Royal Collection Trust has produced its first ever children's iPad app, illustrating the fascinating royal history of Britain. Kings and Queens: 1,000 Years of British Royal History delves into the lives of the 42 British kings and queens from the last 1,000 years, telling their stories through biographies, portraits and family trees. ... Read more about Kings and Queens: 1,000 Years of British Royal History
The first painting by Rembrandt van Rijn to reach England and one of fewer than 40 known paintings by Johannes Vermeer are among the highlights of Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer, a new exhibition from the Royal Collection opening tomorrow (Friday, 13 November) at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. The exhibition has been created in partnership with the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague, where it will be shown in autumn 2016. ... Read more about Dutch masterpieces collected by kings and queens since Charles I go on display in a new exhibition
From street vendors peddling food to singers performing to a crowd, a 17th-century Dutch painting in the Royal Collection captures all the rustic charm of a village fair. But work undertaken by Royal Collection Trust conservators ahead of a new exhibition opening at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace next month has revealed that all was not quite as it seemed. ... Read more about Conservation ahead of new exhibition reveals surprising element to painting
Royal Collection Trust has announced its programme of exhibitions, displays and group visits at the official royal residences and The Queen's Galleries for 2016. The highlight of the year will be three special exhibitions, Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen's Wardrobe, which will be staged across each of Her Majesty's official residences in celebration of The Queen's 90th birthday. ... Read more about Group visits from Royal Collection Trust 2016
The 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare in 2016 will be marked at Windsor Castle with an exhibition celebrating the playwright's longstanding association with the town of Windsor and the royal court. ... Read more about Shakespeare in the Royal Library
The Palace of Holyroodhouse will have a merry makeover this Christmas, with the official Scottish residence of The Queen decked inside and out for the festive period with trees, wreaths and garlands, and over 20,000 twinkling lights. ... Read more about Christmas at the Palace of Holyroodhouse
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