A collection of items from the Royal Collection selected by David Attenborough and currently on exhibition at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. A truly superb exhibition - including some unforgettable Leonardo da Vinci sketches of animal anatomy, and wonderful botanical illustrations. I especially liked the illustrations of flora and fauna from Surinam, drawn and painted in such incredible detail by a woman botanist from the Netherlands who travelled to South America for a few years, studied the local plants and wildlife and then sailed home to publish her findings. As always exhibitions at the Queen's Gallery are well laid out, the numbers of visitors well regulated to give plenty of space to examine the materials, and each special exhibition is always accompanied by a selection of items from the Queen's collection. On this occasion we found portraits of Victoria's children, the Ko-I-Noor diamond, some superb decorative armour and remarkable porcelain. Rating: 8/10
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