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Thursday 16th April : Twenty Years On – Reflecting on the Restoration of the Furnished Rooms at Kew Palace in 2006
Thursday 16th April
Twenty years ago in April 2006, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 80th birthday in the newly restored Dining Parlour at Kew Palace. Empty of its original contents, it was one of several rooms refurnished to replicate the period when occupied by George III, Queen Charlotte and some of their daughters between 1801 and 1812. This talk will cover the archival research undertaken, which led to the sourcing of appropriate fabrics, designs and contemporary items required for this smallest and least ostentatious of royal palaces.
Princess Elizabeth’s Room (c) Historic Royal Palaces
Annabel Westman MBE, FSA is a textile historian, lecturer and consultant who has worked on a wide variety of significant restoration projects for heritage bodies and museums in the UK and abroad. Pertinent to this talk on Kew Palace, she worked as the adviser on textiles with Historic Royal Palaces.
Kew Palace (c) Historic Royal Palaces
Her many publications include Fringe, Frog and Tassel: The Art of the Trimmings-Maker in Interior Decoration (NT & PWP, 2019).
The talk starts at 7:30pm and the doors will open at 7:00pm. The cost for members will be £5 and for non-members it will be £10. Tickets are available through Eventbrite click here (fees apply) or on the door.
