Past Exhibitions

• Things to see
• Exhibition

Untold Lives

A new exhibition at Kensington Palace, uncovering the forgotten stories of those who worked at the royal palaces over 300 years ago.

• Closed
• Kensington Palace
• Included in palace admission (Members go free)

• Exhibition
• Things to see

Life Through a Royal Lens

A must-see exhibition documenting the British Royal Family's ever-evolving relationship with the camera over the last 200 years.

• Closed
• Hillsborough Castle
• Included in combined castle tour and gardens tickets (Members go free)

• Things to see
• Exhibition

Crown to Couture

The blockbuster exhibition of 2023, which explored how the trailblazing fashion of 18th-century nobility has inspired today’s iconic red-carpet looks.

• Closed
• Kensington Palace

Permissible Beauty

Why are some forms of beauty more permissible, more highly valued, than others?

• Closed
• Hampton Court Palace

Life Through a Royal Lens

A unique exhibition that explored the Royal Family's relationship with the camera at Kensington Palace.

• 04 March - 30 October 2022
• Kensington Palace

Superbloom at the Tower of London

Superbloom was a new natural landscape created in 2022, surrounding the Tower of London.

• 2022
• Tower of London
• Free

• Things to see

Royal Style in the Making

Past exhibition. Royal Style in the Making. The exhibition explored the intimate relationship between fashion designer and royal client.

• 03 June - 02 January 2022
• Kensington Palace

Gold and Glory: Henry VIII and the French King exhibition

Immerse yourself in Tudor history as we reunite stunning works of art, gold, weapons, manuscripts and clothing from the Field of Cloth of Gold, Henry VIII's legendary encounter with his great rival François I of France.

• 20 April - 05 September 2021
• Hampton Court Palace

Victoria: Woman and Crown

Past exhibition. Queen Victoria’s private life behind her carefully-managed public image in this major exhibition at Kensington Palace.

• 24 May 2019 - 05 January 2020
• Kensington Palace

The Lost Dress of Elizabeth I

Past exhibition. The Bacton Altar Cloth, a rare survival of Elizabethan dress worn by Elizabeth I, and the iconic Rainbow Portrait at Hampton Court Palace.

• 12 October 2019 - 23 February 2020
• Hampton Court Palace

Diana: Her Fashion Story

Past exhibition. Diana: Her Fashion Story, was the critically-acclaimed exhibition featuring some of Diana, Princess of Wales' most famous outfits.

• 24 February 2017 - 17 February 2019
• Kensington Palace