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A Palace House Christmas (at Beaulieu)… Work starts on a 14 ft panto dame and other magical features

10th November 2025

Beaulieu tells us: (Photograph and all words from Beaulieu). Preparations are underway for A Palace House Christmas as talented costume, artwork and floristry designers build theatrical installations which will tell the magical story of pantomime at Beaulieu. Designers extraordinaire Charlotte Lloyd Webber and Adrian Lillie and their CLW Event Design team* are busy creating a towering 14ft … [Read more...]

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