PHOTOGRAPHS from the Royal Collection are to be displayed in Bournemouth next year to mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Bournemouth’s Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum has announced that it in one of only two venues in the country to host an exhibition of intimate photographs from the Royal Collection during The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year.

The exhibition celebrates the Royal portraiture of Marcus Adams who, over a period of 30 years from 1926 to 1956, created a photographic record of two generations of the Royal Family.

Sue Hayward, Heritage Manager for Bournemouth Council, said: “It really is a delight for us and the town and it follows in the footsteps of other Royal associations in the gallery’s history.

“The images of the Royal Family are remarkable and Adam’s technical mastery is second to none. They are truly exceptional photographs and a fabulous addition to our exciting events programme.”

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth commissioned most of the photographs. Their daughters, then Princess Elizabeth, now the Queen and Princess Margaret, regularly attended Adams’s studio.

The Queen’s eldest children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne also sat in on several occasions.

The Royal Collection is held in trust by the Queen for her successors and the nation and is administered to by the Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The trust’s aims are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection and the promotion of public access and enjoyment through exhibitions and educational activities.

The collection will be at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum from June 29 until September 16.

For more information visit russell-cotes.bournemouth.gov. uk