Week 19 - and Wedding Venue

ok this is the venue. its Hampton Court Palace, garden rooms. Some info on the venue for you...

The palace was appropriated by Cardinal Wolsey's master, Henry VIII, in about 1525, although the Cardinal continued to live there until 1529. Henry added the Great Hall - which was the last medieval Great Hall built for the English monarchy - and the Royal Tennis Court, which was built and is still in use for the game of real tennis, not the present-day version of the game.

Queen Jane Seymour gave birth to Prince Edward, the future King Edward VI at Hampton Court in 1537 and died there twelve days later, and her ghost is said to haunt the staircase in the Palace still. Queen Catherine Howard was arrested there in 1542 and is said to have run along the Long Gallery 'hanted gallery' screaming for King Henry VIII to save her, before his guards caught her and dragged her away. A ghost is said to haunt the palace, sometimes screaming in the same hallway. Others report seeing the notorious King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

Hampton Court is the site of the world-famous Hampton Court Palace Hedge Maze. Planted sometime between 1689 and 1695 by George London and Henry Wise for William III of Orange,

In 1604, the Palace was the site of King James I of England's meeting that led to James's commissioning of the King James Version of the Bible. It has the famous 'real tennis court' which is still played in today (bloody english still crap at it though).

We are thinking of St Marys Church in Chessington, followed by Hampton court for Reception and evening party, Hotels about 500m away which we will sort out and get details to people.

Baby doing well at moment, kicking Jen all about the place but she seems to be coping well.