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Historic Royal Palaces blog

Insights and behind the scenes from our palaces

Embracing two worlds: Conserving Bi-cultural heritage with a rare Japanese court suit

14 March 2025

Textile Conservator Kaori Motaung shares her experience conserving a rare Japanese court suit from the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection.

The most iconic uniform in London

07 March 2025

Yeoman Warder Amanda Jayne (AJ) Clark talks us through her uniform, and what it means for this iconic item to be going on public display.

A gold 1920s wedding dress for the bride who wanted to shine

31 January 2025

For a glittering twist on 1920s wedding dress inspiration, look no further than the Hon. Ursula Mary Lawley's gold wedding ensemble.

Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection in the Jewel House

26 June 2023

Curator Charles Farris introduces some of the amazing ceremonial dress now on display in the Jewel House exhibition.

Young Queen Victoria's shoes in the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection

11 November 2016

A recent trip to an auction house nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds yielded some very exciting results. We came back to London laden with 15 items of dress worn by Queen Victoria and her children.