• A new exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of Punjabi princess and suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh opens at Kensington Palace today. The Last Princess of Punjab: The story of Sophia Duleep Singh and the women who shaped her explores the life of Sophia Duleep Singh and her intersections with six other women including her sisters Catherine and Bamba, her mother Bamba Muller, grandmother Jind Kaur and godmother Queen Victoria. On show is an ornately painted rocking horse from Princess Sophia’s childhood at Elveden Hall in Suffolk which was remodelled to resemble an Indian Mughal palace, an original copy of The Suffragette featuring an iconic image of Sophia selling copies of the magazine on the gate of Hampton Court Palace, a “No Vote, No Tax’ banner used in the early 1900s protest marches, and Princess Sophia’s handwritten letter to Winston Churchill reporting police brutality at the Black Friday suffragette march. And, for the first time since 1886, an iconic portrait of Jind Kaur will be reunited with real earrings she wore in the image. The exhibition runs until 8th November. Admission charge applies. For more, see https://www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace/whats-on/the-last-princesses-of-punjab/.

• A celebration of the fantastical creatures, heroes and villains that populate the world of fairy tales opens at the British Library tomorrow. Fairy Tales takes visitors on a journey through an mysterious forest and enchanted palace as they discover the origins and evolution of fairy tales. Items on show include a Mervyn Peake illustration made for an edition of Household Tales by the Brothers Grimm, early printed editions of the legend of Mulan, puppets of Kai and Gerda from the Little Angel Theatre’s production of The Snow Queen, a copy of Cinderella illustrated by Arthur Rackham, a beautiful manuscript illustration of a dragon from the Persian legend, the story of Darab, and the original manuscript of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures Under Ground. Admission charge applies. Runs until 23rd August. For more, see https://events.bl.uk/exhibitions/fairy-tales.

• A new temporary space-themed gallery opens at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich tomorrow. Astronomers Take Over is a hands-on space that provides the opportunity to meet astronomers from the Royal Observatory just up the hill, participate in science demonstrations and ask questions about space and astronomy. The gallery also includes a planetarium which features live astronomers shows ranging from ‘Animals in Space’ for young visitors to ‘The Night Sky’ – a classical guide to the cosmos, and ‘Solar System Sightseeing’, an introduction to Earth’s celestial neighbourhood. Science theatre shows will also be held at the museum from 3rd April. Admission charge applies. The gallery is open to 2028. For more, see https://rmg.co.uk/takeover.

• The Science Museum in South Kensington is marking the 60th anniversary of Star Trek with a new program of events. They include the chance to see all 13 Star Trek films on one of the biggest screens in Europe as well as a free trail featuring iconic objects from the franchise’s archives and an exclusive range of anniversary merchandise for purchase. For more, see sciencemuseum.org.uk/star-trek-60.

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