Historic Royal Palaces
@HRP_palaces
We are the charity who love and look after Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House, Kew Palace, @HillsCastle and 🌷🌻 @TowerOfLondon 🌺🌼
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#Onthisday not one, not two, but three different coronations took place in 1661, 1685 and 1702. 🤯 👑
🎉 23 April 1661: coronation of King Charles II
⚔️ 23 April 1685: coronation of King James II
👑 23 April 1702: coronation of Queen Anne
© National Portrait Gallery, London
We're thrilled to be in the #TurningPoint60 exhibition! 🎉 Since 2016, we've worked with Turning Point 💙 leaders to create meaningful visits for their community groups to our palaces.
Our CAS card will be exhibited and represents how it all began 👉 brnw.ch/21wJ2SD
We’re celebrating 5 years since Hillsborough Castle and Gardens reopened to the public 🎉 After a major transformation, we reopened our doors in 2019 and have made many memories since then. Here’s a look back at the past 5 years👇
Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund for their support.
📢 We are excited to announce a major re-hang of Irish art in the State Drawing Room at Hillsborough Castle 🖼️
🎨 See 33 new works of art on display, including local artist Emma Spence’s new and unseen painting of our gardens 🤩
🖼️ Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2024
#Onthisday in 1689 William III and Mary II were crowned together at Westminster Abbey 👑 They ruled jointly from 1689 until Mary’s death in 1694.
🎨 The arrival of William III and Mary II at Whitehall in 1688. The Banqueting House and Whitehall Palace can be seen in the background!