🎧 Lucy Worsley on Queen Victoria at Kensington Palace
🎧 Dan Snow's History Hit
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24m
This Friday sees the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth. BAFTA winning historian and Joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Lucy Worsley takes Dan on a tour of Kensington Palace, one of the principle royal residences since 1689, and the childhood home of Queen Victoria. The rooms of the royal residence are being renovated for a new exhibition opening to the public on the 200th anniversary of Victoria's birth. Producer: Natt Tapley and James Carson Audio: Peter Curry
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