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The Royal Month: March - Page 3

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Royal Mews Shop, Buckingham Palace
Entrance in Buckingham Palace Road.
Buckingham PalaceLondon.
Shop is open August/September only.
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire.
Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Royal Collection comprises priceless works of art and artifacts held by The Queen in trust for the Nation and displayed at the Royal Palaces and residences in England and Scotland. Designs inspired by Royal Collection pieces or motifs are used in the commission of commemoratives and souvenirs for sale exclusively at the Royal residence shops and online. Monies raised from sales at the residences go towards the upkeep of the art and artifacts in the Royal Collection which is administered by the Royal Collection Trust under the presidency of the Prince of Wales.

Royal Mail Commemorative Issue
The Royal Mail commemorates The Queen's Accession with a set of 1st Class postage stamps featuring photographic portraits of Her Majesty from the five decades of Her reign. Portrait photographs by Lord Snowdon and the late Cecil Beaton. Webshop: Royal Mail

The Isle of Man Commemorative Issue
The Manx Government have issued a set of five 50p. commemoratives featuring different royal portraits of The Queen by famous artists. Webshop: Isle of Man Post Office

Royal Mint Commemorative
The Royal Mint is issuing a Golden Jubilee £5 'crown' in cupro-nickel cased in commemorative presentation folder. Designed by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS, FSNAD, the coin features an equestrian portrait with the inscription AMOR POPULI PRAESIDIUM REG on the obverse and Queen's Head wearing the George IV diadem on the reverse. Illustration and webshop: Royal Mint

Commemorative Gifts & Events
Illustrations and webshopping details of Golden Jubilee commemoratives issued by the Royal Collection Trust at Windsor Castle and leading British names in china, porcelain and crystal, ( Wedgwood, Royal Worcester, Royal Crown Derby, Caithness Glass, Halcyon Days, etc.), can be found in my Link Library section Jubilee Events. Most of the above manufacturers list their UK and Us retail outlets on their websites. The Royal Collection pieces are exclusive to the Royal Palace shops and the online webshop. Access to the full and constantly updated list of officially authorized events together with Her Majesty's Royal Progress through the Kingdom during the summer months can also be found in my Jubilee Eventssection.

Travelsleuth's Travel Tips BUCKINGHAM PALACE/QUEEN'S GALLERY/ROYAL MEWS: A visit to Buckingham Palace and the Queen's Gallery are obviously a must during Jubilee Year. The Palace is open to the public from 5 August - 29 September. The Queen's Gallery reopens in May after an 18 month refit with n with a glittering inaugural exhibition of 450 items. If you intend to see the Palace, Queen's Gallery and Royal Mews you need to give yourself an entire day and expect to be exhausted and suffering from a Palace overdose of by the end of it. I recommend splitting your visit into two. The stunning new Queen's Gallery and the Royal Mews with 'All the Queen's horses' can be seen together on one day and the Palace with its gardens on a separate occasion. Budget at least three hours for the Palace with an extra half hour or more if you intend to browse in the Palace shop set up in the gardens. For my money it is the classiest souvenir shop in London. Check out my article on visiting Buckingham Palace.

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