Charlie Fenton’s Reviews > Queen Victoria's Buckingham Palace > Status Update
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‘providing space for the Queen's family, it marked an important step in the Palace's transformation from private residence to public monument. On 1 May 1851, the day of the opening of the Great Exhibition, the Queen and Prince Albert appeared on their new balcony (an addition to Bore's plans suggested by Albert), to crowds of onlookers, for the very first time, starting a tradition that continues to this day.’
— Aug 01, 2022 05:15PM
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Charlie Fenton
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‘Victoria announced that she would wear her usual widow's dress and bonnet,
albeit decorated with diamonds, rather than her state robes and crown. Moreover, while
this would be the largest ever gathering of royal houses, the biggest celebration of all
was to take place in Hyde Park, where 20,000 underprivileged children would be
entertained with tea and cakes’
— Aug 03, 2022 02:56AM
albeit decorated with diamonds, rather than her state robes and crown. Moreover, while
this would be the largest ever gathering of royal houses, the biggest celebration of all
was to take place in Hyde Park, where 20,000 underprivileged children would be
entertained with tea and cakes’
Charlie Fenton
is on page 39
‘Plans of the Palace reveal that by 1847 the nursery consisted of 12 rooms: a number of bedrooms and recreational areas as well as a kitchen, dining room and bathroom. It is hard, today, to appreciate that, during this period, the nurseries of the upper classes were not just single rooms but entirely separate households, with younger children sleeping and eating all their meals within the nursery itself.‘
— Aug 01, 2022 05:09PM
Charlie Fenton
is on page 13
‘Indeed, the Palace that Victoria inherited was not only unloved and unlived-in but
partially unfinished. Large areas remained undecorated and many essential fixtures
and fittings, such as sinks, fireplaces, carpets and curtains, were missing. Aware of
the Palace's unfinished state, Victoria's ministers had urged her to consider remaining
at Kensington Palace a little longer’
— Jul 31, 2022 12:11AM
partially unfinished. Large areas remained undecorated and many essential fixtures
and fittings, such as sinks, fireplaces, carpets and curtains, were missing. Aware of
the Palace's unfinished state, Victoria's ministers had urged her to consider remaining
at Kensington Palace a little longer’
