This website presents our knowledge and research on this important aspect of the Royal Collection. As of April 2026 it will not be regularly updated and new research on this topic will sit within the main website.

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Prince Albert's Official Papers

Papers relating to Prince Albert’s contribution to matters of state

Great Exhibition Catalogue from the Royal Library

      This collection consists of published and unpublished papers held by the Royal Library, relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851, and covers the period 1849-1852.

      This collection consists of the three volumes of the Great Exhibition of the industry of all nations: official descriptive and illustrated catalogue, published in 1852.

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