Harewood House in Yorkshire, the main location for ITV series Victoria, opens its doors on 24 March with an exhibition called Victorian Harewood.
As filming starts for a second series of Victoria, visitors will get a close-up view of the costumes worn by characters in the show, as well as Harewood's rooms, many of which are used as sets for the drama.
Harewood doubled as both Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace during the 2015-16 filming of the drama, which stars Doctor Who actress Jenna Coleman as the famous queen.
The real Victoria visited Harewood as a young princess, and described the view from her window as “very pretty” and the gallery as “beautiful”. She is the great-great-great grandmother of the current Earl of Harewood, and several of her belongings are now in Harewood’s collection.
The new exhibition is dominated by three influential women: Queen Victoria herself, her lady-in-waiting Lady Charlotte Canning, and Louisa Countess of Harewood, who altered the fabric of Harewood House in her grand redevelopment.
Harewood welcomes groups with reduced rates, and a one-hour Victorian Harewood tour presented by expert guides allows groups to explore objects, personal letters and archival material from Harewood’s private collection.
The exhibition is on until 29 October.
