Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography
- Next event: Saturday 3 Aug 2024
Daily (Friday 17 May 2024 - Sunday 6 Oct 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 charts 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.
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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 sheds 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.
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