Buckingham Palace Will Show 500 Years of Royal Jewels in 2027

The Royal Collection Trust, the charity that cares for the royal family's art, objects and jewels, has announced a new exhibition called "Royal Jewellery: From Coronations to Keepsakes." It opens at The King's Gallery inside Buckingham Palace in June 2027 and runs for nine months.

Town & Country reports that the show is billed as the first to bring together 500 years of royal jewels. It will include more than 300 pieces, from the 16th century to the present day. Around two-thirds of them will be on public display for the first time.

Some of the pieces come with good stories. One is a diamond and sapphire brooch that Prince Albert gave to Queen Victoria on the eve of their wedding in 1840. Another is an emerald and diamond necklace that reached Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, through a bequest, a gift left in a will, from Dame Margaret Greville in 1942. The show also includes the Diamond Diadem, a tiara made for the coronation of George IV.

Caroline de Guitaut and Kathryn Jones are the exhibition's co-curators, the two people who chose and arranged the pieces. Their names are the main clue to how the show will be built, since the jewels range from state regalia to small personal keepsakes. The mix is the point. A crown worn at a coronation sits near a piece a queen wore to dinner.

The new show follows a large display already open at the same gallery. "Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style" runs daily until 18 April 2027. It features more than 300 items of clothing, jewelry, hats and shoes worn by Queen Elizabeth II, according to the Royal Collection Trust. Her birth on 21 April 1926 gives 2026 a special place on the calendar, since it marks 100 years since she was born.

For American readers, the Royal Collection Trust is not the same as the Crown Jewels, the regalia kept at the Tower of London. The trust looks after the royal collection of art and objects, and most of its exhibitions are open to the public. The Tower's Crown Jewels display added three new items in January 2026.

The gallery's schedule means the two shows will overlap for a few weeks in spring 2027, though the new exhibition does not open until June. Anyone planning a London visit will want to check dates and tickets on the trust's website before booking. Dates can change, and the trust's own listings are the place to confirm them.