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Kensington Palace - Part 4 - The Grounds

The grounds around Kensington Palace are quite lovely.  There was a beautiful park area and garden that we didn't have time to roam and explore.  (Next time!)  I love how lush and green everything still is, even in mid-September.

 

 

 

Kensington Palace - Part 3 - Fun Quirks

There were some fun, quirky things in Kensington Palace.  It wasn't all formal and serious.  Here are some of my favourite bits that I discovered on the main floor. (more phone photos!)

 

 

Close ups of some of the wall paper images:

 

Kensington Palace - Part 2 - Fashion Rules

 Here are some photos from the Fashion Rules exhibition at Kensington Palace.  My photos do not do these gowns justice.  I was wishing I had brought my better camera but I knew my big camera wouldn't be practical while packing around a baby as well.  You'll have to use your imagination to embellish what you see before you, or better yet, go and see the exhibit for yourself if you can.

Her Majesty the Queen's Gowns

 

 

A gown of Princess Margaret's 

 

 

 

Gowns worn by Diana, Princess of Wales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kensington Palace - Part 1 - The Orangery

There was so much to see on our visit to Kensington Palace.  We viewed historic rooms and displays as well as a special exhibit called "Fashion Rules" with couture worn by Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, and Princess Diana.  We also had a lovely tea in The Orangery, complete with a presentation by Cathy Hay on her 1908 Dinner Dress.  I will start with a few photos of our tea in The Orangery.  Later posts will cover the exhibits we viewed inside the palace itself and photos of the grounds.  Some of the photos in this post were taken on my phone so I apologize for the poor quality of them!

 

You can find the china pattern here.

 

Looking toward the entrance of The Orangery.

 

Some of the ladies in our group.

 

Waiting for tea.

 

Our one lone gentleman.

 

The far end of The Orangery.