Anna Julia Keay OBE (born August 1974[5][6][2] in the West Highlands of Scotland),[1] is a British architectural historian, author and television personality.
[1] She is the granddaughter of Conservative politician and former chief whip Humphrey Atkins.
[1][2] She subsequently studied for a PhD at Queen Mary, University of London: her thesis, The Ceremonies of Charles II's Court, was completed in 2004.
[7] Keay worked for English Heritage from 2002 to 2012, including seven years as Assistant Curator of the Historic Royal Palaces,[8] responsible for Hampton Court, the Banqueting House, Whitehall, and the Tower of London.
[2] As its Director of Properties Presentation, she was involved in the restoration of the Elizabethan Garden at Kenilworth Castle, which featured in a 2009 BBC television series about English Heritage.