As part of the historic arrangement of
Royal Residences, in the settings for which many of the works were originally acquired or commissioned.
These include the official residences of The Queen, where the Collection plays an important part in the life of a working palace:
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse (administered by the Royal Collection Trust);
The unoccupied residences – Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace (State Apartments), Kew Palace, the Banqueting House, Whitehall and the Tower of London (administered by the Historic Royal Palaces Trust);
Osborne House (owned and administered by English Heritage).
Items from the Collection may also be seen at the private homes of The Queen: Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle.