Kensington Palace

⚽ Come on England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Everyone at Kensington Palace will be cheering on the England football team ahead of their opening World Cup match tonight 💪

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The lions at Kensington Palace are getting some well-earned mane-tenance 🦁

High on the palace's south front, the King's Gallery is adorned with an array of carved lion heads. Installed in 1695 during the reign of William III, these lions have been watching over the palace for more than 300 years 👑

🎥 Curator Lee Prosser tells us more about the work taking place to conserve these lions 🤩

William III and Mary II were England’s first and only joint sovereigns 👑 When they came to the throne, Kensington Palace was a small suburban villa called Nottingham House.

They were first based in Whitehall Palace, in the heart of London. However, the smoke and damp of the city, and long travelling time to their more rural home at Hampton Court spurred them to search for a new home with easy access to Parliament.

In 1689, they commissioned Sir Christopher Wren to transform Nottingham House into a palace 🏰

🎥 Palace Host Guide James Ellison tells us more...

Finding a sense of belonging 📍

Jassa Ahluwalia and Ramanique Ahluwalia are at Elveden Hall, the childhood home of the Duleep Singh sisters. Here they reflect on how the sisters’ stories have influenced their understanding of their own identities as mixed heritage siblings.

Find out more about the Duleep Singh sisters in our current exhibition at Kensington Palace, The Last Princesses of Punjab: Sophia Duleep Singh and the women who shaped her

📆 Until 8 Nov 2026
📍 Kensington Palace
https://bit.ly/LastPrincessesofPunjabhttps://bit.ly/LastPrincessesofPunjab

Thank you to Lord Iveagh for allowing us to film at Elveden Hall.
🎵 Music composed by Rushil Ranjan.

Princess Bamba Sutherland, one of the last Princesses of Punjab, studied at Somerville College at the University of Oxford in the 1890s. 🎓 Curator Mishka Sinha visits the rooms Bamba and her sister Catherine lived in whilst at Somerville. 📜

Bamba considered herself heir to her grandfather Ranjit Singh’s empire, and returned to live in Lahore in the 1940s.

Find out more about Bamba Sutherland and her sisters in our current exhibition at Kensington Palace, The Last Princesses of Punjab: Sophia Duleep Singh and the women who shaped her

📆 26 March - 8 Nov 2026
📍 Kensington Palace
https://bit.ly/LastPrincessesofPunjab

🎓 Thank you to for allowing us to film and visit at the college.
🎵 Music composed by Rushil Ranjan

Throughout their history, our palaces have changed and evolved alongside the world around them. We're excited to be their guardians for this next chapter of their history. 🏰🌍

As a charity, we're committed to playing our part in reducing carbon emissions. Jen Stone, Head of Sustainability, gives us an insight into the work being done to help us achieve our carbon zero goals for all the sites in our care. 🙌