London has all the facets, from East London hipster to the gritty Camden district and Columbia Road residential district to the Royal Family of Course! Buckingham, St. James, Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, the Tower of London, ... Part of the British capital regularly refers to members of the royal family, from historical monuments to new trendy places. Overview of these essential places that illustrate the power of the "royal firm", or that will make you feel like a prince or a princess ...
- We visit the Royal Gardens Kew Gardens
At the subway exit "Kew Gardens", we discover majestic houses, a charming shopping place, and quiet little streets that lead us to the most sumptuous royal garden. Trees and flowers from around the world are represented in vast gardens punctuated by greenhouses and the Treetop Walkway. Inside, must-see places to discover, history borrowings, including The princess of wales conservatory. Everything is available to spend most of the day, from small cafes to shops to some attractions.
Kew Gardens - Richmond TW9 3AB . Entry: about 15 euros per person. Metro "Kew Gardens".
- We play the royal chef at the Masterclass "Pret-a-portea royal wedding"
The pastry chef Mourad Khiat of the Berkeley Hotel has become known with his afternoon tea called "Pret-a-portea", a word game that refers to his desire to transform fashions into pastries to taste around. A tea. If the chef organizes Masterclass in his kitchens all year round, until the end of May, it is renamed "Masterclass Preat-a-Portea Royal Wedding", aimed at reproducing the wedding dress of Meghan Markle . An extraordinary experience, which starts with the discovery of the backstage of the hotel with the crossing of several cuisines, then the making of A to Z pastries. A total awareness of the profession of pastry chef where we measure its difficulty, all in a relaxed and pleasant with Mourad Khiat, great pedagogue, always ready to help and joke. Rest assured, the chef speaks perfect French. This avoids confusion and facilitates contact!
The Berkeley - Wilton Place, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7RL. Knightsbridge Subway.
- Let's go back to history at Tower of London
The Tower of London is the kind of place we visit for our first time in London, or during a school visit, then we never come back. Yet, the place is full of interesting anecdotes and looks like a small town in the city! On the program: a rampart tour with a view of the Thames and the so-called Tower Bridge, discovering the jewels of the Crown to live in history as in the series "The Crown" and a review of the turbulent history of England in a fortress that gives the feeling of being out of London, Windsor .
Tower of London - St. Katharine's & Wapping, London EC3N 4AB. Metro Tower Hill.
- We walk through the door of Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace is the official residence of several members of the royal family namely Kate and William , Harry and Meghan , and also Princess Eugenie and her future husband Jack Brooksbank . As unimaginable as it may seem, the palace can be visited! Obviously, you will not access the private apartments, but you will see enough to have the impression of having approached them closely. For the moment, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have an apartment of twenty rooms for their family, and Harry and Meghan live in a two-room apartment. Both should soon live in a larger apartment ...
Kensington Palace - Kensington Gardens, London W8 4PX. Queensway Subway.
- We imitate Kate at The Goring
The day before her marriage to Prince William in 2011, Kate Middleton spent the day with her mother Carole and her sister Pippa. In the afternoon, they went to the Goring, a so chic hotel very close to Buckingham Palace (a sign, surely!), For an afternoon tea before spending the night.
The Goring - 15 Beeston Pl., Westminster, London SW1W 0JW . Metro Victoria.
- We are having a shopping session at Fortnum & Mason
A real institution, the department store located near Picadilly offers the essentials of afertnoon tea, and even the teas of the queen! Indeed, it is at Fortnum & Mason that the Queen shops there as soon as she can. For its jubilee, the sign has even created a special tea, now marketed.
Fortnum & Mason - 181 Picadilly. Metro Piccadilly.
- We love The Berkeley's Afernoon tea
What's more royal (and british!) Than a tasty gourmet break in a 5-star establishment? This is what the Berkeley Hotel offers, in a very bright setting that is its tea room. You will discover a wide selection of teas, and refined and colorful pastries, some of which are related to the British royal family: the wedding dress of Meghan Markle, but also the famous handbag of the queen she carries everywhere with her.
The Berkeley - Wilton Place, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7RL. Knightsbridge Subway.
- We spend the evening at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
Did you know that it was here that Queen Elizabeth II's mother learned to dance? Highly prized by members of the royal family, the establishment south of Hyde Park is the favorite of its members for decades ... Maybe one day will you meet a prince?
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park - 66 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LA . Knightsbridge Subway .
- We pose with the royal family at Madame Tussauds wax museum
Failing to integrate the Gotha, we dream a little, walking the aisles of Madame Tussauds museum, near the Camden district. The equivalent of the Grévin museum has created all the members of the royal family. Well, almost ... Meghan Markle is not there yet, but we doubt it will be long ...
Madame Tussauds - Marylebone Rd, Marylebone, London NW1 5LR . Baker Street subway.
- We dine at Fera's at Claridge's Hotel
At "Fera", which means "wild" in Latin, each dish was designed to evoke the colors and textures of the British landscape. Here, tasting menu, very trendy right now, ie several starters, dishes and desserts. Fortunately, two tasting menus are offered, one of which is lighter: only two starters, two dishes, two desserts, and of course, it is dishes that are tasted in three bites ...
Fera at Claridge's - Address: Claridge's, Brook St, London W1K 4HR. Bond Street subway.
- We're stocking up on royal accessories at Harrod's
London is celebrating, and so are its stores. Harrod's regularly sells items, accessories and tableware related to the royal firm, and for the wedding of Meghan and Harry, the English store has declined a collection dedicated to them, based on mugs, teddy bears , and tote.
Harrod's - 87-135 Brompton Rd., Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7XL. Knightsbridge Subway .
- We're going to Windsor
To see the castle where the Queen lives when she retires from London, visit the Royal Chapel Saint George where many members of the royal family to have said yes, go up the famous Long Walk of Great Park or see Eton College where William and Harry studied ... Windsor is visited in a weekend! To get to Windsor, Visitbritain takes you to the Queen's stronghold via a train from Waterloo Station to Windsor and Eton Riverside. Before, at the exit of the Eurostar at Saint Pancras station, you will have to take a taxi or the metro to reach Waterloo station.
The British princely wedding boosting the Eurostar traffic with a 24% increase in the number of travelers to the UK, these Friday 18th and Saturday 19th May, make part of it to live a historic moment ...
