It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in London and so I decided to join in with the festivities and have afternoon tea with one of my best friends at The Orangery in Kensington Palace. I was kindly invited to try out the festive afternoon tea here and I thought it would be the perfect thing to do a few weeks before Christmas. During the festive season I love to pack my weekends full of fun things to do just so I have something to look forward to throughout the whole of the month!
So I slurped my way through a lovely pot of winter berry tea whilst my friend sipped on Christmas tea, which smelt just like Christmas cake! My friend and I are both veggies, so we treated to a fully vegetarian afternoon tea complete with cucumber and mint, hummus and vegetable and egg mayonnaise sandwiches. My favourite part of the tea were the scones, jam and cream, described on the website as Orange-scented and currant scones served with Cornish clotted cream and English strawberry jam - I could of quite happily had a stand full of these! Other sweet treats included an mini orange mouse, Christmas cake, cherry and almond tart, mini chocolate mouse and a slice of the British classic, battenburg. My friend and I had a wonderful afternoon catching up over tea and cake,whilst making exciting plans for the next year. The festive afternoon tea is £26 pp, and £36 pp for a glass of champagne each.
* I was kindly invited to review the afternoon tea, however all tea & cake related views are my own!
So I slurped my way through a lovely pot of winter berry tea whilst my friend sipped on Christmas tea, which smelt just like Christmas cake! My friend and I are both veggies, so we treated to a fully vegetarian afternoon tea complete with cucumber and mint, hummus and vegetable and egg mayonnaise sandwiches. My favourite part of the tea were the scones, jam and cream, described on the website as Orange-scented and currant scones served with Cornish clotted cream and English strawberry jam - I could of quite happily had a stand full of these! Other sweet treats included an mini orange mouse, Christmas cake, cherry and almond tart, mini chocolate mouse and a slice of the British classic, battenburg. My friend and I had a wonderful afternoon catching up over tea and cake,whilst making exciting plans for the next year. The festive afternoon tea is £26 pp, and £36 pp for a glass of champagne each.
* I was kindly invited to review the afternoon tea, however all tea & cake related views are my own!
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A few weeks ago my mum, my sister and I took a trip to the lovely Kensington Palace, somewhere I have wanted to visit for ages (it's where Kate, Wills and the new baby George live!) We were mainly drawn to going to the palace to visit the new fashion exhibition which showcases some of the royal dresses worn by the Queen and Princess Diana!
I spotted this amazing wallpaper filled with illustrations of Princess Diana and important moments from her life by artist Julie Verhoeven.
I loved these cushions! I need to know where to get them from!
These are just a few of the many beautiful dresses on display at the exhibition, I fell in love with the floral blue dress worn by Princess Margret. I could have stood there for hours staring at this dress, it's so pretty! The cream embellished dress was worn by the Queen, and the Royal blue was worn by Princess Diana. Look at how small the waists are!
After lusting after such beautiful dresses that I'll never been able to wear, we decided to look around the rest of the palace. Which is such an amazing place to visit, the entry fee is £15 (or £12.40 for students). This price is completely worth it when you see the amount of effort and creativity put into making the palace an interesting space for visitors. I expected a much more traditional experience but was pleasantly surprised on my visit with something so much more! I didn't include too many photos as I didn't want to ruin the surprise for any of you who want to go.
I had such a lovely time, I'd really recommend the trip next time you're in London!
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