Charles I: King and Collector Exhibition

The Royal Academy of Arts is exhibiting Charles I’s extraordinary art collection from 27 January to 15 April 2018, including works from the Royal Collection Trust. These great masterpieces have been reunited for the first time in about 400 years, with many on loan, with about 150 works of art ranging from classical sculptures to…

Britain’s State Opening of Parliament 2016

Queen Elizabeth II delivered her speech amidst pomp, ceremony and tradition at the State Opening of Parliament on 18 May 2016. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's procession, escorted by the Household Cavalry, arrived at London's Houses of Parliament in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach. Another carriage travels ahead with the Imperial State Crown…

Recreation of Henry VIII’s Imperial Crown

A magnificent recreation of Henry VIII’s Imperial Crown will go on display at Hampton Court Palace in the Royal Pew, from Saturday, 27 October 2012. Hampton Court Palace Curator, Dr Kent Rawlinson said, “Using the original inventories and Myten’s painting of the crown, we’ve been able to identify not only the basic shape of the…