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May 7, 2024 · Hampton Court, Tudor palace in the Greater London borough of Richmond upon Thames. It overlooks the north bank of the River Thames. In the 1520s the palace was given by Thomas Cardinal Wolsey to Henry VIII (reigned 1509–47), who enlarged it as his favourite residence. Trees and shrubs were planted.
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May 21, 2024 · May 21, 2024. This photograph, depicting four royal women with their newborns, was a gift to the obstetrician who delivered all of the babies within a two-month period in 1964. Snowdon / Royal ...
2 days ago · Richmond was founded following King Henry VII's building in the 16th century of Richmond Palace (so-named in 1501), from which the town derives its name. (The palace's manor itself took its name from King Henry's earldom of Richmond, North Yorkshire, the original Richmond.) The town and palace became particularly associated with Queen Elizabeth ...
May 16, 2024 · Previously unseen photographs of the Royal Family make up a new exhibition at the King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace. The pictures capture their more private and intimate moments -...
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May 17, 2024 · The King’s Gallery. Formerly known as the Queen’s Gallery, the King’s Gallery is a public art gallery located at the west front of Buckingham Palace on the site of a chapel that was destroyed during the Second World War. The gallery displays artwork from the Royal Collection with around 450 works on display at a time.
May 15, 2024 · Published 15 May 2024. The King unveiled the first official portrait completed since The Coronation, by renowned artist Jonathan Yeo. The painting was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then Prince of Wales’s 50 years as a member of The Drapers’ Company in 2022. The portrait depicts His Majesty wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of ...
May 3, 2024 · Queen’s House. Built between 1616 and 1635 near Greenwich Palace, Queen’s House was designed by architect Inigo Jones for the wife of King James I, Queen Anne of Denmark. The first classical building to have been constructed in the country, Anne did not live long enough to see it completed. Photo by Bill Bertram.
