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The Royal Collection

The Royal Collection is one of the largest and most important art collections in the world, and one of the last great European royal collections to remain intact. Read more.

Crop of RCIN 912518
The head of Leda | RCIN 912518 ©
Crop of RCIN 2360
Pot-pourri vase and cover | RCIN 2360 ©
Crop of RCIN 405346
Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman | RCIN 405346 ©
Crop of RCIN 72834
Armour garniture of Henry VIII | RCIN 72834 ©
Crop of RCIN 2500514
Valley of the Shadow of Death | RCIN 2500514 ©

Explore the Collection
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Exhibitions

Royal Collection exhibitions past and present can be explored digitally: see the items on display and learn even more with exclusive online content
Exhibition
Japan: Courts and Culture

An exhibition on arts and relations that have flowed between Japan and the British Royal Families

Pallas Athene by Parmigianino
Exhibition
Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace

Some of the most important paintings in the Royal Collection from the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace

An over half-length seated portrait, facing the front, wearing a blue suit over a blue jumper and white shirt with a tie. Seated in a wooden armchair, his right hand clasping his left arm. In the background on a shelf is a porcelain figure of Moses, holdi
Exhibition
Seven Portraits: Surviving the Holocaust

Portraits commissioned by HRH The Prince of Wales to pay tribute to seven remarkable Holocaust survivors

Detail from Gainsborough's 'Cornard Wood', National Gallery
Exhibition
Young Gainsborough: Rediscovered Landscape Drawings

An album of drawings identified as the work of the young Thomas Gainsborough

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Publications

The Royal Collection publishes a wide range of books, including exhibition catalogues and illustrated royal histories
Publication
The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

The official Platinum Jubilee souvenir
Publication
Buckingham Palace: A Royal Garden

A year in the life of the royal garden at Buckingham Palace

Cover for Royal teas
Publication
Royal Teas

Seasonal Recipes from Buckingham Palace
Publication
The Adventures of Alice Laselles by ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA, aged 10 and ¾.

A Children's Story Written and Illustrated by Queen Victoria

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Collection Trails

Discover the Royal Collection in bitesize form with our themed Trails
Trail
Royal Gardens

Their history, form and function
Trail
Women Artists

A spotlight on outstanding women artists and their works in the Royal Collection

The regalia of Charles II, including a crown, orb and sceptre
Trail
The Crown Jewels

The Crown Jewels are the most complete collection of royal regalia in the world

Close up of Queen Mary's Dolls House
Trail
Queen Mary's Dolls' House

The most famous and beautiful dolls' house in the world

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Conservation

Maintaining our incredible collection is a massive undertaking – see behind the scenes and learn about the processes involved with these Conservation Case Studies
Case study
Folding Screen Paintings
conservator working on gilt timber frame of throne
Case study
Conservation of Queen Victoria's Throne
Conservators work on the dress and the portrait of Princess Charlotte in which she is wearing it
Case study
Princess Charlotte's Russian Dress
<p>A parcel gilt inkstand in the form of a rowing boat with planking and a central rib, with a pierced gallery at either side and entwined gilt snakes at either end, their coils forming supports for the boat. Fitted with a central rectangular well of cast
Case study
A Hidden Musical Surprise
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Projects and Resources

These microsites open up public access to huge amounts of historically significant documents
Prince Albert

Photographs, prints and private and official papers relating to Prince Albert

A map of the Allied and French encampments and marches along the Rhine between 27 April and 27 July 1710. War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14). Oriented with north to top. The map covers an area extending along the Rhine from Ketsch (49°22'04
Military Maps

A digital catalogue of King George III's collection of military maps

Close up of the spines of volumes
Georgian Papers

Historic manuscripts relating to the Georgian monarchy
The Lost Collection

Explore Charles I's lost art collection, one of the greatest ever assembled

Learn More

Find out more about the history of the Royal Collection and where you can see it

In this well-known picture Queen Victoria is skilfully depicted as both sovereign and mother. The scene is one of domestic harmony, peace and happiness, albeit with many allusions to royal status: grandeur in the form of jewels and furniture, tradition (t
Collectors

The Collection reflects the tastes of the Royal Family over 400 years
Near You

Discover places associated with the Royal Collection

Painting being moved by art handlers
Loans

Current loans to exhibitions from the Royal Collection
About

Learn more about the Royal Collection and its works

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The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.