Postcards from Oxford
Hilary Term Half-hols: Visit to South Kensington, London
Tuesday, 14 February 2006
A recent cleaning of the Albert Memorial reveals that, despite her reputation for propriety and reserve, Queen Victoria in fact had a flair for the repulsively gaudy. Tsar Albert!
Wesley and Dad pose in front of the Royal Albert Hall while Owen steps out to punish a kibbitzing squirrel.
Just a pivot from the Albert Memorial at the south edge of Kensington Park sits the Royal Albert Hall, concert venue, home of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Proms.