Palace puts spotlight on children

The story of the royal children who have lived in Buckingham Palace over 250 years will be told in an exhibition next summer.

By The Newsroom

Published 30th Dec 2013, 08:23 BST

Entitled Royal Childhood, the exhibition will run throughout the summer opening of the palace in August and September 2014.

Covering the years from the purchase of the palace by George III in 1761 to the birth of Prince George of Cambridge in 2013, the exhibition will include paintings and photographs, letters, favourite toys and clothing.

Many of the items, which have been drawn from the Royal Collection, the Royal Archives and private collections of members of the Royal Family, are going on display for the first time.

Another exhibition – to open in April – will mark the 300th anniversary of the beginning of the Georgian era in 1714. The exhibition will explore royal patronage and taste in the reigns of George I and George II.