Charles and Diana before the clergy at St Paul’s Cathedral

Tijou 1687 · Witness to history

A Royal Legacy

Where extraordinary craftsmanship meets centuries of royal history.

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Witness to History

A day remembered.
A setting that endures.

29 July 1981 · St Paul’s Cathedral

On 29 July 1981, Lady Diana Spencer married the Prince of Wales at St Paul’s Cathedral. These owner-supplied photographs place the ceremony within the cathedral’s richly ornamented setting.

Owner-supplied wedding photographs. Original photographer, licensing and enhancement status to be confirmed.

The wedding story

Diana, Princess of Wales · Kensington Palace, London · 1997–Present

The Gates of Remembrance

In August 1997, the world mourned the loss of Diana, Princess of Wales. At Kensington Palace, her beloved London home, an extraordinary outpouring of grief and affection unfolded.

Hundreds of thousands of flowers, handwritten letters, photographs, and personal tributes transformed the palace gates and surrounding grounds into a place of remembrance. People from every walk of life gathered to honour a woman whose compassion, humanity, and warmth had touched millions.

The gates became more than an entrance to a royal residence. They became a place where people could express their sorrow, share their memories, and celebrate a life that had meant so much to so many.

Decades later, admirers continue to gather at Kensington Palace on significant anniversaries, leaving flowers and messages in remembrance of the People's Princess.

These photographs capture moments of that enduring affection, from the overwhelming tributes following her passing to the quieter acts of remembrance that continue today.

A life remembered. A legacy of compassion that endures.

The remembrance archive

Across the centuries

Moments in a royal history.

1689 · Hampton Court Palace

The patronage of William III and Mary II

Jean Tijou designed the Privy Garden screen for William III and Mary II. Its elaborate ironwork expresses the ambition of a palace reshaped during their reign.

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Patrons of the Crown

William & Mary.
A language of royal ambition.

At Hampton Court, Jean Tijou’s Privy Garden screen was designed for William III and Mary II. The scrollwork, foliage and gilded ornament belong to an authenticated commission — a precise connection between royal patronage and the art of iron.

Jean Tijou’s ornamental Privy Garden screen at Hampton Court Palace
The Privy Garden screen · Hampton Court Palace
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Palaces of Power

The places behind the moments.

Wide view of gilded chancel gates at St Paul's Cathedral above a black and white marble floor

St Paul’s Cathedral

Royal history & photographs

Architecture and royal history, explored through the location’s complete photographic archive and its documented events.

The formal Privy Garden at Hampton Court Palace with the ornamental screen along its edge

Hampton Court Palace

Royal history & photographs

Architecture and royal history, explored through the location’s complete photographic archive and its documented events.

Burghley House and circular forecourt beyond black and gold ornamental gates

Architecture and royal history, explored through the location’s complete photographic archive and its documented events.

Full view of gilded Kensington Palace gates with the red brick palace behind

Architecture and royal history, explored through the location’s complete photographic archive and its documented events.

A royal residence through the centuries. No verified property photographs are currently held in this archive.