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Queen Charlotte’s cottage is an example of a cottage orné, a rustic cottage built as a country retreat, but not as a residence. The cottage was used by the royal family in the late 18th century.with the earliest description found in a London magazine of 1774, which says: “The Queen’s cottage in the shade of the garden is a pretty retreat: the furniture is all English prints of elegance and humour. The design is said to be Her Majesty’s.” The cottage was looked back on as a ‘favourite place’ with King George III, but its heyday was brief and George did not return to Kew after 1806. It was used for the last time by the royal family in 1818 following the double wedding of the Duke of Clarence (later William 1V) and Edward, Duke of Kent (father of Queen Victoria). Queen Victoria rarely visited the cottage, although it was maintained by a housekeeper throughout her reign. In 1898 the Queen gave the cottage and its grounds to the public to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee. www.kew.org/visit-kew-gardens/garden-attractions-A-Z/quee... |
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| Author | Peter Broster |
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