Exhibition

Life Through a Royal Lens

13 February - 7 June 2026
Free to all

An intimate exhibition exploring the Royal Family's relationship with the camera.

Life Through a Royal Lens explores one of the most photographed families in the world: the British Royal Family.

Spanning from the reign of Queen Victoria to the present day, the exhibition showcases the Royal Family's enduring relationship with the camera, featuring reproduced works by renowned photographers such as Cecil Beaton, Rankin, Annie Leibovitz, and Lord Snowdon.

Visitors will see iconic photographs alongside candid, behind-the-scenes moments offering a glimpse of the Royal Family off duty.

The exhibition is curated over five themes and sheds new light on the art of royal image making, from the formal portraits of the Victorian era, through the high glamour of Cecil Beaton's shots of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, to the relaxed informality of the digital age.

Exhibtion created by Historic Royal Palaces and toured by Nomad Exhibitions.

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The Amelia Scott

Town Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RS
01892 526121

Free to all

Opening times

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Excluding Bank Holidays

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