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Trooping the Colour 2024
Here are some dates for your diary! Trooping the Colour takes place on Horse Guards Parade not just once but three times each summer! The...
Helen
Jan 22, 2024
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Happy New Year!
Here's to 2024 and a happy and successful year for us all. In my first post this year I'm going suggest some ideas for making the most of...
Helen
Jan 2, 2024
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"Tis the Season to be Jolly"!
A very Merry Christmas to you all! If you're in London over Christmas be sure to check out the production of Charles Dicken's eternally...
Helen
Dec 8, 2023
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Holbein "Dazzles"!
The new Holbein exhibition at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace brings Tudor history to life with some historic and magnificent...
Helen
Nov 16, 2023
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Jane Austen: novels, kings and tea!
Did you know that author Jane Austen regularly visited London to see family, go to the theatre and buy tea? London is often mentioned in...
Helen
Oct 24, 2023
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Drop into London's buildings!
The Open House Festival is your annual chance to immerse yourself in London’s homes, institutions and superb architecture. You can go...
Helen
Aug 29, 2023
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The Globe!
Did you know that the Globe Theatre burnt down over 400 years ago because a canon misfired during a performance of Henry VIII and set...
Helen
Aug 2, 2023
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Did you know?
Some of our most precious parks and gardens were shaped by Kings and Queens through the ages with St James's and Green Parks originally...
Helen
Jun 22, 2023
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A Greener City - Living Walls & Open Gardens!
In view of climatic changes, our green spaces are more precious and relevant than ever. Urban green space gives us Increased...
Helen
Jun 7, 2023
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Portraitastic!
The National Portrait Gallery opens its doors again on June 22nd 2023 after a major refurbishment lasting three years. It's a fabulous...
Helen
May 23, 2023
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Coronation Fever: behind closed doors!
Westminster Abbey - heart of the nation is a hive of activity! This historic and special building epitomises our fabulous living history...
Helen
Apr 25, 2023
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Society Style
See a new exhibition at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace from April 21st to October 8th 2023. Style and Society: Dressing the...
Helen
Apr 11, 2023
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Crown to Couture
Fashion at its most regal OR how on earth did they walk in that? This unmissable exhibition not only charts historic fashion but contains...
Helen
Mar 28, 2023
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At home with Hogarth
An fabulous artist with a social conscience! William Hogarth's Chiswick home and a collection of his prints is open to the public. It's...
Helen
Mar 14, 2023
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You may have heard.....
300 years ago in late February 1723, the great man Sir Christopher Wren died in London after a long and fulfilled life. Most of us know...
Helen
Feb 22, 2023
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Scream, Laugh or Cry?
Wondering what to do with the teenagers over half-term? Look no further - everyone loves being just a bit scared don't they? If you do,...
Helen
Feb 7, 2023
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Sold Out!
Really proud to be helping out an award-winning, independent bookshop in Surrey! A spin-off talk related to my Westminster Detectives...
Helen
Jan 25, 2023
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Vice, Satire and Welfare
Step back in time – immerse yourself in Georgian London! Hear the untold stories behind the art of Londoner William Hogarth. Hogarth's...
Helen
Jan 16, 2023
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Riots, Kidnapping & Coronation!
Here's to a brighter 2023! Let's look forward to London hosting the coronation of King Charles III in May. Westminster Abbey has hosted...
Helen
Jan 2, 2023
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Classic Savoy Cocktail Anyone?
How about a spontaneous festive cocktail in the "walk-in" American Bar in the luxury Savoy Hotel? Visit the Savoy at the end of my gin...
Helen
Dec 19, 2022
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