Untold Lives | Dan Snow Investigates Forgotten Stories at Kensington Palace

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Dan Snow explores behind the scenes at the majestic Kensington Palace, the glittering centre of the royal court in early Georgian England. It's a very special time to visit - the Historic Royal Palaces team has been delving deep into the archives to lift the veil of the public facing court and explore the lives of the many people who lived and worked here. Beyond the kings and queens in the stately rooms, there were hundreds of other men and women - people born high and low - who played a vital role in keeping the court going.
This exhibition brings together an amazing collection of objects, many of which have never been seen before. From an ice saw used by Frances Talbot, the 'Keeper of the Ice and Snow' to the revealing scribbled notes of the Master Cook’s Book. From the intricate stitching of Queen Charlotte’s dress, contrasting with the plainer uniform of her dresser, Dan gets up close to objects which build a much more vivid picture of life in this palace, upstairs and downstairs. The extraordinary mural of George I’s court on the striking King’s Grand Staircase, as well as detailed portraits of individuals who worked in the palace, shed light on the real, often forgotten, people who worked, lived or attended court within these palace walls.
‘Untold Lives’ is now open at Kensington Palace, and runs until 27 October 2024 - find out more here: www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-pal...

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@missyme2673 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for shining a light on the wheels of the working palace that kept it going so immaculately. It's wonderful to see the everyday working objects and that they still have today to display.

@christianliechtenstein4879 2 ай бұрын

This very ´modest´ dress for a servant has much more style and class than most fashionable t-shirts, and hoodies...worn today !!

@apcolleen 2 ай бұрын

Why would I buy an adorned T-shirt that only lasts 3 months? Unless you have money to buy statement pieces from high quality shops, you're going to have to go with fast fashion, thrifting, or making your own clothing. Statements like this are inherently classist. Especially at a time where in America most of my friends can't even live on their own anymore because of income inequality. Also we have 141 new billionaires in 2023. So the problem might only get worse.

@ChristianDominicWindsor 2 ай бұрын

@@apcolleen Please spare me with your lecture about being " inherently classist" : You better think about what´s the cause for your friends situation and the downfall of the whole USA ! Just look at the presidents and their governments you are electing . The people of the US are degenereted over the last decades, being obese , of lowest educational level, and lazy ! You better level up, instead of complaining of situations you caused yourself ! Thats not classist, its the sad truth!

@maxthecat14 Ай бұрын

@@apcolleen I don't think it was a classist statement, i think you are being to sensitive. the dress and Apron does have more style because it is shaped and tee shits and hoodies while practical (and wear a lot of Tee shirts) are not shapely. A really cheap tee shirt loses it's shape quicker, and has to be replaced more often.This simply a fact. i have been known to buy a better quality (but cheap ) from charity shops. They tend to last longer too. By the way I hate hoodies,, but mostly because i hate hoods. They annoy me.

@SiansBookcases 2 ай бұрын

That queen Charlotte dress is stunning.

@sjwilloughby-greene8214 2 ай бұрын

I feel it is so important to remember the souls that were and are a vital asset to any operation. From a palace to a large corporation it takes all to make it work. Thank you for sharing.🌿🌹🌿

@kylepelland1598 2 ай бұрын

Dan is amazing! Grew up in Canada watching his mom as a foreign correspondent for CBC. Even his father was well known here.

@triplet3023 Ай бұрын

I agree. I watched/listened to his mother. A extremely lovely Canadian woman. What a fabulous opportunity she had to be able to live in London and work for CBC and live the life she had. Wonderful. The first time I became aware was just before his mother retired from CBC and she and her son were commentating on a royal event together. He seems to be a lovely person too.

@nicolad8822 20 күн бұрын

⁠@@triplet3023She is British born and very well connected. Her Gt Grandfather was David Lloyd George British Prime Minister.

@joebendillo6019 2 ай бұрын

Out of the topic. But, I really adore Dan Snow for his passion and wit about history.

@sharonholdren7588 Ай бұрын

It is also enjoyable to see such a gorgeous piece of eye candy as presenter.

@Familylawgroup Ай бұрын

I would love an interactive exhibit that would allow guests to try to embroider samplers on similar fabrics, etc. to show the level of skill needed to make these clothes.

@debbralehrman5957 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@ginacaradonna8063 2 ай бұрын

Fascinating!

@SiansBookcases 2 ай бұрын

Learning about ordinary working class people in these times is brilliant.

@Kenzalina_ Ай бұрын

I completely agree. I find the lives of the average people in history just as fascinating, if not more fascinating, than the ultra rich. I think it’s why I always love upstairs downstairs types of historical fiction.

@nouvel0001 Ай бұрын

The Palaces of the Royal families still run almost the same way on the shoulders of unheard minions.

@KK-eh2gm 2 ай бұрын

Superb!

@nancymcgee4776 2 ай бұрын

Fascinating! Thank you Dan! 🌷

@jennamckinnon8718 27 күн бұрын

Wow this is a lovely video. Thank you

@KiyanaDiamonds Ай бұрын

Wow intresting

@Smee86 Ай бұрын

Cool

@jackbuckley7816 25 күн бұрын

Very informative. We can never know enough about those times. What I'm especially intrigued about is the origin of certain fashions in vogue at the court. For example, those immensely wide dresses, one of which is visible in an all-white, 3-D, life-size, modular form there in one room. How & why did such an incredible style develop? I recently learned that George I, first of Britain's Hanoverian kings, used Kensington primarily for parties & entertaining, since he had virtually no interest in the details & minutia of governing. He used these entertainments as a way to connect with the court, with whom most of them he couldn't converse, a way to gain popularity in the only way he, Goerge, knew how. Still, though, how did these extraordinary dresses ever come into fashion? Couldn't've been out of the blue, overnight. Might it have had something to do with catching the king & queen's attention---each lady trying to top the other over time? Even if this was the case, exactly who began the fashion?

@sapphireclouds5400 2 ай бұрын

Fun fact, while Dan is awesome, he is also the brother-in-law of the Duke of Westminster.

@lisalking2476 Ай бұрын

Cool 😎 he is a wealth of knowledge 😊 love Dan ❤

@kelrogers8480 20 күн бұрын

At least he claims to care for the working man! 🤣

@jilltagmorris 2 ай бұрын

❤😊

@ellebelle8515 2 ай бұрын

The men and women who served tirelessly day and night in these palaces and other grand houses should have had a 'sharehold' - an extra financial benefit- in these estates which could not have existed without them.

@michaelmontagu3979 2 ай бұрын

They often had homes provided for life and were well fed. A far better life than many people living outside the court.

@nouvel0001 Ай бұрын

@@michaelmontagu3979 Oppression, harsh punishments, long hours of work , sexual abuse, ... were more common than a life of benefits & ease.

@michaelmontagu3979 Ай бұрын

@nouvel0001 Indeed, just shows you how life has changed for the better in the last 250 years. But that's how things were then, and even worse outside the microcosm of court life. Such things were seen as part of life then. It's when viewing it all through the prism of the 21st century that they are awful.

@bobcraycraft7195 Ай бұрын

It was, and is, called a salary. They weren't serfs.

@lilylittlemonster5 Ай бұрын

Please show more of the dresses (like the full dress so you can see the silhouette), not just extreme close-ups!

@jillniemczynski5517 2 ай бұрын

👑🏰💜

@user-te4of2fq5d 26 күн бұрын

❗They were SERVANTS ! "Under represented people" indeed. What woke crust... Dan's presentations, however, always worthwhile.

@yuliastiti9922 2 ай бұрын

⚔️🤩🏰

@annanardo2358 2 ай бұрын

Kings and queens in high status yet equally inept when it came to dressing themselves. 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

@michaelmontagu3979 2 ай бұрын

It would have been impossible to dress themselves because of the complicated lacings, corsets and buttons. No zips in those days.

@lucianasalles7272 28 күн бұрын

👒👑🤚

@mariapilarme Ай бұрын

I saw a gosh in Kensington Palace

@seanwebb605 Ай бұрын

Show us the Royal Bloomers.

@angelbulldog4934 Ай бұрын

Ewww! Why?

@ovh992 2 ай бұрын

Dan Snow is soooo hot! 😍🤤

@MonsieurChapeau 2 ай бұрын

He’s a hunk of tall handsome historian 🥓👌

@lisalking2476 Ай бұрын

Gota agree 👍 👏 ❤

@oceancat0450 2 ай бұрын

Is this wear Prince William, Catherine, princess of Wales and the kids live?

@pedanticradiator1491 Ай бұрын

Yes

@oceancat0450 Ай бұрын

@@pedanticradiator1491 cool 😎

@juliancoulden1753 2 ай бұрын

It’s a fact that’s the monarch and court did have much more fascinating lives than the majority of their servants. Which is why we don’t know much about them. I don’t think much has changed. Do you think modern day kings and princes are on first name terms with their cleaners!? Do you think that nice Mr Putin Tzar or Russia bids his office cleaner good morning as he sweeps in with his morning coffee?

@apcolleen 2 ай бұрын

Well if you're working 16-hour days it's kind of hard to have fun.

@juliancoulden1753 2 ай бұрын

@@apcolleen I agree with you, which is why these people aren’t endlessly fascinating.

@michaelmontagu3979 2 ай бұрын

Members of the Royal Family are on first name terms with many of their staff. They see them all the time. Even the senior household members like private secretaries don't see them so much. The late Queen's page, Paul Whybrew, would sit and watch television with her. Something that never happened with Sir Edward Young, her principal private secretary.

@juliancoulden1753 2 ай бұрын

@@michaelmontagu3979 I can quite believe that, having watched Backstairs Billy in the west end!

@michaelmontagu3979 2 ай бұрын

@juliancoulden1753 Billy Tallon was rather unique as was Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. They were, in a way, rather like an old married couple. But should Billy get above himself Queen Elizabeth would always let him know. On one occasion he tried to take her arm when she was greeting people outside Clarence House on her birthday, just to help her keep steady. Wrong thing to do and she took the arm of her equerry.

@spacecoastaesthetics6990 Ай бұрын

Where are Kate and the children?

@Ad_Astra2023 2 ай бұрын

Sometimes I wonder how much all this royal wealth can help everyone in need here. Not only paying less tax to help them to have their ridiculously old-fashioned pretentious lives, their vast wealth could actually help those who really need to pay off their basic bills to live.

@lisalking2476 Ай бұрын

And put food on the table for there families 👪

@loganscott2299 Ай бұрын

You'd be better off forcing your CEO's to pay their share. The Royal Family has to ask parliament for money to afford repairs for Buckingham, and you're assuming they're Elon Musk rich? Have you done any research, or are you just yapping like most Republicans?

@angelbulldog4934 Ай бұрын

1% of the population has 99% of the wealth.

@Ocyla 22 күн бұрын

In history and now, if you arent important or famous, no one cares about you or your bills.

@suzannehaigh4281 Ай бұрын

None British person informing us about British Royalty, just as things ae today.

@Weesperbuurt 2 ай бұрын

Dan Snow is so OTT he should do drag performances.

@wendystephenson407 2 ай бұрын

That’s extremely rude…and disrespectful

@Satu-zs7gm 2 ай бұрын

and you should go back to cleaning toilets at mcdonalds

@lisalking2476 Ай бұрын

@@wendystephenson407totally agree 👍

@lorrainegunn4111 Ай бұрын

He speaks very much as his father, Peter Snow does, and has the fine blond features of his beloved mother: Canadian former CBC London Borough Chief: Anne MacMillan. He is a highly respected HISTORIAN, and he and his wife are good friends of William and Catherine, they were invited to their wedding. 🍁

@Satu-zs7gm Ай бұрын

and you are a failure