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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Megan Slack

The Queen Mother's 'secret' apartment holds 'surprising' truths about how the royal lived on the coast

The Queen Mother's 'secret' apartment.

The Queen Mother's private apartment, located in Walmer Castle, has opened its doors to the public for the first time in history, and with it comes a look at her surprisingly understated design choices. 

The Queen Mother, consequently King Charles' grandmother (who was the only woman to hold the title of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports), enjoyed a private apartment in the royal residence, cared for by English Heritage. The late royal often traveled to Kent with her corgis – where she enjoyed her apartment and the Renaissance castle gardens overlooking the English Channel. 

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