Communities
Royal Collection Trust aims to help as many people as possible to access and enjoy the art, architecture and history of the Royal Palaces. We offer free on-site visits and live video sessions for community organisations, enabling engagement with art and history. Our community sessions are free of charge, open to under-represented groups who are less likely to visit independently and are subject to availability. Please email [email protected] for more details.
Buckingham Palace
Free visits for Community Groups to enable engagement with the State Rooms of Buckingham Palace, the Royal Mews and The King’s Gallery
Watch this short clip to explore Buckingham Palace.
Short film about Buckingham Palace ©
Windsor Castle
Free visits for Community Groups to enable engagement with Windsor Castle
Watch this short clip to explore Windsor Castle.
Short film about Windsor Castle ©
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Free visits for Community Groups to enable engagement with the palace, its gardens, Holyrood Abbey and The King’s Gallery
Watch this short clip to explore the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Find out more about the history and highlights of the Palace here. You can also visit The King’s Gallery in Edinburgh.
Short film about the Palace of Holyroodhouse ©
Digital Programme
Our digital programme enables community groups and care homes to engage with the Official Residences of The King and the Royal Collection via Zoom or Teams
Community & Care Home Zooms
For community groups and Care Homes who would like to engage with the Royal Collection Trust virtually we can provide a selection of online presentations via Zoom. These sessions are informal, last one hour and include a 45-minute presentation with time for questions and group discussions at the end.
For Buckingham Palace, the Royal Mews and The King’s Gallery, topics to choose from include:
- An introduction to the Royal Collection
- Virtual tour of Buckingham Palace
- The Coronation and Jubilee Celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II
- Virtual tour of the Royal Mews
- Gallery exhibition introduction – please note The King’s Gallery shows changing exhibitions of works from the Royal Collection
The Round Tower at Windsor Castle ©
For Windsor Castle, topics to choose from include:
- A virtual tour of the Castle
- Windsor Castle: Home of the monarch
- The Fire at Windsor Castle, 1992
For the Palace of Holyroodhouse, topics to choose from include:
- Virtual tour of the Palace of Holyroodhouse
- The life of Mary, Queen of Scots
- Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Palace of Holyroodhouse
- Queen Victoria and Romantic Scotland
- History of Holyrood Abbey
- George IV’s visit to Edinburgh 1822
For more information or to book a Zoom talk for your group please email [email protected]
Back in 2021, we undertook an exciting project with two London based communtiy groups to share memories of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation and subsequent jubilee celebrations. Undaunted by the restrictions we were then living under, we came together online, to chat, laugh and reminisce.
Listen to their memories here.
Memories of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation ©
Memories of jubilee celebrations ©
