There is one palace in The Hague, The Netherlands, that I really would like to visit one day. There are however only a few days a year that it is open, on Fridays. As I don’t live close and it is a weekday, it is really difficult to plan. Even more: tickets are usually sold …
This is how well the Bavarian palaces did in 2022
The Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat (Bavarian State Ministry of Finance and Home Affairs) on 15 March 2023 presented the balance sheet for 2022 of the Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung (Bavarian Palace Department). Very pleased they say: “Almost three times as many visitors as in 2021! Bavaria’s palaces, castles, residences and cultural monuments once again …
Princess Amalia’s Caribbean Tour
“I actually really loved being able to give all of the Netherlands a glimpse of the islands, which they wouldn’t have had the chance to do without this trip. The islands are so beautiful, so what is there not to fall in love with”, that is what the Princess of Orange said at the end …
The Prinsenhof in Groningen
The former royal residence closest to my home is just about a 20 minute walk. The Prinsenhof in Groningen with its garden, the Prinsentuin. The Prinsenhof The site used to be the residence of the villicus, the representative of the sovereign, back then the Bishop of Utrecht. Afterwards for years the buildings housed religious groups. …
New book – St James’s Palace
St James’s Palace – From Leper Hospital to Royal Court By: Simon Thurley, Rufus Bird and Michael Turner The first modern history of St James’s Palace, shedding light on a remarkable building at the heart of the history of the British monarchy that remains by far the least known of the royal residences In this …
Palace tips – Kathleen from Belgium
As there are lots of people interested in royalty I was wondering if others would have good tips for future travels or visits. The first is Kathleen from Belgium. She is the owner of All About Royal Families, a blog full of royal information and travel destinations. She and her husband Dirk love travelling. Which …
Burglary at the Princessehof
Sadly in the early morning of Monday 13 February 2023 a selection of Chinese ceramics were stolen from the Princessehof in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. The objects were part of an installation dedicated to the Chinese New Year in the exhibition Feest! (Celebrate!). As far as known eleven pieces of ceramics were stolen. Seven were left …
Should King Ludwig’s castles become a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
In 2015 the royal castles of King Ludwig II of Bavaria were officially registered with the World Heritage Centre in Paris on the German tentative list for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Bavarian Palace Department is to submit the nomination dossier and management plan to the UNESCO Commission for review on 1 …
Royal embroidery – An exhibition in Tilburg
At the TextielMuseum in Tilburg, The Netherlands, from 1 December 2022 til 29 May 2023 the exhibition Koninklijk borduren – verhalen en vakmanschap (Royal embroidery – stitches and stories) can be seen. It is a one-off chance to see both the historical and new curtains for the Chinese Room of Palace Huis ten Bosch in …
The Royal Yacht Dannebrog – exhibition at the Koldinghus
July 2022 I visited a wonderful exhibition about the Danish Royal Yacht Dannebrog at the Maritime Museum of Denmark in Elsinore (Helsingør), Denmark. On 2 February 2023 Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark opened a revised and expanded presentation of the exhibition at the Koldinghus in Kolding, Denmark: Kongeskibet Dannebrog (The Royal Yacht Dannebrog). The exhibition …