Hello, I'm Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces.

You're listening to our podcast that explores the history and stories of our six palaces.

These talks are a collection of some of our best live events.

I really hope you enjoy listening.

The Georgian era was marked by the arrival of the Hanoverian kings.

This series, compiled from our archive, explores famous Georgians in all their glory.

Join Historic Royal Palace's chief curator Lucy Worcely as she tells us about her favourite queen, Caroline,

an enlightened leader of the Georgian court and wife to George II.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Now, what does a curator do all day? You might be wondering.

Well, at the Tower of London, which is another

of our sites, we look after the instruments of torture and the suits of armour, and of course,

the crown jewels. Most days, though, you will find me at Hampton Court Palace. This is

where the main curator's office is. We are up a spiral staircase of 51 steps. I think it's the

world's best office. It's also the world's coldest office. Absolutely no central heating up

there. And I think this picture gives you a sense of the vast scale of Hampton Court, doesn't it?

Is anyone here going to be brave enough to guess the number of rooms? Do call out your suggestions

for the number of rooms in Hampton Court Palace.

Did I hear 100? Do I have any advances on 100?

300, we're going in the right direction, any more for any more.

1,500, there's always somebody who goes too far.

The answer is 1,324.

But we're going to spend this evening at, mainly at Kensington Palace, seen here as it was 20 years ago.

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