In 1818, when Queen Charlotte died at Kew Palace, the Clerk of the Royal Kitchens locked the doors and never came back. The spaces were used as residences and storage for the next two centuries until Historic Royal Palaces completed a restoration project in 2011.
In 2021, Kew Palace staged an exhibition programme to re-explore the story of George III’s mental health through a contemporary lens, finding fresh perspectives and surprising common ground with the experience of many people today.
Speakers from two famous West London properties explore the relationships of love, politics and ultimately power and ponder the question of whether love is indeed ‘treacherous’.