London. Kensington Palace og hjem igen..

Verden vågnede renvasket og frisk efter nattens torden og regn...
Vi fik pakket og ryddet op... det var sidste dag i London!

Vi havde billetter til Kensington Palace.
Så vi gik gennem Hyde park. 
Hilste på Victoria, der sad og tronede i solen.
Kom inden for og fik info om, hvor der var udstillet hvad...

Vi startede med Victoria Revealed;
(Jeg har valgt at kopiere teksten fra websiden!)

Explore Queen Victoria's long and extraordinary life - in her own words.
Inspired by the Queen's own journals, and featuring displays of personal objects in the rooms where she once lived, the exibition Victoria Revealed gives an intimate account of Victoria's extraordinary life. 


Hendes brudekjole

Princess Victoria was born on 24 May 1819 at Kensington Palace where she grew up alone with her mother, the Duchess of Kent, and spent what she would later recall as a lonely and unhappy childhood.

She became queen at just eighteen and held her first Privy Council meeting in Kensington Palace’s Red Saloon.

Victoria var ikke ret høj...og det ser ud til, at Albert ikke har været mere end 175cm....

Follow Victoria’s story from the room in which she spent her first moments as queen. Trace her journey from young girl to queen enthralled with a new husband, to grieving matriarch and ruler of a vast empire.

Victoria Revealed explores the many, often surprising aspects of Queen Victoria’s character: devoted wife, dedicated mother, lover of the arts, devastated widow and powerful stateswoman.

Kongelig vugge!
I brug 9 gange....

I The Kings Staterooms var en udstilling om The Glorious Georges.

The glittering court of George II and Queen Caroline burst onto the scene in 1727 at Kensington Palace. The era of music, fashion and the arts is brought to life in the splendid King's State Apartments. 

Alle steder engagerede guides til at fortælle...

Der var opstillet modeller af beklædning af papir

med en påskrift om, hvem det handlede om...

I et rum sad en hofdame og fortalte om arbejdet.

Siden kom dronningen så ind og skulle skifte kjole. 

Det tog ca. en halv time og var absolut underholdende.

Der var mange lag der skulle skiftes..



Og tidens ideelmål kan vist diskuteres!

Der kræver samarbejde mellem hofdamerne at få skørtet over det royale hoved og arrangeret pænt...

Dronningen oplyste, på forespørgsel, at dragten ikke var tung og at den var overraskende komfortabel. Vægten fordeles via korset og diverse polstringer! 



Jeg kunne ikke følge med i den engelske snak... men jeg sugede stemningen til mig og alle de royale attituder!

De væsentligste oplysninger kunne jeg heldigvis få af Gitte bagefter! 

Publikum blev medinddraget og tiltalt som adelige... og fik besked på hvordan man skulle føre sig frem... nogle med mere held end andre.


Især en lille pige imponerede. 
Hun passede på dronningens vifte..

Efter seancen gik dronningen videre, 
talte med gæsterne i paladset...

Der er en grund til, at man passerede hinanden sidelæns!

Via the Kings staircase

En meget kongelig trappe!

Ned til udstillingen om den kongelige mode; Fashion Rules.


Starting with the young Queen Elizabeth in the 50s, we will look at her evolving style and the way she adopted the fashions of the time and made reference to the countries she visited in the clothes she wore.

An exquisite strapless peach silk Norman Hartnell gown from the early 1950s, on display for the first time in over 15 years, typifies the post-war look with its full skirt and sweetheart neckline. The narrower skirt of a later 1961 Hartnell gown shows the Queen's style changing to adopt the rules of a new decade and is fashioned in the colours of the Pakistani flag, the country where it was first worn. - 

The wardrobe of Princess Margaret, the Queen's younger sister, reflected the rule breaking of a more liberal era. From the bold jewel-like colours of her more formal dresses, such as the never before displayed Dior gown worn for the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations, to her more informal wear, including a stunning full length kaftan of ivory sari silk worn on holiday in Mustique in the 1970s, Margaret's wardrobe captured the greater freedoms of the time. 

Finally, we will explore the style of Diana, Princess of Wales. For the first time, we will showcase her adventurous exploration of the signature looks of the 80s and 90s – from frills, shoulder pads and big hair to asymmetrical shapes and bold colours. A ballerina length midnight blue and purple dress by Jacques Azagury, on display in the UK for the first time, captures distinctive early 80s fashions with its dropped waist, oversize bow, wide shoulders and sparkling embellishment.

Whatever the princess wore it had a huge impact on her public image 

Vi kunne til sidst ikke rumme mere.

Kensington Palace er et besøg værd. Det er smukt restaureret. 
Det var spændende udstillinger. Og Dronningens påklædningsseance var prikken over I'et.

Vi gik udenfor og fandt en bænk.
Spiste vores madpakker, mens vi snakkede om alle de indtryk vi havde fået.

Betragtede skyerne, der drev hen over paladset... mon det var dem, der skulle give skybrud derhjemme?

Vi har været usandsynligt heldige med vejret herovre.
Sol, skyet, tilpas varmt....

Nu var der kun tilbage at hente kufferterne på hotellet og finde ud til lufthavnen...
Ankomst Ålborg 21.20.