Royal Jewellery: From Coronations to Keepsakes — The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, 25 June 2027 – 19 March 2028

No exhibition has ever set out to tell five hundred years of British royal jewellery in one room. Royal Jewellery: From Coronations to Keepsakes brings together more than 300 pieces from the sixteenth century to the present day at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, and around two-thirds of them will be on display for the first time. The Crown Jewels are not part of it: they stay at the Tower of London. What is shown is the rest of the story, the jewels made for coronations and state occasions and the keepsakes worn in private.

The route runs from the work of the early royal goldsmiths to pieces by Garrard & Co, Cartier, Boucheron and Fabergé, with jewellery worn by monarchs from Henry VIII and Charles II to Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II. Highlights announced by Royal Collection Trust include the Diamond Diadem made for George IV, Queen Victoria’s Small Diamond Crown and Queen Charlotte’s garnet jewels, shown alongside paintings, designs and documents from the Royal Collection and the Royal Archives. A book of the same title, the first comprehensive study of the collection, is due in June 2027.

Practical details

• Dates: 25 June 2027 – 19 March 2028
• Where: The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Gate, London SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
• Organised by: Royal Collection Trust
• Information and tickets: rct.uk — opening hours and prices will be published by the Trust ahead of the opening

Cultural Heritage Online lists this exhibition as a rare chance to see a working collection rather than a treasury: pieces that were remade, handed down and worn, with the paper trail that explains why.