Victoria Revealed

On Thursday - it was a chillaxed morning. I had made plans the night before to go to Kensington Palace, and I was leaving by like 1:45 PM.... but that changed. I ended up going to lunch with Nora, Allie, Taylor, & Katherine to this buffet where they weigh it by the plate. I also think it was a vegetarian restaurant too. That's not bad.... Just a new food style for me. It was good!!!! A lot of things were prepared differently, and there were new foods that I've never tried before. 

This is a picture of the area we were sitting. Out side under the coverings (it was rainy). The sign for the place is on your left.... "Tibits"

I didn't make it to Kensington Palace until later. The marble statue of Queen Victoria that is at this gate was done by her artistic daughter; Princess Louise.

The lovely young Queen Victoria

This part of the palace was covered with quotes and the queen's thoughts.

The dining area

The future King Albert said this about his bride, Queen Victoria

There were SO many amazing paintings!!!! But I think this one is my favorite of the Queen

This was cool. It was a bunch of layers of the hall that were placed to look three dimensional. 

You all are probably wondering why the pictures of the paintings aren't straight on... Well we weren't allowed to use our flash and there was a horrible glare on them from the lights in the rooms.

A royal bed for an infant

Queen Victoria in her older years

Now to the royal dress closet of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, and Princess Diana. I asked about Princess Diana's wedding gown and the guy I asked says that it is in the US on tour, but when it's not it is at her family's home on display, not at Kensington. 

The first of the gowns are Queen Elizabeth's dresses from her younger years with newly wedded Prince Philip.

On the walls they had a video/slide reel of the gowns being worn by the royal family. I got some pretty cool shots too!!!

Queen Elizabeth II

I LOVE the orange dress!!! It was seriously beyond stunning!!!

Princess Margaret 

Princess Diana's gowns

The gift shop and the cafe'

Outside dining to the Cafe'

Kensington Palace's Royal Gardens

A worker take a breather..... He looks tired

Selfies and Panoramas

On my way back to the Stay Club I got caught in the doors on the tube.... It hurt.... but now I've just got bruises....

This one is now a lot bigger.... but looking A LOT better!!!

The red welt is now gone, no bruise.... but the redness was there all night

This bruise is weird... because it keeps moving up the side of my hand.... and it's green now.