Artwork exhibited at Kensington Palace among nearly 2,000 artefacts in royal collection
One of the two portraits on ivory of Princess Charlotte displayed at Kensington Palace.Prince William’s father, King Charles, who is the patron of the royal collection, has also spoken out against the use of ivory.
Buckingham Palace declined to respond questions about the ivory on display in royal properties, saying that for “operational reasons” it would not have the capacity to answer such queries until after the king’s coronation next month.Unlike William, the king has not gone so far as to suggest the ivory in the royal collection should be destroyed, with one palace insider reportedly saying Charles viewed his son’s comments on the matter as “naive”.
of any concerns or controversies surrounding the material. And there is no such information accompanying the public displays of ivory at royal palaces or residences, including Windsor Castle. With respect to the king’s personal ownership of ivory, Baker said: “If you make statements saying that you don’t want ivory and then he has ivory in his own collection, that’s the definition of hypocrisy.”
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