THE ROYAL COLLECTION GROUP VISITS & PRIVATE TOURS 2011

The Official Residences of The Queen The Official London Residence of The Prince of Wales Welcome What’s on…

Exhibitions in 2011/12 Royal Fabergé Summer Opening of 1 August – 25 September 2011 Dutch Landscapes The Queen’s Gallery, London 15 April – 9 October 2011 The Heart of the Great Alone Scott, Shackleton & Antarctic Photography The Queen’s Gallery, London 21 October 2011 – 15 April 2012 Prince Philip: Celebrating Ninety Years The Drawings Gallery, 12 February 2011 – 22 January 2012 Marcus Adams: Royal Photographer The Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh 25 February – 5 June 2011 The Northern Renaissance: Dürer to Holbein The Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh 17 June 2011 – 15 January 2012

I am delighted to introduce you to the Royal Collection’s new programme of group visits and private tours. Your booking will make an important contribution to the work of Group Awards the Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity established in 1993 under the chairmanship of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. We are delighted and proud that Buckingham Palace was voted Best The income from your ticket and from any purchase you make UK Attraction 2010 by readers of both in our shops supports the Trust’s work in conservation, research, Group Travel Organiser and Group Leisure magazines. We greatly value education, publishing and exhibitions, enabling the maximum the business of group travel organisers possible enjoyment of the Royal Collection. and thank you for your support. To learn more about the work of the Royal Collection, Don’t forget that many group visits please visit www.royalcollection.org.uk can be booked online at www.royalcollection.org.uk/groups To keep in touch and up to date with all the latest visits and tours, please subscribe to our new groups e-Newsletter.

Jonathan Marsden Director of the Royal Collection

Cover image: The Crimson Drawing Room, one of the Semi-State Rooms at Windsor Castle Photographer: Peter Smith Top: Caravaggio’s The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew, c .1602–4, being cleaned at the Royal Collection Conservation Studios, Windsor 2011 Highlights

Royal FabergÉ As part of the Summer Opening of the State Rooms, a fascinating exhibition of some of the most outstanding examples of Fabergé’s craftsmanship will be shown at Buckingham Palace. The royal collection of Fabergé is the world’s greatest collection of the Russian goldsmith and jeweller’s work. It has been formed by successive generations of the , from to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. This exhibition charts the Royal Family’s enduring passion for Fabergé through 100 of the master’s finest pieces, from the dazzling Imperial Easter Eggs and delicate flower ornaments to the enchanting animal sculptures.

State Rooms & A celebration of Highlights of Prince Philip’s the Garden 90th Birthday Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle

Contents Page Buckingham Palace 4 The 7 The Queen’s Gallery, London 8 10 Christopher Simon Sykes Simon Christopher Windsor Castle 12 A visit to the State Rooms followed Opening in February 2011, an exhibition House 16 by a Highlights Garden Tour proved at Windsor Castle marks the 90th a very popular new combination birthday of His Royal Highness Palace of Holyroodhouse 18 last summer, and has availability The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh The Queen’s Gallery, throughout September 2011. on 10 June 2011. Edinburgh 21 An alternative to Bringing together photographs, memorabilia, Quick Reference Guide 22 comprehensive Garden Tour, in April, paintings and gifts, it will illustrate his life, May and June, it provides the chance work and wide-ranging interests. to see the garden in late summer and to enjoy the Garden Café and the Above: Carl Fabergé, Mosaic Egg Palace shop. with surprise, 1914 Far left: Buckingham Palace garden Left: David Poole, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, 1986 (detail)

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Photographer: Peter Smith COMBINED visit Garden the STATE ROOMS AND HIGHLIGHTS GARDEN TOUR, Tour BUCKINGHAM PALACE Buckingham Palace Photographer: Christopher Simon Sykes Simon Christopher Photographer:

Visit Buckingham Palace on a Spring weekend, when it is usually closed to the public, for a tranquil tour of its famous garden. The tour begins with light refreshments and an illustrated introductory talk in The Queen’s Gallery. Following the talk, which focuses on the garden’s history, your group will enjoy an hour-long tour of the garden in the company of an expert guide. Photographer: Christopher Simon Sykes Simon Christopher Photographer: In addition to features covered by the New for 2011, enjoy a leisurely day out Main: The White Drawing Room Highlights Tour, the Garden Tour includes Above: The Herbaceous Border, at Buckingham Palace and combine a Buckingham Palace garden views of the beautiful lake and an entire visit to the State Rooms with a guided Above right: Wisteria-clad summer house, circuit of the garden. A visit lasts tour of the most remarkable features Buckingham Palace garden approximately two hours. of the famous garden. The Highlights Garden Tour includes the beautiful Herbaceous Border, the wisteria-clad summer house and Rose Garden, the enormous Waterloo Vase and the Palace tennis court, where King George VI and Fred Perry played in the 1930s. Availability Availability The 39-acre garden is today the setting for 1–25 September April to June The Queen’s Garden Parties. Described as Open daily 09:45–18:30 Selected dates and times ‘a walled oasis in the middle of London’, it (last admission 14:15) Please call the Specialist boasts more than 350 types of wild flower, Sales Team. over 200 trees and a three-acre lake. Combined-ticket price Tour price Between the audio tour of the State Rooms Adult £24.00 and the guided tour of the garden, the Over 60/Student £22.80 Adult £21.00 itinerary allows time for your group to take Over 60/Student £20.00 in the panoramic view of the lawn from the Under 17 £14.00 Garden Café and to visit the Palace shop. Minimum number 15/ Under 17 £12.50 A visit to Buckingham Palace lasts maximum number 25 Minimum number 15/ approximately two and a half hours, and a maximum number 25 guided tour of the garden lasts 45 minutes. Price includes an introductory talk, tea and coffee.

Direct booking line 020 7766 7321 www.royalcollection.org.uk 5 GUIDED PR IVATE EVENING TOUR The State Rooms, Buckingham Palace

This exclusive tour of Buckingham During the summer your tour ends with Availability Palace offers a unique opportunity to a glass of champagne in the Bow Room 2–31 January and enjoy the State Rooms once the doors and, weather-permitting, you may then 14 April – 13 May have closed to visitors for the day. move outside to the West Terrace. Monday to Sunday, From here you have the perfect view The tour begins at the Ambassadors’ selected dates and times of Buckingham Palace’s famous garden, Entrance, where your guide explains how where every year over 30,000 guests Please call the Specialist Sales the Palace has evolved from a private attend The Queen’s Garden Parties. Team for details. royal residence to become one of the most famous buildings in the world. The availability of these special tours 1 August – 25 September has been extended to dates in January, Monday to Sunday With their gilded ceilings and glittering April and May, when The Queen is in 17:00–19:00 chandeliers, the State Rooms provide residence at Sandringham and Windsor. a perfect setting for the many famous During these months champagne is Tour price masterpieces from the Royal Collection. served in the Grand Entrance, and tours Paintings, furniture, sculpture and £60. Minimum number 25/ may take place in the afternoon. porcelain will be described by your booking value £1,500, expert guide. maximum number 60 In August and September, you also Price includes a copy of have the opportunity to view the the official guidebook and special exhibition, Royal Fabergé. a glass of champagne.

Above: Guests on the Grand Staircase

6 www.royalcollection.org.uk Direct booking line 020 7766 7321 Group Visit Group Visit The State Rooms, The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace

The State Rooms are at the heart of the Palace and provide the setting for ceremonial occasions and official entertaining. They are lavishly furnished with many of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Van Dyck and Canaletto, sculpture by Canova, exquisite pieces of Sèvres porcelain, and some of the finest English and French furniture in the world. Royal Fabergé, the special display at the Summer Opening, presents a selection of the most dazzling examples of 19th- century craftsmanship. Fabergé has been collected by successive generations of the British Royal Family, from Queen Victoria to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. At the end of a visit to the State Rooms, Buckingham Palace’s new Garden Café on the West Terrace is the perfect place for groups to gather and enjoy views across the famous lawn. Photographer: Pawel Libera Pawel Photographer:

Opening times The Royal Mews, one of the finest Opening times working stables in existence and home 1 August – 25 September 3 January – 25 March and to the royal collection of historic Open daily 09:45–18:30 1 November – 23 December coaches and carriages, is now open (last admission 15:45) Open Monday to Friday throughout the year. 11:00–16:00 Admission price A complimentary audio tour offers a (last admission 15:15) unique insight into the work of this Individual Group 26 March – 31 July and Royal Household department. 26 September – 31 October Adult £17.50 £15.75 Alternatively, you may prefer to join Open daily, except Friday Over 60/ one of the regular guided tours offered 11:00–16:00 from March to October. Student £16.00 £14.40 (last admission 15:15) Among the many coaches and carriages Under 17 £10.00 £9.00 1 August – 25 September on display are the , used by Open daily 10:00–17:00 royal brides, the Irish State Coach, used (last admission 16:15) by The Queen for the State Opening of Parliament and the luxurious Australian Admission price State Coach, with central heating and electric windows. The most dazzling Individual Group of all is the , which Adult £8.00 £7.20 has been used at every coronation since that of George IV in 1821. Over 60/ Student £7.25 £6.55 The horses stabled at the Mews are Windsor Greys and Cleveland Bays. Under 17 £5.00 £4.50 Price includes an audio tour or guided tour.

Above: The Head Groom leads two Windsor Greys

Photographer: Edward Staines Edward Photographer: Left: Garden Café at Buckingham Palace

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Private Talks and Views Enjoy an exhibition without the crowds with one of our experts or your own guide.

15 April – 9 October 2011 Opening times Private Morning Visit Open daily 10:00–17:30 09:30–10:30, (except August and This exhibition brings together 42 (last admission 16:30) September), £20 per person. remarkable works from the ‘golden age’ Minimum number 50/booking value of Dutch painting, including landscapes Admission price £1,000, maximum number 150. by Jacob van Ruisdael, Aelbert Cuyp and Groups may bring their own guide. Meyndert Hobbema. Individual Group The fine detail and meticulous finish of Adult £9.00 £8.10 Private Evening View Dutch landscapes appealed to British taste. Over 60/ 18:00–19:00. £25 per person. The ability of Netherlandish artists to depict Student £8.20 £7.40 Minimum number 50/booking value mood and emotion through the landscape £1,250, maximum number 150. Under 17 £4.50 £4.05 of their homeland or the Italian countryside Groups may bring their own guide influenced the great British painters John Price includes an audio tour. and enjoy a glass of wine in the Constable and JMW Turner. On seeing a Gallery shop. seascape by Willem van de Velde the Younger, Turner remarked, ‘Ah! That made Private Evening Talk and View me a painter’. 18:00–20:00. £30 per person. Minimum number 40/booking value £1,200, maximum number 80. Price includes a talk by an expert guide, a private view of the exhibition and a glass of wine in the Gallery shop.

Above: Jan van der Heyden, A Country House on the Vliet near Delft, c.1660 (detail) Above right: Meyndert Hobbema, A Watermill beside a Woody Lane, c.1668

8 www.royalcollection.org.uk Direct booking line 020 7766 7321 The Heart of the Great Alone Scott, Shackleton & Antarctic PHOTOGR APHY

Exhibition Talk To appreciate an exhibition in more depth, book an exclusive introductory talk by a Royal Collection curator or expert in the Gallery’s Redgrave Room. Following the talk, your group is free to enjoy the exhibition at leisure using a complimentary audio guide. availability 21 October 2011 – Opening times 1 May – 30 June 2011 15 April 2012 Open daily 10:00–17:30 (Dutch Landscapes) (last admission 16:30) 1 November – This exhibition of remarkable Antarctic 15 December 2011 photography by George Herbert Admission price (The Heart of the Great Alone) Ponting and Frank Hurley marks the individual Group Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 100th anniversary of Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the South Pole. Adult £9.00 £8.10 Admission price Ponting’s dramatic images record Scott’s Over 60/ Adult £14.00 Terra Nova expedition of 1910–12, which Student £8.20 £7.40 Over 60 £12.60 led to the tragic death of five of the team Under 17 £4.50 £4.05 on their return from the South Pole. Under 17 £7.00 Hurley’s extraordinary icescapes were Price includes an audio tour. Minimum number 20, taken during Ernest Shackleton’s Polar maximum number 80 expedition on Endurance in 1914 –17, which ended with the heroic sea journey Price includes an exhibition from Elephant Island to South Georgia. talk, admission to the Gallery, Both collections of photographs were and tea and coffee. presented to King and are today part of the Royal Photograph Collection.

Main: Herbert Ponting, The Terra Nova at the ice foot, Cape Evans, 1911 Left: Herbert Ponting, The ‘Glad Eye’, November 1911 – March 1912

Direct booking line 020 7766 7321 www.royalcollection.org.uk 9 CLARENCE HOUSE

Clarence House, which stands beside St James’s Palace, is the official London residence of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and of Princes William and Harry. It was the London home of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother for almost fifty years. Here she entertained foreign Heads of State, charities and organisations with which she was connected, a tradition continued by Their Royal Highnesses today.

Direct booking line 020 7766 7321 Sykes Simon Christopher Photographer: GROUP VISIT PR IVATE Clarence House Tour Clarence House

Main: The Morning Room For a very special visit to Clarence Left: Clarence House House, your group can now book a Above: Clarence House garden private late-afternoon tour of this Above right: The Cornwall Room Bottom right: J.F. Herring, ‘Cotherstone’, winner beautiful residence. of the 1843 Derby, with his forebears, 1843 These exclusive guided tours include the Cornwall Room, not available on a normal day visit. The room is hung with 22 of The Prince of Wales’s watercolours painted between 1998 and 2006. Following your tour with an expert guide, your group can enjoy a glass of champagne and a view of the enchanting garden.

Built between 1825 and 1827 to the Opening times Availability designs of John Nash, Clarence House 1–31 August 1–31 August is one of the last remaining great Open Monday to Friday Monday to Friday aristocratic town houses in London. 10:00–16:00 It takes its name from its first occupant, (last admission 15:00) Tour price William Henry, Duke of Clarence, later Saturday, Sunday William IV. £30.00, 16:30–17:45 10:00–17:30 Minimum number 15/booking The arrangement of the rooms and (last admission 16:30) value £450, maximum number the groupings of their contents remain 40. Price includes a guided tour, much as they were in Queen Elizabeth Admission price a copy of the official guidebook The Queen Mother’s time, with important Adult/Over 60 £8.50 and a glass of champagne. works from Her Majesty’s famous collection of art in their former positions. Under 17 £4.50 Today visitors are guided around the Price includes a guided tour. five rooms on the ground floor where Maximum group size 18. official engagements are undertaken and important guests are received Combined-ticket price by The Prince of Wales and Adult £23.50 The Duchess of Cornwall. Over 60/Student £22.20 Book a combined ticket with Buckingham Palace and see two very Under 17 £13.75 different residences that have served as home to Her Majesty The Queen.

Direct booking line 020 7766 7321 www.royalcollection.org.uk 11 WINDSOR CASTLE

Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. Established in the 11th century by William the Conqueror, it has been remodelled by successive kings and queens, including Henry II, Charles II and George IV. Today The Queen spends most of her private weekends at the Castle, which is also used regularly for ceremonial and State occasions. Photographer: Peter Smith Peter Photographer: Group Visit EXHIBITION TALK Windsor Castle Prince Philip: Celebrating Ninety Years Photographer: Peter Packer Peter Photographer:

Windsor Castle offers an extraordinarily rich and varied day out, all on one site. The magnificent State Apartments are lavishly furnished with world-famous works of art, from paintings by Holbein, Rubens and Van Dyck to a masterpiece in miniature – Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House. During the winter months, the sumptuous private apartments created by George IV, the Semi-State Rooms, are added to the visitor route. New for 2011, small groups will be able to climb 200 steps to the top of the Round Tower during August and September. Those with sufficient stamina can take in breathtaking views of the London skyline and the River Thames. For details and prices please visit the website.

Opening times Opening in February 2011, a special Availability exhibition in the Castle’s Drawings March to October March to December 2011 Gallery marks the 90th birthday of Open daily 09:45–17:15 (excluding July and August) His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, (last admission 16:00) Tuesday, Wednesday and Duke of Edinburgh on 10 June 2011. November to February Thursday 11:00 Open daily 09:45–16:15 Photographs, memorabilia, paintings (last admission 15:00) and gifts have been selected from the Admission price Royal Collection and Royal Archives, Adult £19.70 Admission price with around a third of the works on loan from The Duke’s own collection. Over 60/Student £18.00 Individual Group The exhibition illustrates his early life Under 17 £13.80 Adult £16.50 £14.85 and naval career, his marriage and family life, his work in support of The Queen Minimum number 15/ Over 60/ as Patron or President of some 800 maximum number 30. Student £15.00 £13.50 organisations, and his wide-ranging Price includes admission Under 17 £9.90 £9.00 interests and achievements. to the Castle, an exhibition talk, tea and coffee. Price includes an audio tour, To appreciate this exhibition in more a Precinct tour and admission depth, your group can book a talk by to the special exhibition. a member of Royal Collection staff.

Main: The Queen’s Ballroom Above: The Round Tower Above right: David Poole, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, 1986, presented to HM The Queen on the occasion of her 60th birthday by the Royal Society of Portrait Painters

Direct booking line 020 7766 7321 www.royalcollection.org.uk 13 guided COMBINED PR IVATE tour VISIT Great Kitchen to State Apartments 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. One of the great royal gardens of Windsor Great Park, The Savill Garden was created in the late 1930s by Sir Eric Savill, under the watchful eye and royal patronage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The garden is designed for year-round interest and colour.

This perennially popular group tour gives Availability Availability an extraordinary insight into the behind- Until March 2011 and from April to October the-scenes life of the Castle. October to December 2011 Windsor Castle opening The Great Kitchen is the oldest, substantially Tuesday, Wednesday and times as shown unchanged and still working kitchen in the Thursday The Savill Garden 10:00–18:00 country and has remained in constant use The guided part of the visit for nearly 750 years. Here the royal chefs lasts approximately one and a Combined-ticket price prepare food for State Banquets and for half hours, after which groups Easter Court, when The Queen is in residence can tour the State Apartments Adult £20.25 at Windsor for a month. at their leisure. Over 60/Student £18.50 Your guided tour begins in the Castle’s Winchester Tower with refreshments and Tour price Under 17 £ 13.75 an introduction to royal dining, past and £32. Minimum number 15/ Price includes an audio tour, present. You hear about the elaborate booking value £480, maximum a Precinct tour and admission dinners prepared for Elizabeth I, George IV number 30 to The Savill Garden. and Queen Victoria and about the preparations for State occasions today. Your Price includes an introductory group then proceeds through the medieval talk, a private tour of the Great Undercroft to the Great Kitchen, areas that Kitchen, refreshments, an are not normally open to the public. audio tour, the official guidebook and admission to Your visit concludes in the magnificent the Castle. State Apartments, which are regularly used for entertaining on State and ceremonial occasions.

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Photographer: Peter Smith frogmore house

Hidden away in the private Home Park about a mile from Windsor Castle, Frogmore House is set in beautiful gardens first laid out by Queen Charlotte in the 1790s. While Windsor Castle is the setting for grand ceremonial and State occasions, Frogmore has traditionally been a royal retreat and is used today by the Royal Family for private entertaining. Photographer: Arnaud Carpentier Arnaud Photographer: GROUP VISIT Combined Frogmore House visit Frogmore House and The Savill Garden

Combine your visit to Frogmore House with The Savill Garden for a summer’s day out. In 1932 Queen Mary gave Sir Eric Savill permission to develop a garden in Windsor Great Park. The creation of the 35-acre garden was later followed with great interest by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the Temperate House is dedicated to her. During August and September, visitors can delight in the vibrant colour of The Savill Garden’s beautiful herbaceous borders and the eye-catching and critically acclaimed Savill Building. Here you can enjoy the excellent visitor facilities, including a gift shop, plant shop and restaurant. Photographer: Andrew Lawson Andrew Photographer:

Your guided tour will take you through Opening Times Availability this delightful house, telling the story of 2 August – 29 September 2 August – 29 September past residents. Tuesday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Frogmore is especially linked with Thursday and Saturday Thursday and Saturday Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, and her 10:00–17:00 Frogmore House talented daughters. Their love of art and (last admission 15:00) 10:00–15:00 (timed tickets) botany is reflected throughout the interiors, The Savill Garden 10:00–18:00 particularly in the beautiful Mary Moser Day Tour price Room. The Duchess of Kent lived at Pre-booked coach groups only, Combined–ticket price Frogmore for almost twenty years, and her £9.00 per person Adult/Over 60/ daughter, Queen Victoria, visited the house Student £15.00 regularly during her long widowhood and Private Evening Tour price often worked on her papers there. Under 17 £12.75 Pre-booked coach groups only, The tour ends in the Britannia Room, where, £25.00, 17:00–18:30 Minimum following the decommissioning of the Royal number 15/booking value Yacht in 1997, The Duke of Edinburgh arranged £375, maximum number 36. a selection of items to reflect the interior of the Price includes a guided tour, a much-loved vessel. The rich mahogany table copy of the official guidebook that dominates the centre of the room was and a glass of champagne. made for Britannia in the 1950s. Please note that the Royal For a very special experience at Frogmore, Mausoleum is not open to groups may now enjoy a private evening visitors as part of any tour. tour. A guided tour is followed by a glass of champagne in the Colonnade Room overlooking the lake and garden.

Main: The Colonnade Room from the Green Pavilion Above: Frogmore House Right: The Savill Garden

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The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence in Scotland of Her Majesty The Queen, stands at the end of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile against the spectacular backdrop of Arthur’s Seat. This fine baroque palace is closely associated with Scotland’s rich history and is today the country’s only working royal palace. Photographer: Peter Smith Peter Photographer: Group visit Palace of Holyroodhouse Photographer: Shannon Tofts Shannon Photographer: Photographer: John Freeman John Photographer: Tofts Shannon Photographer:

The Palace is perhaps best known as the The State Apartments at Holyrood are Opening times home of Mary, Queen of Scots and was renowned for their fine plasterwork ceilings April to October the setting for many dramatic episodes and unrivalled collection of tapestries. Open daily 09:30–18:00 in her short and turbulent reign. Today they are used by The Queen for (last admission 17:00) official ceremonies and entertaining. Mary witnessed the murder of her Italian November to March It was here that Her Majesty received secretary, David Rizzio, by her jealous Open daily 09:30–16:30 Pope Benedict XVI on his official visit husband, Lord Darnley, in her private (last admission 15:30) to the UK in September 2010. apartments at Holyrood. Recently refurbished and reopened to visitors, Your group can enjoy a range of light Admission price these intimate rooms in the Palace’s refreshments or lunch in the Café at Individual Group west corner tower were home to Mary the Palace. Please ask for further details following her return from France in 1561. when making your booking. Adult £10.50 £9.45 Lord Darnley was buried in the adjacent New for 2011, free tours of the romantic Over 60/ 12th-century Abbey, now a beautiful ruin. ruin of Holyrood Abbey run daily from Student £9.50 £8.60 April to October. Groups are welcome Under 17 £6.35 £5.70 to join a tour on a turn-up-and-go basis.

Main: Mary, Queen of Scots’ Bedchamber Above left: Palace of Holyroodhouse Top: Tour of Holyrood Abbey Above: Her Majesty The Queen attends the Garden Party, July 2009 Left: King George V’s diamond Thistle Star

Direct booking line 020 7766 7321 www.royalcollection.org.uk 19 guided private tour The State Apartments, Palace of Holyroodhouse Photographer: Shannon Tofts Shannon Photographer:

This very special tour, which allows visitors The West Drawing Room, used by members Morning availability behind the ropes in several rooms, begins of the Royal Family as a private sitting room Throughout the year with an introduction to Holyrood’s and not normally open to the public, is included 08:30–10:30 important role today as Her Majesty in the tour. It is among the most beautiful The Queen’s official residence in Scotland. rooms in the Palace and boasts one of the Evening availability It also provides an insight into the work finest 17th-century plasterwork ceilings. of the Royal Household, the organisation Your tour continues through the magnificent April to October that supports The Queen in her duties. State Rooms and Historic Apartments. 18:30–20:30 Your guide will reveal the Palace’s rich history, Morning tours finish in the Café at the Palace, November to March while explaining the fascinating behind-the- and evening tours end with a glass of 18:00–20:00 scenes work of the Royal Household that champagne. ensures the smooth-running of official Tour price To create a very special evening event, a events, such as Garden Parties, Investitures, range of hospitality at the Café at the Palace Morning tour £25. Evening audiences and receptions. may be enjoyed after your private tour. tour £30. Minimum number For full details of the catering options, 25/booking value £625/£750, please telephone 020 7766 7333. maximum number 60 Morning tour price includes a copy of the official guidebook and tea, coffee and pastries. Evening tour price includes a copy of the official guidebook and a glass of champagne.

Above: The West Drawing Room Left: The Darnley Jewel, c.1570

20 www.royalcollection.org.uk Direct booking line 020 7766 7321 the queen’s gallery palace of holyroodhouse

Marcus The Northern Adams Renaissance Royal Dürer To Photographer Holbein

MARCUS ADAMS: Opening times Private Morning Visit ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHER Marcus Adams: 09:00–10:00. £8 per person. Over 100 photographs are brought together Royal Photographer Minimum number 50/booking value to celebrate the work of Marcus Adams 25 February – 5 June 2011 £400, maximum number 80 Groups may bring their own guide. (1875–1959), who devoted 50 years to The Northern Renaissance: photographing children. Dürer to Holbein Private Evening View Adams overturned the long tradition of 17 June 2011 – 15 January formal royal portraiture and between 1926 2012 November to March 18:00–20:00 April to October 18:30–20:30 and 1956 created a unique record of two Open daily £12 per person. generations of royal children, presenting 1 November – 31 March Minimum number 50/booking value a new, relaxed image of royalty. The 09:30–16:30 £600, maximum number 80 centrepiece of the exhibition is a charming (last admission 15:30) group of photographs of the very young Groups may bring their own guide. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret taken 1 April – 31 October in the late 1920s and 1930s. 09:30–18:00 Private Evening Talk and View (last admission 17:00) November to March 18:00–20:00 April to October 18:30–20:30 The Northern Renaissance: Admission price £15 per person. Dürer To Holbein Individual Group Minimum number 50/booking value £750, maximum number 80 This exhibition brings together over 120 Adult £6.00 £5.40 works by the greatest Northern European Price includes an introductory talk Over 60/ artists of the period. Among the highlights by an expert guide, a private view of Student £5.50 £4.95 are prints and drawings by Albrecht Dürer, the exhibition and a glass of wine in mythological paintings by Lucas Cranach Under 17 £3.00 £2.70 the Gallery shop at the end of the visit. the Elder, and preparatory drawings by Hans Holbein the Younger displayed Price includes an audio tour. alongside the finished oil portraits. Above left: Princess Elizabeth by Marcus Adams, 1934 Above: Lucas Cranach the Elder, Apollo and Diana, c.1526

Direct booking line 020 7766 7321 www.royalcollection.org.uk 21 Quick reference guide Group Visits

Site Ticket type Individual Group* Opening dates and times Buckingham Palace Adult £17.50 £15.75 1 Aug – 25 Sept, 09:45–18:30 (last admission 15:45) Concession £16.00 £14.40 Under 17 £10.00 £9.00 The Royal Mews Adult £8.00 £7.20 3 Jan – 25 Mar & 1 Nov – 23 Dec, Mon to Fri only 26 Mar – 31 Jul & 26 Sept – 31 Oct, daily except Fri Concession £7.25 £6.55 11:00–16:00 (last admission 15:15) Under 17 £5.00 £4.50 1 Aug – 25 Sept, daily, 10:00–17:00 (last admission 16:15) The Queen’s Gallery, Adult £9.00 £8.10 Daily, 10:00–17:30 (last admission 16:30) 1 Aug – 25 Sept, 09:30–17:30 (last admission 16:30) London Concession £8.20 £7.40 Under 17 £4.50 £4.05 Clarence House Adult £8.50 – 1–31 Aug, Mon to Fri 10:00–16:00 (last admission 15:00) Concession £8.50 – Sat to Sun 10:00–17:30 (last admission 16:30) Under 17 £4.50 – Windsor Castle Adult £16.50 £14.85 Mar to Oct, 09:45–17:15 (last admission 16:00) Nov to Feb, 09:45–16:15 (last admission 15:00) Concession £15.00 £13.50 Under 17 £9.90 £9.00 Frogmore House Adult £9.00 – 2 Aug – 29 Sept, 10:00–15:00 (last admission 14:00) Concession £9.00 – Under 17 £9.00 – Palace of Holyroodhouse Adult £10.50 £9.45 Apr to Oct, 09:30–18:00 (last admission 17:00) Nov to Mar, 09:30–16:30 (last admission 15:30) Concession £9.50 £8.60 Under 17 £6.35 £5.70 The Queen’s Gallery, Adult £6.00 £5.40 Apr to Oct, 09:30–18:00 (last admission 17:00) Nov to Mar, 09:30–16:30 (last admission 15:30) Edinburgh Concession £5.50 £4.95 Under 17 £3.00 £2.70

*Applicable to groups of 15 people or more.

Ticket Sales and Information Office How to book How to pay Type of visit Telephone Online Individual tickets must be paid for at the time of booking. No commission is available. Individuals (14 people or fewer) 020 7766 7300 www.royalcollection.org.uk Group rates apply to groups of 15 people or Groups (15 people or more) 020 7766 7321 www.royalcollection.org.uk more. Groups can reserve and book selected For general enquiries, please e-mail [email protected] (individuals) tickets on the Royal Collection website. or [email protected] (groups). Pre-booked group tickets must be paid for 28 days prior to the day of the visit. Within the Ticket Sales and Information Office, theS pecialist Sales Team handles bookings and enquiries for the following categories: Private tours and special visits must be pre-booked. Different payment terms Type of visit Telephone E-mail apply, and no commission is available. Private tours 020 7766 7322 [email protected] All pre-booked group visits can be paid for Other special visits 020 7766 7333 [email protected] by credit card or cheque. On-the-day group visits must be paid for by cash or credit card. Visitors with disabilities 020 7766 7324 [email protected] The following credit cards are accepted: Visa, Booking lines are open daily, 09:00–17:00. Facsimile enquiries, 020 7930 9625. Mastercard, American Express, JTB and Switch/ Maestro. Cheques should be made payable to Ticket Sales and Information Office, The Official Residences of The Queen ‘Royal Collection Enterprises Limited’. London SW1A 1AA

22 www.royalcollection.org.uk Closed Booking notes Average visit How to get there Facilities Audio tours Guidebooks

Pre-booked, 2–2½ hours Rail: London Victoria English, French, German, Spanish, English, French, German, timed tickets only Underground: Victoria, Green Wheelchair-users must Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Park or Hyde Park Corner book in advance Chinese, Russian Toilets only at end of visit

1–2 Jan, 24–31 Dec On-the-day tickets 1 hour Rail: London Victoria English, French, German, Spanish, English & State Visits available Underground: Victoria, Green Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian Park or Hyde Park Corner Guided tours available at regular intervals (English only)

1 Jan – 14 Apr, 22 Apr, On-the-day tickets 1–1½ hours Rail: London Victoria English Exhibition catalogues 10–20 Oct, 25 & 26 Dec available Underground: Victoria, Green available in the shop Park or Hyde Park Corner

Pre-booked, 1 hour Rail: London Victoria Guided tours in English English timed tickets only Underground: Green Park or Nearest toilets at Green Park St James’s Park Underground Station or in St James’s Park

22 Apr, 13 Jun, Pre-book for faster 2–3 hours Rail: Windsor & Eton Riverside English, French, German, Spanish, English, French, German, 25 & 26 Dec entry. On-the-day or Windsor Central Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian Spanish, Italian, Japanese, State Apartments tickets available Road: M4 Exit 6, M3 Exit 3 Guided Castle Precinct tours available Chinese, Russian closed 10–21 Jan at regular intervals (English only)

Pre-booked, 1–1½ hours Rail: Windsor & Eton Riverside Guided tours in English English timed tickets only. or Windsor Central Wheelchair access, except the Groups must arrive Road: M4 Exit 6, M3 Exit 3 Colonnade and Cross Gallery in one vehicle

22 Apr, 25 & 26 Dec On-the-day tickets 1–1½ hours Rail: Edinburgh Waverley English, French, German, Spanish, English, French, German, & Royal visits available Wheelchair access, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian Spanish, Italian, Japanese, except Mary, Queen Guided tours of Holyrood Abbey Chinese, Russian of Scots’ Apartments ruins from Apr to Oct (English only)

10 Jan – 24 Feb, 22 Apr, On-the-day tickets 1 hour Rail: Edinburgh Waverley English Exhibition catalogues 6–16 Jun, 25 & 26 Dec available available in the shop

*Applicable to groups of 15 people or more.

Planning a Visit Timing Palace of Holyroodhouse and The Queen’s Windsor Castle – 11:00, daily from April until Gallery, Edinburgh – The Café at the Palace the end of July and on alternate days for the Sites tend to be busiest immediately after offers a range of hot and cold refreshments rest of the year, weather permitting. The opening and after Changing the Guard. and lunch. Groups can reserve a seating area ceremony lasts 30 minutes and takes place Afternoons are generally quieter. or pre-order take-away food. on the parade ground in the Lower Ward. There is no Changing the Guard on Sunday. Refreshments Shopping Please visit www.royalcollection.org.uk or Buckingham Palace – During the Summer A wide range of exclusive merchandise, telephone 020 7766 7321 for details. Opening, the new Garden Café offers a exhibition catalogues and books about selection of hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, the royal residences and art collection is Group leaders and guides salads and cakes. available from the Royal Collection shops At the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Windsor Castle – No formal refreshment at each site. The Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh, one group facilities are available. If visitors would like to leader and one coach driver (with PSV badge) leave the Castle for refreshments during a visit, Changing the Guard receive free admission when accompanying a a free re-entry band can be obtained from Buckingham Palace – 11:30, daily from May group of 15 people or more. any of the Castle shops and, during busy until the end of July and on alternate days for periods, at the Audio Returns Point. At all sites, only Royal Collection-authorised the rest of the year, weather permitting. The Blue Badge Guides are permitted to guide in ceremony lasts 40 minutes and takes place designated areas. No guiding is permitted on the Palace forecourt. inside the buildings.

23 D ILL Windsor & Eton R Y H ET ET BE H STRE B Riverside Station C EN A AT QUE D CALTON HILL Thames PALACE OF E WINDSOR CASTLE PLACE ENU OO AV EET TERL RK BA RRY STR WA HOLYROODHOUSE NE GE CLARENCE D PA OR Waverley LA Green Park A GE O NO D H HOUSE R Station CA ORSE Entrance R LTON L ROAD W Scottish A L T RT E A

M HA ET S VE Parliament WY Entrance W TR STRE H AL S M S RLE Hill N GREEN PARK E ALL O Windsor E e INCE BR D The Queen’s E S stl PR Y AR G Admission M THUR T ST TE ROAD Central Ca B ET A RI I T STRE Gallery LK ARKE . D M H AL Centre THE I D Station GE NONG G G Hyde Park Corner T B D E H A WA E CA R N' AD G STRE S S A ST JAMES’S PARK N D T Closed Booking notes Average visit How to get there Facilities Audio tours Guidebooks R WINDSOR E M IL D RO S CO S M E LO L E AS E T YA T

BUCKINGHAM E AL T L RO OO GR E PE GREAT PARK THE R E YR TH L A R OS SOUT

PALACE T P T Ticket Office H A EDINBURGH ET HO Pre-booked, 2–2½ hours Rail: London Victoria English, French, German, Spanish, English, French, German, S R Exit LK E ST K V C R STRE WA E EN and State Rooms GE EET GH CA R BIRD AD CASTLE HI CLARENCE RO T E timed tickets only Underground: Victoria, Green Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian Spanish, Italian, Japanese, OR EET S STR H T Entrance VICTORIA GE OWGA Wheelchair-users must The Queen’s T C E BRIDGE OR Park or Hyde Park Corner Chinese, Russian UP P Gallery E CE PE LA H LONG ERRA book in advance BROADWAY S T R GE B ON EL CE Entrance WALK GATE ST ET GR HN P KING’S JO B STRE Toilets only at end of visit AV RD RS L AD ET R BE St James’s M E HOLYROOD E RK ID NCES A HA A STRE ROYAL MEWS Buckingham Palace OS A SM C RO Park BOU FR GE S PARK ET RN AS Entrance Road Shop E RO A CE RD GR 1–2 Jan, 24–31 Dec On-the-day tickets 1 hour Rail: London Victoria English, French, German, Spanish, English BE N N AD FROGMORE L LA B O I GR R S C E BOUR C S AV P N O E PA L S E R & State Visits available Underground: Victoria, Green Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian E A E D HOUSE N L P C D S LA E EET CE E STR O N A Park or Hyde Park Corner Guided tours available at regular ORI N ARE CT VI S T intervals (English only) SQU SHAW FARM N ALBE UCKINGHAM GATE TO Victoria Station RT RD Frogmore House EA B Entrance 1 Jan – 14 Apr, 22 Apr, On-the-day tickets 1–1½ hours Rail: London Victoria English Exhibition catalogues 10–20 Oct, 25 & 26 Dec available Underground: Victoria, Green available in the shop Park or Hyde Park Corner Coach Parking There is no coach parking near Buckingham Palace, The Queen’s Gallery, the Royal Mews or Clarence House. Once your booking is confirmed, we will Pre-booked, 1 hour Rail: London Victoria Guided tours in English English send a coach pass allowing passengers to be set down and picked up near the entrance to Buckingham Palace. timed tickets only Underground: Green Park or Nearest toilets at Green Park St James’s Park Underground Station or in D ILL Windsor & Eton R Y H St James’s Park ET ET BE H STRE B Riverside Station C EN A AT QUE D CALTON HILL 22 Apr, 13 Jun, Pre-book for faster 2–3 hours Rail: Windsor & Eton Riverside English, French, German, Spanish, English, French, German, Thames PALACE OF E WINDSOR CASTLE PLACE ENU OO AV EET TERL RK BA RRY STR WA HOLYROODHOUSE 25 & 26 Dec entry. On-the-day or Windsor Central NE Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian Spanish, Italian, Japanese, GE CLARENCE D PA OR Waverley LA Green Park A GE O NO tickets available Road: M4 Exit 6, M3 Exit 3 Guided Castle Precinct tours available Chinese, Russian D H State Apartments HOUSE R Station CA ORSE Entrance R LTON L ROAD W Scottish A L T RT E A

M HA ET at regular intervals (English only) VE S Parliament WY Entrance closed 10–21 Jan W TR STRE H AL S M S RLE Hill N GREEN PARK E ALL O Windsor E e INCE BR D The Queen’s E S stl PR Y AR G Admission M THUR T ST TE ROAD Central Ca B ET A RI I T STRE Gallery LK ARKE . D M H AL Centre THE I D Station GE NONG G G Hyde Park Corner T B Pre-booked, 1–1½ hours Rail: Windsor & Eton Riverside Guided tours in English English D E H A WA E CA R N' AD G STRE S S A ST JAMES’S PARK N D T R WINDSOR E M IL D RO S CO S M timed tickets only. or Windsor Central E LO L E AS E T YA T

BUCKINGHAM E AL T L RO OO Wheelchair access,GR except the E PE GREAT PARK THE R E YR TH L A R Groups must arrive Road: M4 Exit 6, M3 Exit 3 OS SOUT PALACE T P T Ticket Office H A EDINBURGH ET HO S R Colonnade and CrossExit Gallery LK E ST K V C R STRE WA E EN and State Rooms GE EET GH CA R in one vehicle BIRD AD CASTLE HI CLARENCE RO T E OR STREET S H T Entrance VICTORIA GE OWGA The Queen’s T C E BRIDGE OR UP P Gallery E CE PE LA H LONG ERRA BRO S R ADWAY T GE B ON EL CE Entrance WALK GATE ST ET 22 Apr, 25 & 26 Dec On-the-day tickets 1–1½ hours Rail: Edinburgh Waverley English, French, German, Spanish, English, French, German, P GR HN KING’S JO B STRE AV RD RS L AD ET R BE St James’s M E HOLYROOD E RK ID available STRE Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian Spanish, Italian, Japanese, ANCES A CHA A & Royal visits ROYAL MEWS Buckingham Palace OS FR SM Wheelchair access, RO Park BOU GE S PARK ET RN AS Entrance Road Shop E RO A CE RD GR BE Guided tours of Holyrood Abbey Chinese, Russian N N AD FROGMORE L LA B O I except Mary,GR Queen R S C E BOUR C S AV P N O E PA L S E A E ruins from Apr to Oct (English only) RD HOUSE E N L P C D S of Scots’ ApartmentsLA E EET CE E STR O N A ORI N ARE CT VI S T SQU 10 Jan – 24 Feb, 22 Apr, On-the-day tickets 1 hour Rail: Edinburgh Waverley English Exhibition catalogues SHAW FARM N ALBE UCKINGHAM GATE TO Victoria Station RT Frogmore House available B available in the shop RD 6–16 Jun, 25 & 26 Dec EA Entrance

Coach Parking Coach parking is available on Alma Road in the town centre and is clearly signed from all approach routes. A lift takes visitors from the Coach Park to Windsor Royal Station, a 5–10 minute walk to the Castle entrance. Coaches cannot set down or pick up passengers at the entrance to Windsor Castle. Free coach parking for Frogmore House is accessible via Shaw Farm Gate.

Filming and photography

L HIL Photography and filming (for private use only) ET EY STRE BB EEN A QU CALTON HILL and the use of mobile phones are permitted in PALACE OF PLACE T LOO TREE ATER HOLYROODHOUSE outdoor areas of Royal Collection sites but not GE S W GEOR Waverley

NO H inside the buildings, except at the Royal Mews. Station CAL ORSE TON ROAD W Scottish RT A ET VE Parliament W Entrance STRE H Y Wedding photography is not permitted at any S RL ND

INCE E BRIDGE The Queen’s PR Y TE BR MARKE T STREET A Gallery ID NG of the sites. NO GE CA D R L MILE D E ROYA OO TH YR Closures EDINBURGH SO HOL CASTLE UT TE G H COWGA E BRIDGE As the Official Residences of The Queen are OR ACE TERR ON G ST E ET HN P working royal palaces, opening arrangements JO BRID STRE T L E BERS ARK M E HOLYROOD M CHA A SS S may change at short notice. Before visiting, RA G PARK G E A N N I C C

please check www.royalcollection.org.uk or O E L S O telephone 020 7766 7321. N

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Coach Parking Free coach parking is available adjacent to the Palace, accessible via Abbeyhill.

24 Quick reference guide Special Visits & Private Tours

Site Group admission Group size Adult Concession Under 17 Minimum* Maximum

Buckingham Palace

Garden Tour £21.00 £20.00 £12.50 15 25 Combined Visit – Buckingham Palace and Clarence House £23.50 £22.20 £13.75 15 – Combined Visit – State Rooms and Highlights Garden Tour £24.00 £22.80 £14.00 15 25 Guided Private Evening Tour £60.00 £60.00 £60.00 25 / £1,500 60

The Queen’s Gallery, London

Exhibition Talk £14.00 £12.60 £7.00 20 80 Private Morning Visit £20.00 £20.00 £20.00 50 / £1,000 150 Private Evening View £25.00 £25.00 £25.00 50 / £1,250 150 Private Evening Talk and View £30.00 £30.00 £30.00 40 / £1,200 80

Clarence House

Combined Visit – Clarence House and Buckingham Palace £23.50 £22.20 £13.75 15 – Private Tour £30.00 £30.00 £30.00 15 / £450 40

Windsor Castle

Exhibition Talk £19.70 £18.00 £13.80 15 30 Combined Visit – Windsor Castle and The Savill Garden £20.25 £18.50 £13.75 15 – Guided Private Tour – Great Kitchen to State Apartments £32.00 £32.00 £32.00 15 / £480 30 Guided Private Evening Tour £50.00 £50.00 £50.00 15 / £750 60

Frogmore House

Combined Visit – Frogmore House and The Savill Garden £15.00 £15.00 £12.75 15 54 Private Evening Tour £25.00 £25.00 £25.00 15 / £375 36

Palace of Holyroodhouse

Guided Private Morning Tour £25.00 £25.00 £25.00 25 / £625 60 Guided Private Evening Tour £30.00 £30.00 £30.00 25 / £750 60

The Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh

Private Morning Visit £8.00 £8.00 £8.00 50 / £400 80 Private Evening View £12.00 £12.00 £12.00 50 / £600 80 Private Evening Talk and View £15.00 £15.00 £15.00 50 / £750 80

All special visits and private tours must be pre-booked. Different payment terms apply and no commission is *Minimum group size / available. Please contact the Ticket Sales and Information Office for further details. minimum booking value

www.royalcollection.org.uk 25 Buckingham Palace The Royal Mews The Queen’s Gallery, London Clarence House Windsor Castle Frogmore House Palace of Holyroodhouse The Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh

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