The Official Residences of The Queen The Official Residence of The CELEBRATING WELCOME 90 YEARS

On 21 April 2016 Her Majesty The Queen In the year that Her Majesty celebrates her 90th birthday, and this special occasion celebrates her 90th birthday, will be marked with a unique exhibition Fashioning I am delighted to introduce you a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen’s Wardrobe. to Trust’s latest For the first time, three different exhibitions on this programme of group visits and theme will be displayed at the Palace of Holyroodhouse private tours. (April – September), Your booking will make an important (August – September) and contribution to the work of The Royal (September – December). Collection Trust, a registered charity established in 1993 under the chairmanship of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. The income from your ticket and from any purchase you make in our shops supports The Trust’s work in conservation, research, education, publishing and exhibitions, enabling the maximum possible enjoyment of the Royal Collection. To learn more about the work of Royal Collection Trust, please visit www.royalcollection.org.uk.

Jonathan Marsden Director, Royal Collection Trust

Front cover and left: A por trait of The Queen in Buckingham Palace by Cecil Beaton, 1968 WHAT’S ON EXHIBITIONS AND VISITS

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The State Rooms, The , The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace Group and Private NEW Special Exhibition: Group and Special Visits available NEW Maria Merian’s Fashioning a Reign: Visits available See page 7 Butterflies 90 Years of Style from See page 6 NEW The Queen’s Wardrobe Scottish Artists 1750– 1900: From Caledonia Group and Special to the Continent Visits available See page 5 NEW Portrait of the Artist Group, Special and Private Visits available See pages 8–9

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Windsor Castle House Palace of Holyroodhouse The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse NEW The King’s Man: Group, Special and NEW Last of the Tide Shakespeare and Private Visits available NEW Masters of the NEW the Royal Court See pages 16–17 Special Exhibition: Everyday: Dutch Artists Fashioning a Reign: in the Age of Vermeer NEW Special Exhibition: 90 Years of Style from Fashioning a Reign: The Queen’s Wardrobe NEW Painting Paradise: 90 Years of Style from The Art of the Garden Group, Special and The Queen’s Wardrobe Private Visits available Group, Special and Group, Special and See pages 19–21 Private Visits available Private Visits available See pages 22–23 See pages 11–15

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Buckingham Palace serves as both the office and London residence of Her Majesty The Queen. It is one of the few working royal palaces remaining in the world today. During August and September, when the Palace is not being used in its official capacity, visitors can enjoy the nineteen magnificent State Rooms. BUCKINGHAM PALACE Direct booking line +44 (0)30 3123 +44 line 7321 www.royalcollection.org.uk booking Direct and enjoy views across the famous lawn. famous the across views enjoy and place for to is groups gather the perfect Café Palace’s Garden popular Buckingham At the end of a to visit the Rooms, State royal couture. to of the evolution contribution will show The Queen’s exhibition the the decades, ofthrough her style to the development designers, British of The Queen’s support highlighting From of the medium through fashion. The Queen’s reign of Her Majesty of the Palace in 2016, tells the story at Opening the Summer exhibition Queen’s The from Wardrobe of 90 Style Years aReign: Fashioning world. the in furniture and English French finest and some of of porcelain, the Sèvres examples exquisite by sculpture Canova, and Rubens Canaletto, by , Royal Collection, including paintings the from treasures the greatest many with of They are furnished officialentertaining. and occasions ceremonial for setting the provide and Palace the of heart the at lie Rooms State The BUCKINGHAM PALACE BUCKINGHAM STATETHE ROOMS GROUP VISIT Above: A por trait of Princess Elizabeth 1946 Wilding, Elizabeth Dorothy by Princess of trait por A Above: 1952 Wilding, Dorothy by Queen The of trait por A Opposite inset: Room Drawing Blue The Opposite above:

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60/Student Over Adult Under 17/Disabled Price time. and date preferred your secure to early book Please admission. Timed 16:15) admission (last 09:15–18:45 daily Open 1–25 September 17:15) admission (last 09:15–19:45 daily Open –31 July August 30 times Opening 2 hours 30 minutes 30 2 hours Duration 15Minimum Group size English. in tour multimedia afamily or languages nine in tour amultimedia includes Price

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GROUP VISIT THE ROYAL MEWS, BUCKINGHAM PALACE

The Royal Mews, one of the A combined ticket to The Queen’s Opening times finest working stables in existence, Gallery and the Royal Mews is available 1 February – 24 March and is responsible for all road travel for groups. Please enquire when 1–30 November arrangements for The Queen and making your booking. Open Monday to Saturday members of the Royal Family. Watch a film of the Diamond Jubilee 10:00–16:00 Among the historic coaches and State Coach at www.royalcollection. (last admission 15:15) carriages on display is the spectacular org.uk/diamond-jubilee-state-coach. 26 March – 31 October Diamond Jubilee State Coach, which Open daily 10:00–17:00 conveyed Her Majesty The Queen (last admission 16:15) to the State Opening of Parliament on 4 June 2014. Price The most dazzling of all is the Gold Individual Group State Coach, which has been used at every coronation since that of Adult £9.30 £8.40 George IV in 1821. Over 60/Student £8.50 £7.70 Under 17/Disabled £5.50 £5.00 Price includes a multimedia tour in nine languages or a family multimedia tour in English.

Group size Minimum 15

Duration Above: The State Opening of Parliament, 4 June 2014 1 hour Right: The Gold State Coach

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45 minutes Duration 18 15 /maximum Minimum Group size English. in tour aguided includes Price Under 17/Disabled Over 60/Student Adult Price 16:30) admission (last –17:30 10:00 Sunday Saturday, 15:30) admission (last 10:00–16:30 Friday to Monday 1–31 August times Opening

Individual / Group £10.00 £10.00 £6.00

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EXHIBITIONS

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST 18 March – 15 April – 4 November 2016 – 9 October 2016 9 October 2016 23 April 2017 This is the first exhibition devoted In 1699, the German artist and This first ever exhibition to focus to Scottish art in the Royal Collection entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian on images of artists in the Royal and brings together paintings, drawings set sail with her eldest daughter for Collection includes both self-portraits and miniatures collected by monarchs Suriname in South America. There by world-renowned painters, such since George III. It includes the work she would spend two years studying as Rembrandt van Rijn, Peter Paul of painters who were born in Scotland the animals and plants that she Rubens, Artemisia Gentileschi, and travelled abroad, such as Allan encountered. Maria Merian’s Lucian Freud and David Hockney, Ramsay and Sir David Wilkie, and those Butterflies tells Merian’s story through and representations of artists by whose inspiration remained firmly her works acquired by George III their friends, relatives and pupils, rooted in their native land, such as and now in the Royal Collection. including the most reliable surviving Alexander Nasmyth and James Giles. Over three hundred years after likeness of Leonardo da Vinci by his In particular, the exhibition highlights they were made, these meticulous, student, Francesco Melzi. Through the importance and influence of artists brilliant works celebrate a woman over 150 paintings, drawings, prints, whose work was shaped by the ideas whose art and whose story are photographs and decorative arts of the Scottish Enlightenment. enduringly popular. from the 15th to the 21st century, it examines the cult and changing status of the artist, images of the artist’s studio, and the role of monarchs in Above: Sir David Wilkie, commissioning, collecting and The Penny Wedding, 1818 displaying portraits of artists. Right: Maria Sibylla Merian, Branch of West Indian cherry with Achilles Morpho butterfly, c.1701-5 GROUP VISIT PRIVATE VISITS SPECIAL VISIT

Opening times Open daily PRIVATE TALKS EXHIBITION 10:00 –17:30 AND VIEWS TALK (last admission 16:15) Enjoy an exhibition without the To appreciate an exhibition in more depth, Price crowds with one of our experts book an exclusive introductory talk by a Individual Group or your own guide. Royal Collection Trust expert or curator in the Gallery’s Redgrave Room. Adult £10.30 £9.30 Availability Over 60/Student £9.40 £8.50 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Following the talk, your group is free to during exhibitions (except July) enjoy the exhibition at leisure using a Under 17/Disabled £5.30 £4.80 complimentary audio tour. Price includes an audio tour in Private Evening View English and information sheets Availability 18:30–19:30 in eight other languages. Tuesday and Thursday £35 per person 11:00 during exhibitions (except July) Group size Minimum number 50 / booking value £1,750, maximum number 150 Minimum 15 Price Groups may bring their own guide and Adult £18.80 Duration enjoy a glass of wine in the Gallery shop. Over 60/Student £16.90 1 hour – 1 hour 30 minutes Private Evening Talk and View Under 17/Disabled £9.30 18:30–20:00 Price includes a group visit, a talk in English, £40 per person and tea and coffee. Minimum number 40 / booking value £1,600, maximum number 80 Group size Price includes a 30-minute talk in English Minimum 25 / maximum 80 by an expert guide, a private view of the exhibition and a glass of wine in Duration the Gallery shop at the end of the visit. 1 hour 30 minutes – 2 hours (30 minutes for the talk, 1 hour – 1 hour 30 minutes for the exhibition) A combined ticket to the Royal Mews and The Queen’s Gallery is available for groups. Please enquire when making your booking.

Left: Artemisia Gentileschi, Self-portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura), c.1638-9 Right: Visitors in The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace

9 WINDSOR CASTLE State State occasions. which is Castle, also used for regularly ceremonial and The Queen spends most of her private weekends at the queens, including II, Charles II Henry and George IV. Today Conqueror, it has been remodelled by successive kings and in the in world. Established the 11th bycentury William the isWindsor Castle the oldest and occupiedlargest castle

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GROUP VISIT WINDSOR CASTLE

Windsor Castle offers an extraordinarily Watch the Windsor Castle film Opening times rich and varied day out, all on one site. What to see and do in the section at April to October www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/ A visit to the Castle includes the Open daily 09:30–17:15 windsorcastle. magnificent State Apartments, which (last admission 16:00) are furnished with some of the finest November to March works from the Royal Collection. Open daily 09:45–16:15 Among the masterpieces are paintings (last admission 15:00) by Holbein, Rubens and Van Dyck, fine English and French furniture, and the tiny The Semi-State Rooms are open treasures of Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House. from September to March.

From September to December Price 2016, Windsor Castle will mark the occasion of The Queen’s 90th Individual Group birthday with a special display Fashioning Adult £20.00 £18.00 a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen’s Wardrobe. This exhibition will include Over 60/Student £18.20 £16.40 dress, jewels and accessories worn by Under 17/Disabled £11.70 £10.50 Her Majesty on ceremonial and family occasions at Windsor Castle. Price includes admission to the Castle and the special exhibition, a multimedia tour in During the winter months, the nine languages (or a family multimedia tour sumptuous private apartments created in English) and a Precincts Tour in English. by George IV, the Semi-State Rooms, are added to the visitor route. Group size Your admission also includes St George’s Minimum 15 Chapel. Set within the Castle Precincts, this is one of the most beautiful Duration ecclesiastical buildings in England. Ten monarchs are buried here, 2-3 hours including Henry VIII and Charles I. Opposite: The Round Tower Opposite inset: The Queen on a State Visit to Denmark, 24 May 1957 Above: The Grand Reception Room Left: The armour of Henry VIII

11 SPECIAL VISIT THE KING’S MAN: SHAKESPEARE AND THE ROYAL COURT

New and for 2016 only, we are offering Throughout his career, Shakespeare Availability a special group visit as part of a special had strong connections with the royal 1 March – 22 December display marking the 400th anniversary court. His plays were performed in Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 11:30 of the death of William Shakespeare, front of Elizabeth I, and when James I Shakespeare in the Royal Library. ascended to the throne he styled Price Shakespeare’s acting company into his own King’s Men. Some of Adult £23.50 Shakespeare’s plays were clearly Over 60/Student £21.20 written with performance at court in mind and through his comedy, Under 17/Disabled £14.10 The Merry Wives of Windsor, Price includes a group visit, a talk in Shakespeare formed a bond with English and tea and coffee. the town and castle of Windsor. This special visit begins in the Group size Castle’s Winchester Tower with Minimum 15 / maximum 54 refreshments and an expert talk. Your tour continues to see the special Duration display Shakespeare in the Royal Library and the State Apartments at leisure 2 hours 30 minutes – 3 hours 30 minutes with a multimedia tour. (1 hour 30 minutes for the talk and refreshments, 1-2 hours for the remainder of your visit)

Left: A marble bust of William Shakespeare in the Royal Library, John Cheere (d. 1787) Below: Louis Haghe, A performance of Macbeth in the Rubens Room, Windsor Castle, 4 February 1853

12 SPECIAL VISIT WINDSOR CASTLE AND THE SAVILL GARDEN

The splendour and history of Windsor Castle is perfectly matched by the beauty and serenity of The Savill Garden, just four miles away. In 1932 Queen Mary gave Sir Eric Savill permission to develop a 35-acre garden in Windsor Great Park. Its creation was later followed with great interest by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the Temperate House is dedicated to her. Visitors can delight in the vibrant colour of The Savill Garden’s beautiful herbaceous borders and the eye-catching Savill Building. Excellent visitor facilities include a gift shop, plant shop and restaurant. Availability April to October Windsor Castle opening times as SPECIAL VISIT shown on page 11 The Savill Garden THE MILITARY 10:00–18:00 KNIGHTS’ TALE Price Adult £22.80 Over 60/Student £20.50 This group tour offers a personal Availability Under 17/Disabled £13.70 insight into the ancient and noble Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Price includes admission to Windsor institution of the Military Knights of (except July and August), 11:30 Castle and The Savill Garden. A multimedia Windsor by a serving Military Knight. tour in nine languages is included at Windsor First established in 1348 as part of Price Castle only. Edward III’s great chivalric legacy, the £30 per person / minimum booking Order of the Garter, the Military Knights value £450 Group size of Windsor have a colourful history and Minimum 15 a modern ceremonial role. Price includes a group visit, a talk, a Knight’s escort to St George’s Military Knights are not the knights of Chapel and tea and coffee. Duration the realm we know today. Their title was 3 hours 30 minutes – 4 hours 30 minutes originally earned in medieval battle. They Group size (2-3 hours for Windsor Castle, 1 hour 30 were brave warriors with no home, who minutes for The Savill Garden) were chosen to represent the Garter Minimum 15 / maximum 54 Knights in St George’s Chapel. Here they prayed for the Sovereign, the Garter Duration Knights and for the souls of the departed. 2-3 hours in total The Military Knights’ Tale describes (1 hour for the talk, refreshments and how Knights are appointed, where they escort to the Chapel, 1-2 hours for live in the Castle and what duties they are the remainder of your visit) required to perform. The Knights process in ‘full dress’ uniform as part of the annual Garter Day Ceremony. Your guide explains the difference between this uniform, and ‘undress’ uniform, and when each should be worn. Following the talk, the Military Knight will escort your group to St George’s Chapel, Above: The Military Knights at Garter at which point you are free to explore Day, Windsor Castle, 13 June 2011 the Castle at leisure. Right: The Savill Garden Estate/Andrew Soles

131313 SPECIAL VISIT GREAT KITCHEN TO STATE APARTMENTS

Visitors wishing to explore the You hear about the elaborate dinners Availability Castle’s culinary history will love prepared for Elizabeth I, George IV February and October to December 2016 this behind-the-scenes tour. and and about the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, preparations for State occasions today. The Great Kitchen is the oldest, 10:00 and 13:00 The special visit then continues with substantially unchanged and still working a tour of the Great Kitchen itself. It kitchen in the country and has remained Price concludes in the magnificent State in constant use for nearly 750 years. Apartments, which your group £35 per person / minimum booking Your special guided tour begins in may explore at leisure with a value £525 the Castle’s Winchester Tower with multimedia tour. Price includes a group visit to the refreshments and an introduction Castle, a private talk and tour to the to royal dining. Great Kitchen in English, tea and coffee, and a guidebook.

Group size Minimum 15 / maximum 54

Duration 2 hours 30 minutes – 3 hours 30 minutes (45 minutes for the talk, 45 minutes for the tour to the Great Kitchen, 1-2 hours for the remainder of your visit)

Above: Visitors in the Great Kitchen Left: Preparing for a State Banquet in the Great Kitchen

14 PRIVATE VISIT PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR WINDSOR CASTLE

For an experience you won’t forget, take Availability a private tour of the State Apartments at Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Windsor Castle with an expert guide. (except April – July), 18:00–20:30 Your group’s behind-the-ropes tour takes place when the Castle is closed to Price the public. You discover how Charles II £60 per person / minimum booking set out to rival the Versailles of his cousin value £900 Louis XIV, while George IV filled the rooms with outstanding works of art Price includes a guided tour in English, and gave Windsor its famous skyline. a guidebook and a glass of champagne.

This tour ends with a glass of champagne. Group size Please note that Queen Mary’s Dolls’ Minimum 15 / maximum 60 House, the special exhibition in the Drawings Gallery and St George’s Duration Chapel are not included in this tour. 2 hours 30 minutes

Right: Visitors in the Grand Reception Room Below: The King’s Bedchamber

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Tranquil Frogmore House has been The Duchess of Kent lived at Frogmore Opening times a favourite royal retreat for more than for almost 20 years, and her daughter, 2–27 August 300 years. Your guided tour will take Queen Victoria, visited the house Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday you through this delightful house, regularly during her long widowhood. 10:00–17:00 telling the story of past residents. The tour ends in the Britannia Room, (last admission 15:00) Frogmore House was originally bought where, following the decommissioning for Queen Charlotte by her husband, of the Royal Yacht in 1997, The Duke Price George III. Queen Charlotte and her of Edinburgh arranged a selection of Pre-booked coach groups only daughters’ passion for art and botany items to reflect the interior of the £9.80 per person is reflected throughout the interiors, much-loved vessel. particularly in the beautiful Mary Moser Price includes a guided tour in English. Room, decorated to resemble an Please note that the Royal Mausoleum arbour open to the skies. is not open to visitors as part of any tour.

Group size Minimum 15 / maximum 54

Duration 1 hour 15 minutes

Watch HRH The Prince of Wales and the former Librarian discuss Frogmore House in the What to see and do section at www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/ frogmorehouse/the-house.

Above: Frogmore House

Photographer: Doak Jeremy Left: A group on a visit to Frogmore House

16 PRIVATE VISIT PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR FROGMORE HOUSE

Groups can enjoy a memorable evening Availability tour of charming Frogmore House. 2–27 August This exclusive tour, in the company Tuesday, Wednesday, of an expert guide, allows your group Thursday and Saturday to explore the principal rooms of this 17:30–19:30 treasured royal retreat, still used by The Queen and other members of Price The the Royal Family today. Pre-booked coach groups only Following the tour, your group may enjoy £25 per person / minimum booking a glass of champagne in the Colonnade value £375 SPECIAL VISIT Room, overlooking the lake and garden. Price includes a guided tour in English, FROGMORE HOUSE a guidebook and a glass of champagne. AND THE SAVILL Group size Minimum 15 / maximum 54 GARDEN

Duration Right: The Savill Garden Combine your visit to Frogmore House Below: The Colonnade Room 2 hours from the Green Pavilion with The Savill Garden for a summer’s day out. The delightful garden is one of the enduring attractions of Frogmore. Queen Charlotte had a great interest in botany and laid out the garden with rare and unusual plants. She formed an extensive botanical library, and flowers became a major theme in the decoration of the house. The Savill Garden is one of the finest royal gardens within Windsor Great Park, created in the late 1930s and designed for year-round interest and colour.

Availability 2–27 August Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday Frogmore House 10:00–15:00 (timed tickets) The Savill Garden 10:00–18:00

Price Pre-booked coach groups only £17 per person Price includes admission to Frogmore House and The Savill Garden. A guided tour in English is included at Frogmore House only.

Group size Minimum 15 / maximum 54

Duration

Photographer: Carpentier Arnaud 1 hour 30 minutes for each location

17 PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE today the country’s only royal working palace. closely associated with Scotland’s and rich history is backdrop of Seat. This fineArthur’s baroque palace is end of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile against the spectacular in Scotland of Her The at Majesty Queen, stands the The Palace of the Holyroodhouse, officialresidence

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GROUP VISIT PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE

In 2016, the Year of Innovation, Your group can also soak up the Opening times Architecture and Design, visit the atmosphere in Mary, Queen of Scots’ April to October Palace of Holyroodhouse, one of historic chambers, the setting for many Open daily 09:30–18:00 the finest examples of architectural dramatic events in her short reign. (last admission 16:30) heritage in Scotland. It was here that Mary witnessed the brutal murder of her secretary, Rizzio, November to March Visitors can explore the State by her jealous husband, Lord Darnley. Open daily 09:30–16:30 Apartments, which are renowned (last admission 15:15) for their unrivalled collection of From January to the end of March, magnificent tapestries. Today they a profoundly moving exhibition Last Price are used by The Queen for official of the Tide will feature 12 portraits ceremonies and entertaining. of D-Day veterans commissioned Individual Group by HRH The Prince of Wales. Adult £12.00 £10.80 From April to September, to celebrate Over 60/Student £11.00 £9.90 The Queen’s 90th birthday, a special exhibition will be shown at the Palace. Under 17/Disabled £7.20 £6.50 Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style Price includes an audio tour in from The Queen’s Wardrobe will include nine languages. dress, jewels and accessories worn by Her Majesty on ceremonial and family Group size occasions in Scotland. Minimum 15 The Café at the Palace can offer your group light refreshments or lunch on Duration their visit. Please ask for further details when making your booking. 1 hour – 1 hour 30 minutes Watch the Holyrood Abbey film in the What to see and do section at www.royalcollection.org.uk/ Opposite: Palace of Holyroodhouse Opposite inset: The Queen visit/palaceofholyroodhouse/about. on a visit to the Royal Observer Corps, 24 June 1966 Above: The State Bed Left: Brian Stewart, Captain with the © Paul Benney 1st Battalion, Tyneside Scottish

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SPECIAL VISIT PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE AND GARDEN HISTORY TOUR

Your group can enjoy a guided You also hear how the grounds are Availability tour of the gardens at the Palace used today for The Queen’s annual 1 May – 30 September of Holyroodhouse with a visit to Garden Party. Open daily 10:00 the Historic and State Apartments. The tour of the Palace gardens is (last admission 15:00) Your tour explores the fascinating followed by refreshments in the history of the Palace grounds from Café at the Palace. Price the 14th century to the present day From this point onwards, your group £18.50 per person with an expert guide. is free to explore the Palace and its rich Price includes a Garden History Tour in It takes you to the site of the ancient history at their leisure with an audio tour. English, tea, coffee and pastries, and an menagerie, the 17th-century sundial audio tour of the Palace in nine languages. and the Jubilee Border. Group size Minimum 15 / maximum 54 (Larger coach parties can be split into two groups for separate tours)

Duration 2 hours 30 minutes (30 minutes for the Garden History Tour, 2 hours for the Palace tour and refreshments)

Above: Palace of Holyroodhouse and Holyrood Abbey from the gardens Left: Refreshments in the

Photographer: Williams Simon Café at the Palace

20 PRIVATE VISIT PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE

This exclusive tour is available both in Private Guided Tours of the Palace Private Morning Tour the morning and evening, allowing visitors of Holyroodhouse end with a glass Availability to experience the charm of the Palace of champagne. of Holyroodhouse when it is closed to Throughout the year Watch a film about Royal Week at the the public. 08:30–10:30 Palace at www.royalcollection.org.uk/ The tour takes you behind the ropes in visit/palaceofholyroodhouse/about. Price several rooms, where an expert guide introduces Holyrood’s important role £30 per person / minimum booking today as Her Majesty The Queen’s value £750 in Scotland. Price includes a guided tour in Your guide reveals the Palace’s rich English, a guidebook and a glass history, while explaining the fascinating of champagne. behind-the-scenes work of the Royal Household that ensures the smooth Group size running of Garden Parties, Investitures, Minimum 25 / maximum 90 audiences and receptions. The West Drawing Room, used by Duration members of the Royal Family as a private 2 hours sitting room during Royal Week and not normally open to the public, is included in the tour. It is among the most beautiful rooms in the Palace and boasts one of the Private Evening Tour finest 17th-century plasterwork ceilings. Your tour continues through the State Availability and Historic Apartments. April to October 18:30–20:30 November to March 18:00–20:00

Price £35 per person / minimum booking value £875 Price includes a guided tour in English, a guidebook and a glass of champagne. Hospitality options available. Please telephone for further details. +44 (0)30 3123 7322

Group size Minimum 25 / maximum 90

Duration 2 hours

Above: The Darnley Jewel

Photographer: David CheskinPhotographer: David Left: Visitors in the Great Gallery

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EXHIBITIONS

5 August 2016 – 19 February 2017 Whether a sacred sanctuary, a place for scientific study, a haven for the solitary 4 March – 24 July 2016 thinker or a space for pure enjoyment and delight, gardens are where man The Dutch artists of the 17th The meticulously documented and nature meet. century painted ordinary people details often allude to a work’s doing everyday things. They offer us deeper meaning or to moral messages Painting Paradise: The Art of the Garden a glimpse into the rumbustious life of that would have been familiar to reveals the way in which gardens have village taverns and peasant cottages, the contemporary viewer. Presenting been celebrated in art across four and the quiet domesticity of courtyards 27 masterpieces from the Royal centuries. Bringing together paintings, and parlours. While the subject-matter Collection, the exhibition includes botanical studies, drawings, books, may be ordinary – the preparation works by Gerrit Dou, Gabriel Metsu, manuscripts and decorative arts, the of food, eating and drinking, the Jan Steen and Pieter de Hooch, exhibition explores the changing enjoyment of music or a family game and Johannes Vermeer’s A Lady character of the garden from the 16th to – the painting is rich and jewel-like, with at the Virginal with a Gentleman, the early 20th century. It includes works equal attention paid to a discarded ‘The Music Lesson’. by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt van clay pipe as to a fine silk drape. Rijn and the Sèvres Porcelain Factory. GROUP VISIT PRIVATE VISITS SPECIAL VISIT

Opening times April to October PRIVATE TALKS PALACE OF Open daily 09:30–18:00 AND VIEWS HOLYROODHOUSE (last admission 17:00) Enjoy an exhibition without the AND THE QUEEN’S November to March crowds with one of our experts Open daily 09:30–16:30 or your own guide. (last admission 15:30) GALLERY Private Evening View Price For a rewarding group day out, combine November to March your visit to The Queen’s Gallery with Individual Group 18:00–20:00 the Palace of Holyroodhouse at a discounted price. Adult £6.70 £6.10 April to October Over 60/Student £6.10 £5.50 18:30–20:30 Enjoy an exhibition at the Gallery before exploring the Historic and State Under 17/Disabled £3.40 £3.10 £12 per person Apartments and the ruins of Holyrood Minimum number 50 / booking value Price includes an audio tour in Abbey with a complimentary audio £600, maximum number 80 English. tour. Your group may wish to stop for Groups may bring their own guide refreshments in the Café at the Palace. Group size and enjoy a glass of wine. Availability Minimum 15 Private Evening Talk and View Throughout the year Duration November to March 18:00–20:00 Price 1 hour April to October Individual Group 18:30–20:30 Adult £16.90 £16.10 £15 per person Over 60/Student £15.40 £14.70 Minimum number 50 / booking value Under 17/Disabled £9.50 £9.10 £750, maximum number 80 Price includes an audio tour in nine languages Price includes a talk in English by an at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and an audio expert guide, a private view of the tour in English at The Queen’s Gallery. exhibition and a glass of wine. Group size Minimum 15

Duration 2 hours – 2 hours 30 minutes

Far left: Johannes Vermeer, A Lady at the Virginal with a Gentleman, ‘The Music Lesson’, c.1662-5 Left: Isaac Oliver, A Young Man Seated Under a Tree, c.1590-1595 Right: Visitors in The Queen’s

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GROUP VISITS

Site Ticket type Individual Group* Opening dates and times Closed† Booking notes Duration How to get there Facilities Multimedia/Audio tours Guidebooks THE STATE ROOMS, Adult £21.50 £19.40 30 Jul – 31 Aug, daily Pre-booked, 2½ hours Rail: London Victoria English, Brazilian Portuguese, English, Brazilian French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, BUCKINGHAM PALACE 09:15–19:45 (last admission 17:15) timed tickets only Underground: Victoria, Wheelchair-users must Over 60/Student £19.60 £17.70 Japanese, Chinese Mandarin, German, Spanish, Italian, 1–25 Sep, daily St James’s Park or book in advance Russian Japanese, Chinese 09:15–18:45 (last admission 16:15) Toilets at end of visit Under 17/Disabled £12.30 £11.10 Mandarin, Russian THE ROYAL MEWS, Adult £9.30 £8.40 1 Feb – 24 Mar and 1–30 Nov, 1–31 Jan, 25 Mar, Pre-book for faster 1 hour Rail: London Victoria English, Brazilian Portuguese, English BUCKINGHAM PALACE Open Monday to Saturday 1–31 Dec, entry. On-the-day Underground: Victoria, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Over 60/Student £8.50 £7.70 10:00–16:00 (last admission 15:15) State Visits tickets available St James’s Park or Japanese, Chinese Mandarin, 26 Mar – 31 Oct, Open daily & Royal events Green Park Russian Under 17/Disabled £5.50 £5.00 10:00–17:00 (last admission 16:15) THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, Adult £10.30 £9.30 Daily, 10:00–17:30 15 Feb –17 Mar, Pre-booked, 1–1½ hours Rail: London Victoria English. Exhibition catalogues BUCKINGHAM PALACE (last admission 16:15) 25 Mar, timed tickets only Underground: Victoria, Information sheets in Brazilian available in the shop Over 60/Student £9.40 £8.50 10 Oct – 3 Nov, St James’s Park or Portuguese, French, German, 25–26 Dec Green Park Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Under 17/Disabled £5.30 £4.80 Chinese Mandarin, Russian CLARENCE HOUSE Adult £10.00 £10.00 1–31 Aug Pre-booked, 1 hour Rail: London Victoria Guided tours in English English Monday to Friday timed tickets only Underground: Green Park Over 60/Student £10.00 £10.00 Nearest toilets at Green Park 10:00–16:30 (last admission 15:30) or St James’s Park Underground Station or in Saturday, Sunday St James’s Park Under 17/Disabled £6.00 £6.00 10:00–17:30 (last admission 16:30) WINDSOR CASTLE Adult £20.00 £18.00 Apr to Oct, daily 25 Mar, Pre-book for faster 2–3 hours Rail: Windsor & English, Brazilian Portuguese, English, Brazilian 09:30 –17:15 25 & 26 Dec, entry. On-the-day Eton Riverside French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Over 60/Student £18.20 £16.40 (last admission 16:00) Royal Visits tickets available or Windsor Central Japanese, Chinese Mandarin, German, Spanish, Italian, Nov to Mar, daily Road: M4 Exit 6, M3 Exit 3 Russian. Guided Castle Precincts Japanese, Chinese Under 17/Disabled £11.70 £10.50 09:45–16:15 tours in English Mandarin, Russian (last admission 15:00) FROGMORE HOUSE Adult £9.80 £9.80 2–27 Aug Pre-booked, 1¼ hours Rail: Windsor & Guided tours in English English Tuesday, Wednesday, timed tickets only. Eton Riverside or Over 60/Student £9.80 £9.80 Wheelchair access, Thursday and Saturday Groups must arrive Windsor Central except the Colonnade 10:00–17:00 (last admission 15:00) in one vehicle Road: M4 Exit 6, M3 Exit 3 Under 17/Disabled £9.80 £9.80 and Cross Gallery PALACE OF Adult £12.00 £10.80 Apr to Oct, daily 25 Mar, On-the-day 1–1½ hours Rail: Edinburgh Waverley English, Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, 25 & 26 Dec, French, German, Spanish, Italian, German, Spanish, Italian, HOLYROODHOUSE 09:30–18:00 tickets available Tram: York Place Wheelchair access, Over 60/Student £11. 0 0 £9.90 Royal Visits Japanese, Chinese Mandarin, Japanese, Chinese (last admission 16:30) except Mary, Queen of Scots’ Russian. Guided tours of Mandarin, Russian Nov to Mar, daily Apartments Under 17/Disabled £7.20 £6.50 09:30–16:30 Holyrood Abbey in English (last admission 15:15) THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, Adult £6.70 £6.10 Apr to Oct 8 Feb – 3 Mar, On-the-day 1 hour Rail: Edinburgh Waverley English Exhibition catalogues PALACE OF 09:30–18:00 (last admission 17:00) 25 Mar, tickets available Tram: York Place available in the shop Over 60/Student £6.10 £5.50 HOLYROODHOUSE Nov to Mar, daily 25 Jul – 4 Aug, 09:30–16:30 (last admission 15:30) 25 & 26 Dec Under 17/Disabled £3.40 £3.10

*Applicable to groups of 15 people or more. †Closures as at October 2015 TICKET SALES AND INFORMATION OFFICE All prices are correct at the time of going to press.

HOW TO BOOK HOW TO ENQUIRE

Type of visit Telephone Online / E-mail For general enquiries, please e-mail [email protected] Individual visits (14 people or fewer) +44 (0)30 3123 7300 www.royalcollection.org.uk/tickets (individuals) or groupbookings@ Group visits (15 people or more) +44 (0)30 3123 7321 www.royalcollection.org.uk/tickets royalcollection.org.uk (groups). Special and Private Visits +44 (0)30 3123 7322 [email protected] For enquiries regarding Special and Private Visits or visitors with disabilities, Visitors with disabilities +44 (0)30 3123 7324 [email protected] please contact the Specialist Sales Team Booking lines are open daily, 09:00–17:00 [email protected]. Ticket Sales and Information Office, Royal Collection Trust, London SW1A 1AA

24 Direct booking line +44 (0)30 3123 7321 www.royalcollection.org.uk Site Ticket type Individual Group* Opening dates and times Closed† Booking notes Duration How to get there Facilities Multimedia/Audio tours Guidebooks THE STATE ROOMS, Adult £21.50 £19.40 30 Jul – 31 Aug, daily Pre-booked, 2½ hours Rail: London Victoria English, Brazilian Portuguese, English, Brazilian French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, BUCKINGHAM PALACE 09:15–19:45 (last admission 17:15) timed tickets only Underground: Victoria, Wheelchair-users must Over 60/Student £19.60 £17.70 Japanese, Chinese Mandarin, German, Spanish, Italian, 1–25 Sep, daily St James’s Park or book in advance Russian Japanese, Chinese 09:15–18:45 (last admission 16:15) Green Park Toilets at end of visit Under 17/Disabled £12.30 £11.10 Mandarin, Russian THE ROYAL MEWS, Adult £9.30 £8.40 1 Feb – 24 Mar and 1–30 Nov, 1–31 Jan, 25 Mar, Pre-book for faster 1 hour Rail: London Victoria English, Brazilian Portuguese, English BUCKINGHAM PALACE Open Monday to Saturday 1–31 Dec, entry. On-the-day Underground: Victoria, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Over 60/Student £8.50 £7.70 10:00–16:00 (last admission 15:15) State Visits tickets available St James’s Park or Japanese, Chinese Mandarin, 26 Mar – 31 Oct, Open daily & Royal events Green Park Russian Under 17/Disabled £5.50 £5.00 10:00–17:00 (last admission 16:15) THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, Adult £10.30 £9.30 Daily, 10:00–17:30 15 Feb –17 Mar, Pre-booked, 1–1½ hours Rail: London Victoria English. Exhibition catalogues BUCKINGHAM PALACE (last admission 16:15) 25 Mar, timed tickets only Underground: Victoria, Information sheets in Brazilian available in the shop Over 60/Student £9.40 £8.50 10 Oct – 3 Nov, St James’s Park or Portuguese, French, German, 25–26 Dec Green Park Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Under 17/Disabled £5.30 £4.80 Chinese Mandarin, Russian CLARENCE HOUSE Adult £10.00 £10.00 1–31 Aug Pre-booked, 1 hour Rail: London Victoria Guided tours in English English Monday to Friday timed tickets only Underground: Green Park Over 60/Student £10.00 £10.00 Nearest toilets at Green Park 10:00–16:30 (last admission 15:30) or St James’s Park Underground Station or in Saturday, Sunday St James’s Park Under 17/Disabled £6.00 £6.00 10:00–17:30 (last admission 16:30) WINDSOR CASTLE Adult £20.00 £18.00 Apr to Oct, daily 25 Mar, Pre-book for faster 2–3 hours Rail: Windsor & English, Brazilian Portuguese, English, Brazilian 09:30 –17:15 25 & 26 Dec, entry. On-the-day Eton Riverside French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Over 60/Student £18.20 £16.40 (last admission 16:00) Royal Visits tickets available or Windsor Central Japanese, Chinese Mandarin, German, Spanish, Italian, Nov to Mar, daily Road: M4 Exit 6, M3 Exit 3 Russian. Guided Castle Precincts Japanese, Chinese Under 17/Disabled £11.70 £10.50 09:45–16:15 tours in English Mandarin, Russian (last admission 15:00) FROGMORE HOUSE Adult £9.80 £9.80 2–27 Aug Pre-booked, 1¼ hours Rail: Windsor & Guided tours in English English Tuesday, Wednesday, timed tickets only. Eton Riverside or Over 60/Student £9.80 £9.80 Wheelchair access, Thursday and Saturday Groups must arrive Windsor Central except the Colonnade 10:00–17:00 (last admission 15:00) in one vehicle Road: M4 Exit 6, M3 Exit 3 Under 17/Disabled £9.80 £9.80 and Cross Gallery PALACE OF Adult £12.00 £10.80 Apr to Oct, daily 25 Mar, On-the-day 1–1½ hours Rail: Edinburgh Waverley English, Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, 25 & 26 Dec, French, German, Spanish, Italian, German, Spanish, Italian, HOLYROODHOUSE 09:30–18:00 tickets available Tram: York Place Wheelchair access, Over 60/Student £11. 0 0 £9.90 Royal Visits Japanese, Chinese Mandarin, Japanese, Chinese (last admission 16:30) except Mary, Queen of Scots’ Russian. Guided tours of Mandarin, Russian Nov to Mar, daily Apartments Under 17/Disabled £7.20 £6.50 09:30–16:30 Holyrood Abbey in English (last admission 15:15) THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, Adult £6.70 £6.10 Apr to Oct 8 Feb – 3 Mar, On-the-day 1 hour Rail: Edinburgh Waverley English Exhibition catalogues PALACE OF 09:30–18:00 (last admission 17:00) 25 Mar, tickets available Tram: York Place available in the shop Over 60/Student £6.10 £5.50 HOLYROODHOUSE Nov to Mar, daily 25 Jul – 4 Aug, 09:30–16:30 (last admission 15:30) 25 & 26 Dec Under 17/Disabled £3.40 £3.10

HOW TO PAY

Group visit prices apply to groups of 15 varies, different payment terms apply, and no The following credit and debit cards are people or more. Groups can reserve and commission is available. accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American book selected tickets on the Royal Collection Payment methods Express, JCB and Switch/Maestro. Trust website or by telephone. Pre-booked Company cheques should be made payable group tickets must be paid for 28 days prior to All pre-booked group visits can be paid for to ‘Royal Collection Enterprises Limited’. the day of the visit. by credit card or company cheque with two For a copy of our terms and conditions, Special and Private Visit tickets must be paid signatures. On-the-day group visits must be please visit Quick links at for 56 days prior to the day of the visit or paid for by cash or credit card. www.royalcollection.org.uk when booking. The minimum group size

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SPECIAL VISITS & PRIVATE VISITS

Site Price Group size Adult Over 60/ Under 17/ Minimum* Maximum Student Disabled

THE STATE ROOMS, BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Special Visit – The State Rooms and Garden Highlights Tour £27.50 £24.80 £16.40 15 26

THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Special Visit – Exhibition Talk £18.80 £16.90 £9.30 25 80 Private Visit – Evening View £35.00 £35.00 £35.00 50 / £1,750 150 Private Visit – Evening Talk and View £40.00 £40.00 £40.00 40 / £1,600 80 Special Visit – The Queen’s Gallery and the Royal Mews £16.90 £15.40 £9.20 15 –

CLARENCE HOUSE

Private Visit – Guided Tour £35.00 £35.00 £35.00 15 / £525 40

WINDSOR CASTLE

Special Visit – The King’s Man £23.50 £21.20 £14.10 15 54 Special Visit – Windsor Castle and The Savill Garden £22.80 £20.50 £13.70 15 – Special Visit – Great Kitchen to State Apartments £35.00 £35.00 £35.00 15 / £525 54 Special Visit – The Military Knights’ Tale £30.00 £30.00 £30.00 15 / £450 54 Private Visit – Guided Tour £60.00 £60.00 £60.00 15 / £900 60

FROGMORE HOUSE

Special Visit – Frogmore House and The Savill Garden £17.00 £17.00 £17.00 15 54 Private Visit – Guided Tour £25.00 £25.00 £25.00 15 / £375 54

PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE

Special Visit – Palace of Holyroodhouse and The Queen’s Gallery £16.10 £14.70 £9.10 15 – Special Visit – State Apartments and Garden History Tour £18.50 £18.50 £18.50 15 54 Private Visit – Guided Morning Tour £30.00 £30.00 £30.00 25 / £750 90 Private Visit – Guided Evening Tour £35.00 £35.00 £35.00 25 / £875 90

THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE

Private Visit – Evening View £12.00 £12.00 £12.00 50 / £600 80 Private Visit – Evening Talk and View £15.00 £15.00 £15.00 50 / £750 80

All Special and Private Visits must be pre-booked. Different payment * Minimum group size / minimum booking value terms apply, and no commission is available. Please contact the Ticket All prices are correct at the time of going to press. Sales and Information Office for further details.

26 Direct booking line +44 (0)30 3123 7321 www.royalcollection.org.uk PLANNING A VISIT

Coach parking Changing the Guard Maps

London – There is no coach parking near Buckingham Palace – 11:30, daily from April London Buckingham Palace, The Queen’s Gallery, until the end of July and on alternate days the Royal Mews or Clarence House. for the rest of the year, weather permitting. RK PA Green CLARENCE Entrance Once your booking is confirmed, we The ceremony lasts 40 minutes and takes HOUSE will advise you of the nearest set-down place on the Palace forecourt. No booking GREEN PARK THE MALL and pick-up points. is necessary as this event is free to view. ST JAMES’S PARK GR BUCKINGHAM OSVE PALACE Exit E WALK Windsor – Coach parking is available Windsor Castle – 11:00, daily from NOR PL THE BIRDCAG QUEEN’S Entrance on Alma Road in the town centre and is April until the end of July and on alternate GALLERY A BROADWAY CE THE Entrance ROYAL D clearly signed from all approach routes. days for the rest of the year, weather St James’s MEWS OA R Park Entrance Buckingham Palace A lift takes visitors from the Coach Park permitting. The ceremony lasts 30 CE B Road Shop R LA E P S L S PA A E C N to Windsor Royal Station, approximately minutes and takes place on the parade E D ET M E E STR N a 10-minute walk to the Castle entrance. ground in the Lower Ward. Admission A VICTORIA Victoria Station Coaches cannot set down or pick up to Windsor Castle is required in order BUCKINGH passengers at the entrance to Windsor to view the ceremony in full. There is Castle. Free coach parking for Frogmore no Changing the Guard on Sunday. Windsor House is accessible via Shaw Farm Gate. Group leaders and guides Windsor & Eton Riverside Station TCHET RD Edinburgh – Free coach parking Thames DA UE WINDSOR CASTLE AVEN At the Palace of Holyroodhouse and BARRY is available adjacent to the Palace, AD

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PLACE Refreshments permitted in outdoor areas but not inside YORK ILL Y H ET BE AB the buildings, except at the Royal Mews QUEEN STRE CALTON HILL PALACE OF PLACE Buckingham Palace – During the T LOO E TER E STRE WA HOLYROODHOUSE and The Queen’s Galleries. Wedding GEORG Waverley NO HO Station CALTON RO RSE Summer Opening, the Garden Café W AD Scottish RT T A REE VE Parliament WY Entrance ST H S RL N photography is not permitted at any CE E BRIDGE D PRIN Y E THE QUEEN’S BR MARKET ST REET AT GALLERY offers a selection of hot and cold drinks, IDGE of the sites. CANONG L MILE sandwiches, salads and cakes. Available ROYA OOD RD THE R SOUTH LY EDINBURGH HO Closures CASTLE to State Rooms ticket-holders only. GE ATE WG B CO OR RIDG CE ERRA N T G TO E BR S E P HN ET JO RE L T S ST R E HOLYROOD IDG BE N AM A CH I Windsor Castle – No formal refreshment As the official residences of The Queen C S PARK OL A GRASSMARKE E N S O C

N E facilities are available. If visitors would and The Prince of Wales are working S like to leave the Castle for refreshments royal palaces, opening arrangements may T during a visit, a free re-entry band can change at short notice. Before visiting, be obtained from any of the Castle shops please check www.royalcollection.org.uk and, during busy periods, at the Audio or telephone +44 (0)30 3123 7321. Access Returns Point. Bottled water is also Register for updates available at two of the Castle shops. Concessionary rates are available for visitors To keep up to date with all the latest Palace of Holyroodhouse and with disabilities, and an accompanying visits and tours, subscribe to our The Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh – companion is admitted free of charge. Groups e-Newsletter. Please e-mail Café at the Palace offers a range of [email protected] Access resources include large-print hot and cold refreshments and lunch. including your name, address, the name texts, induction loops and mobility aids. Groups can reserve a seating area or of your group and a contact telephone If a member of your party has access pre-order take-away food. number. requirements, please contact the Specialist Shopping Sales team to discuss your visit. Please note that for the State Rooms, Buckingham A wide range of exclusive merchandise, Palace, wheelchair access and step-free exhibition catalogues and books about access are available via a separate entrance the royal residences and art collection at the front of the Palace. Both must be is available from Royal Collection Trust pre-booked in advance. Wheelchair shops at each site. access is subject to availability.

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LONDON Photographer: Pawel Libera/VisitPhotographer: Pawel Britain © PA

BUCKINGHAM PALACE THE ROYAL MEWS

CLARENCE HOUSE THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, LONDON

WINDSOR EDINBURGH Photographer: Peter Packer Peter Photographer: Photographer: Freeman John

WINDSOR CASTLE PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE

FROGMORE HOUSE THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, EDINBURGH

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