Tate Britain hosted a royal visit on Tuesday 10th March 2026, when His Majesty King Charles III was given a private tour of the hugely successful Turner and Constable exhibition.
The King was welcomed by Tate’s Chair, Roland Rudd; Tate’s Interim Director, Karin Hindsbo; and Director of Tate Britain, Alex Farquharson. He was led on a tour by the exhibition’s curator Amy Concannon, Manton Senior Curator, Historic British Art.
We were honoured to host His Majesty and delighted to see him so deeply engaged in the exhibition. This is a once-in-a-lifetime show, specially staged to mark the 250th anniversaries of both Turner’s and Constable’s births. Since it opened in November we have been overwhelmed by the incredible response from visitors, scholars, artists, and now from the King himself!”
Alex Farquharson, Director of Tate Britain
Turner and Constable has already attracted over 185,000 visitors, helping to make this the busiest autumn-winter season at Tate Britain in over a decade. The exhibition explores the intertwined lives and legacies of Britain’s two most revered landscape artists, whose rivalry drove them to challenge the conventions of their era and change the course of British art forever. It features over 190 artworks, including many rare loans from public and private collections around the world, some of which have not been displayed in the UK for decades or even centuries. The show is now entering its final month, with special extended opening hours on many Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays to help meet demand for tickets.
For more information and tickets to Turner and Constable here.
