Amidst a difficult year when the royal family overcame the hardships of two cancer diagnoses, Buckingham Palace paused to ...
Caroline de Guitaut, Surveyor of the King’s Works of Art, said: “It was Prince Albert’s idea to have a balcony at Buckingham Palace ... century imperial silk wall hangings, presented ...
and two 18th century Chinese Imperial Silk wall hangings presented by Guangxu, the emperor of China, on Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee in 1897. Victoria’s changes to Buckingham Palace ...