Russian Royal connections from the 17th century right up to Nikolai II Alexandrovich. Paintings, Sculptures, photographs, and official documents. Romanovs and Crimea Exhibitions opened at the Queen’s Gallery in November 2018 to April 2019 Wintery Imperial Soviet union with
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On the 11th December 1936, King Edward VIII shocked the establishment and the world by Abdicating as sovereign of the United Kingdom to Marry Wallace Simpson Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, born June 23, 1894 King Edward the VIII became King of the United Kingdom on the 20th January 1936 when his father King
a short story of King Henry 1 (1069 – 1135) the youngest son of William the Conqueror Henry’s older brother William was King of England, William died in a hunting accident in August 1100. The hunting accident happened in the New Forest. Henry was also there when the accident happened. There is a debate if
Buckingham Palace, the Queen’s residence opens its doors to the public for ten weeks a year, The iconic Buckingham Palace State Rooms
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The Queens Gallery Buckingham Palace:
SPLENDOURS OF THE SUBCONTINENT: FOUR CENTURIES OF SOUTH ASIAN PAINTINGS AND MANUSCRIPTS
The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace
This exhibition will display items showing the relationship between the British Crown and South Asia. Mixed selection of Art works, manuscripts. Depictions of Hindu gods. The Geographical journey covers key points in time covering more than 400 years of history.
Free entry is included in the price to the SPLENDOURS OF THE SUBCONTINENT: A PRINCE’S TOUR OF INDIA 1875-6. That features items that Queen Victoria’s eldest son the Prince of Wales Albert Edward “Bertie” was given as gifts on his trip to India. This 4 month trip included 21 locations. He succeeded the throne in 1901 upon Queen Victoria’s death as Edward the VII.
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