Monthly Archives: July 2012
In which I reveal why I showed famous comedians my pants
In my last post, I planted what Sarah (our excellent editor at Historic Royal Palaces) calls a ‘witch’s tree’. Here’s an example of a ‘witch’s tree’: ‘I wanted a cup of tea, but we’d run out of milk. So I got my bag, and went out of the house. As I was walking down the
Continue ReadingOn being 2.5% famous
These days, when I meet an old friend I haven’t seen in a while, he or she always: a. congratulates me on my recent marriage (yes, very quietly, last November) and then b. asks me: ‘what’s it like to be recognized’? While hoping not to sound grandiose, I calculate that I’ve become 2.5% famous. (This
Continue ReadingNew Radio 3 series ‘Lucy Worsley’s Kensington’. And false teeth.
Hello, yep, I have a new radio series coming up. I’m guessing that you’re asking yourself the question I hear practically every day: ‘How on earth does she fit it all in?’ Here are my answers: firstly, I’m insanely energetic. Secondly, I enjoy my work, so it doesn’t feel like work to me. And third,
Continue ReadingGeorge III’s bath tub again, in the wonderful Georgian kitchens at Kew
More than two years ago – gosh, how time flies! – I described Susanne’s discovery of George III’s bathtub in the Georgian kitchens at Kew Palace. Now the bathtub takes pride of place in the really beautiful new presentation of the kitchens – open for your delectation since 18th May. The whole building is presented
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