The upcoming exhibition, titled Royal Jewellery: From Coronations to Keepsakes, will feature more than 300 pieces of British royal jewellery at The King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace. It is scheduled to open on 25 June 2027.
Highlights include the Diamond Diadem, created for George IV’s coronation and later worn by Queen Elizabeth II at the State Opening of Parliament. Queen Victoria’s Small Diamond Crown, which was placed on her coffin during her lying-in-state, will also be featured.
For the first time, the public will also see cufflinks believed to have been worn by Charles I at his 1649 execution.
The exhibition will feature jewellery associated with queens and royal consorts, including pieces from the Georgian and Victorian eras, as well as Art Deco and mid-century styles.
One such highlight is a garnet jewellery set associated with Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. Queen Alexandra’s collection will be represented by a gold serpent bracelet set with diamonds and a black pearl.
Caroline de Guitaut and Kathryn Jones, co-curators of the exhibition, said the showcase will be accompanied by a book that will be the first comprehensive study of the British royal jewellery collection ever published.
"This unprecedented exhibition will bring together some of the most important and spectacular royal jewels in British history, many never exhibited publicly before," they said.
"Each jewel carries with it a human story: of love and loss, power and politics, family and faith. Together, they have borne witness to the defining moments of royal lives and offer a deeply personal insight into the individuals and relationships that have shaped the monarchy across generations."
Queen Mary’s jewellery will include a Fabergé aquamarine-and-diamond pendant. The collection will also display a Greville emerald-and-diamond necklace, bequeathed by Dame Margaret Greville to the Queen Mother and later worn by Queen Elizabeth II.
Separately, Queen Victoria’s collection includes a ring set with five emeralds surrounding a ruby and a diamond-and-sapphire brooch Prince Albert gave her the night before their wedding.
Other pieces linked to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert include a bracelet set with pebbles from their first journey alone, a thistle brooch containing their eldest daughter’s first milk tooth, and a mourning ring made after Albert’s death in 1861.
The Royal Collection Trust has organised the nine-month exhibition.
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