Hampton Court: Behind Closed Doors
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Jun 18, 2022
Chief curator Tracy Borman investigates a claim by a Tudor antiques specialist to have acquired an item once owned by Anne Boleyn; the estate's gardeners harvest grapes from Queen Victoria's favourite vine; as Halloween approaches, Hampton Court's spectral residents get a chance to shine.
Jun 25, 2022
It's winter, and head gardener Graham Dillamore is hard at work preparing 120,000 bulbs for what should be the biggest tulip festival in Britain; Tracy Borman uncovers the story of Henry VIII's secret son, Henry FitzRoy, who was the result of the king's affair with Bessie Blount.
Jul 2, 2022
Staff get ready for the biggest Remembrance Day memorial in the palace's history, which involves installing 125 steel silhouettes of soldiers in the grounds; conservators work to keep the moths away from a collection of tapestries dating back to Henry VIII.
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