Overview

• On July 9, Charles and Queen Camilla hosted a reception for tour artists ahead of the public opening on July 10
• The display features 74 works selected by the King from over 300 pieces commissioned on 70 state visits across 95 countries since 1985
• Highlights include Charles’s own 1985 Britannia watercolour painted alongside John Ward and the debut of Fraser Scarfe’s digital iPad sketch of Ravenna’s Basilica of San Vitale
• Artists were given freedom to depict personal impressions despite tight itineraries, security protocols and limited time at each stop
• Part of Buckingham Palace’s summer opening managed by the Royal Collection Trust, the exhibition follows recent royal art displays and invites visitors to explore the monarch’s private archive