 | | 2012-07-02 18:41
From blog Diary of a Vintage Girl | Vintage Fashion & Lifestyle
Ging-Ermine
It's that time again! What do you mean, what time? The King's Ginger history post time, of course!
Welcome to the Historic Royal Palace of Hampton Court!
It's home to an Edward-themed organisation, and an amazing one at that. The Royal School of Needlework was founded in 1872 as the plain old School of Art Needlework. Princess Helena, the third daughter of Queen Victoria, became the first president in late that same year (or possibly early 1873); and Queen Victoria its first Patron in 1875. So it was then that the School earned the title 'Royal'. It has a long and very interesting history (I find the bit about men coming in to work during WWI particularly...
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