Tim Knox Extends Elizabeth Ii Exhibit to 18 April 2027

Tim Knox has extended the elizabeth ii fashion exhibition at The King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, by six months, moving the closing date to 18 April 2027. The show, Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style, had been due to close on 18 October 2026.

Knox, director of the Royal Collection, said: "The response to this exhibition has been unprecedented." He also said: "We are delighted to extend its run, ensuring that even more people from across the UK and around the world will have the chance to experience this once-in-a-generation tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's life and legacy, in line with our charitable aim to share the Royal Collection as widely as possible."

The King's Gallery demand

The exhibition has become the most visited in the Royal Collection Trust's history, and tickets sold out within weeks of opening. That pace turned a one-room gallery schedule into a broader public run, with the extra six months giving more visitors a chance to see more than 300 items from the late Queen's personal fashion archive.

The display traces Queen Elizabeth II's distinctive style and how it evolved over her 70-year reign. It also sits inside a wider programme marking what would have been the Queen's 100th year, rather than as a standalone fashion show.

Royal Collection Trust programme

The extension sits alongside other events in the same programme. The programme also includes the opening of Queen Elizabeth II's private apartments at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, with those tours running for 100 days.

For visitors who missed the first ticket window, the change is practical: the exhibition now stays open until 18 April 2027, and the demand that emptied the original allocation within weeks is the reason it remains on view.