Last week HM King Charles III planted a ceremonial tree at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens 🌳 The tradition of planting ceremonial trees at the castle began over 150 years ago! Read our latest blog to find out more ➡️ fal.cn/3yMEc
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Hillsborough Castle and Gardens
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Hillsborough Castle and Gardens
@HillsCastle
The historic Georgian castle surrounded by 100 acres of beautiful gardens in the heart of Hillsborough village. Cared for by @HRP_Palaces.
- A crown has been added to HM The King's cypher at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens - our floral tribute to celebrate the King's Coronation 🤩 The crown has been planted with tender carpet bedding plants and will be in place until the first frosts in Autumn 🍂
- Who's booked their tickets to see Life Through A Royal Lens? 🙋♀️ Explore the Royal Family's ever-evolving relationship with the camera over the last 200 years in our new photography exhibition. 🎟 Life Through A Royal Lens opens on 1 June 👉 fal.cn/3yCrF 📸 Getty
- Yesterday HRH The Princess Royal visited Hillsborough Castle for a special garden party hosted by the Secretary of State. On the visit Her Royal Highness planted an oak tree. 🌳
- Take a seat 🤩 Our coronation bench has been installed! Designed by schoolchildren from Blythefield Primary School, Belfast, the bench illustrates their hopes for the future during the reign of HM King Charles III. 👑 fal.cn/3xVGf
- It was a pleasure to welcome HRH The Princess Royal to Hillsborough Castle today. At the Castle, HRH took in our beautiful gardens and met the dedicated team who care for them. #RoyalVisitNI
- 👑 HM Queen Elizabeth II's portrait 🖼 This painting by renowned Northern Ireland artist @colin_davidson is on display at Hillsborough Castle for the first time. Have you seen it yet? 🙋♀️ 📍 On display in the State Drawing Room until late November
- It was our pleasure to host guests at Hillsborough Castle earlier this week, including HRH the Princess Royal, to close the Northern Ireland Investment Summit. Dept for Business and Trade. Northern Ireland Office 📷 Press Eye
- 🎉 Congratulations to artist Gareth Reid who won Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Decade last week 🎨 Reid's portrait of HM King Charles III hangs in the State Drawing Room at Hillsborough Castle. 📷 HM The King unveiling the portrait of himself, taken in 2019.
- 📸 Are you ready for our new exhibition? 📸 Life Through A Royal Lens brings together over 60 of the most iconic images ever taken of the Royal Family 👑 🎟 Life Through A Royal Lens opens on 1 June 👉 fal.cn/3ypFW
00:00 - A new cypher for a new monarch 👑 To celebrate the coronation of HM King Charles III, our gardens team have been busy installing the King's new cypher in the North forecourt at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens. 🍃
- Today’s the day! We’re officially open 🎉 and right on time for #WorldHeritageDay too! After a five-year, £24 million transformation project, we’re ready to welcome everyone to the re-presented and reimagined Castle and gardens bit.ly/MajesticHillsC…
- Yesterday we welcomed TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to Hillsborough Castle. During their stay His Royal Highness planted a Magnolia Galaxy tree in the gardens for the @QGCanopy, as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations! 🌳
- Today our thoughts are with Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family, as His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh is laid to rest. Here at Hillsborough, flowers have been laid beneath this tree planted by HRH in 1949, on the first of his many visits to the Castle. (1/2)
