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A group surrounds a harpsichord playing instruments
Music in the Royal Collection

Many members of the royal family were talented musicians

    LOUIS HAGHE (1806-85)

    The inaugural concert in the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace

    c.1858

    RCIN 919908

    The new Ballroom at Buckingham Palace opened with an inaugural ball on 8 May 1856. This new space allowed Queen Victoria to indulge her love of music and dancing. Lavish costume balls attended by hundreds of guests are recorded in watercolours by Louis Haghe and Eugène Lami. The Queen’s Private Band, reformed by Prince Albert, performed at these events and at a series of concerts at the palace.

    This watercolour depicts a Charles II-themed costume ball at Buckingham Palace in 1851. The ball was held in the Throne Room which, until the opening of the new Ballroom in 1856, was a rather cramped venue for such occasions. (RCIN 919904)©
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