Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography
- Next event: Friday 17 May 2024
Every Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday (Friday 17 May 2024 - Sunday 6 Oct 2024)
Incl dates: Tuesday 16 Jul 2024, Wednesday 17 Jul 2024, Tuesday 23 Jul 2024, Wednesday 24 Jul 2024, Tuesday 30 Jul 2024, Wednesday 31 Jul 2024, Tuesday 6 Aug 2024, Wednesday 7 Aug 2024, Tuesday 13 Aug 2024, Wednesday 14 Aug 2024, Tuesday 20 Aug 2024, Wednesday 21 Aug 2024, Tuesday 27 Aug 2024, Wednesday 28 Aug 2024 - Adult £19.00
Young Person (18-24) £12.00
Child (5-17) £9.50
Disabled £9.50
Access companion Free
Under 5 Free
£1 tickets - for those on Universal Credit and other named benefits (17 May-8 July only). Read more about the £1 ticket offer. - The Queen’s Gallery has now become The King’s Gallery.
- Adults, Groups (15+ people)
For centuries, portraiture has played a vital role in shaping the public’s perception of the Royal Family. This exhibition will chart the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day, bringing together more than 150 photographic prints, proofs and documents from the Royal Collection and the Royal Archives.
Discover works from the most celebrated royal photographers, from Cecil Beaton and Dorothy Wilding to Annie Leibovitz and Rankin. Explore some of the close relationships between royal sitters and photographers, seen most clearly through the lens of Antony Armstrong-Jones (later Lord Snowdon), who married Princess Margaret in 1960.
The exhibition will shed light on behind-the-scenes processes, from photographers’ handwritten annotations to never-before-seen correspondence with members of the Royal Family and their staff, revealing the stories behind some of the most celebrated photographs ever taken of the Royal Family.
This exhibition is taking place at The King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, formerly known as The Queen’s Gallery.
