{"id":3773,"date":"2022-09-09T15:37:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T15:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recordsandarchives.westminster.ac.uk\/?page_id=3773"},"modified":"2025-03-31T09:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T09:59:14","slug":"royalconnections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/royalconnections\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3773\" class=\"elementor elementor-3773\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2b1759 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2b1759\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fe113e\" data-id=\"7fe113e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac55515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac55515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Queen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3832\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Queen.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Queen-300x157.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Queen-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52cc8170 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52cc8170\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-475b0974\" data-id=\"475b0974\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5049da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5049da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h5>In December 1840, HRH Prince Albert visited the Polytechnic Institution. Following his visit, he agreed to become patron and thus began a long history of royal patronage.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5>In this online exhibition, we explore our links with HM Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family over the course of our 184-year history.\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee82681 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee82681\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33ec8e8\" data-id=\"33ec8e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7f862 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5e7f862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c3060e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c3060e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac39c31\" data-id=\"ac39c31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6cc55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9d6cc55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a59c94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a59c94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-521a309\" data-id=\"521a309\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff97c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ff97c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/recordsandarchives.westminster.ac.uk\/royalconnections-1\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/divingbell.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4249\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Prince Albert<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfaf7f5\" data-id=\"cfaf7f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b0f8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47b0f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/recordsandarchives.westminster.ac.uk\/royalconnections-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/1921-George-V-marathon-2-e1663235486743-300x234.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4394\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/1921-George-V-marathon-2-e1663235486743-300x234.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/1921-George-V-marathon-2-e1663235486743-768x600.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/1921-George-V-marathon-2-e1663235486743.jpeg 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">King George V and King George VI<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04d3885 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04d3885\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0db9ed2\" data-id=\"0db9ed2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757065c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"757065c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3a525d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3a525d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f1ad7c\" data-id=\"4f1ad7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62a860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b62a860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/recordsandarchives.westminster.ac.uk\/royalconnections-3\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/1995-Harrow-UOW_7_d_2_1-d-e1662997056460-300x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/1995-Harrow-UOW_7_d_2_1-d-e1662997056460-300x230.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/1995-Harrow-UOW_7_d_2_1-d-e1662997056460-768x588.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/1995-Harrow-UOW_7_d_2_1-d-e1662997056460-1536x1176.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/1995-Harrow-UOW_7_d_2_1-d-e1662997056460.jpg 1693w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Queen Elizabeth II<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7e2e50\" data-id=\"b7e2e50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ecfa70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ecfa70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/recordsandarchives.westminster.ac.uk\/royalconnections-4\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Prince-Charles-Visit-1980-3-1-e1663169334516-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4349\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Prince-Charles-Visit-1980-3-1-e1663169334516-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Prince-Charles-Visit-1980-3-1-e1663169334516-1820x1366.jpg 1820w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Prince-Charles-Visit-1980-3-1-e1663169334516-768x577.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Prince-Charles-Visit-1980-3-1-e1663169334516-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Prince-Charles-Visit-1980-3-1-e1663169334516-2048x1538.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Prince-Charles-Visit-1980-3-1-e1663169334516-276x207.jpg 276w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Prince-Charles-Visit-1980-3-1-e1663169334516-476x357.jpg 476w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/09\/Prince-Charles-Visit-1980-3-1-e1663169334516-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">King Charles III<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-500befe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"500befe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c42905a\" data-id=\"c42905a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb62e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9fb62e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9706e82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9706e82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5257d0f\" data-id=\"5257d0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433a989 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"433a989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6acd3b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6acd3b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2cde2b\" data-id=\"c2cde2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b364c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b364c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Timeline of Royal Patronage <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d299fd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d299fd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c068d78\" data-id=\"c068d78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c147117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c147117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>1840 <\/strong>&#8211; Prince Albert becomes patron of the Royal Polytechnic Institution<\/h5>\n<h5><b>1863 <\/b>&#8211; Edward, Prince of Wales becomes patron of the Royal Polytechnic Institution<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>1912<\/strong> &#8211; King George V and Queen Mary become patrons of the Regent Street Polytechnic<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>1952<\/strong> &#8211; Queen Elizabeth II becomes patron of the Regent Street Polytechnic and later Polytechnic of Central London<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>1992<\/strong> &#8211; Queen Elizabeth II consents to continue as patron of the now University of Westminster<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>2024<\/strong> &#8211; King Charles III becomes patron of the University of Westmisnter<\/h5>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In December 1840, HRH Prince Albert visited the Polytechnic Institution. Following his visit, he agreed to become patron and thus began a long history of royal patronage. \u00a0 In this online exhibition, we explore our links with HM Queen Elizabeth&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3773","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3773"}],"version-history":[{"count":195,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5938,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3773\/revisions\/5938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}