Director: Margy KinMonth
Cast includes: King Charles III, Penelope Wilton, Freddie FOx
71 mins / 2013 / UK

The first in a special 2023 Coronation re run of this film from award-winning director Margy Kinmonth. Shot in the spectacular landscapes of Balmoral, Birkhall, Highgrove, Windsor Castle, Frogmore and Osborne House, Royal Paintbox features artworks by members of the Royal Family down the centuries including some of HM King Charles III’s own watercolours.

With contributions from Lady Antonia Fraser, Jane Roberts, Charles Saumarez Smith, Marina Warner, Jane Ridley, Catherine Goodman, Susannah Fiennes, Countess Mountbatten Of Burma, Sarah Armstrong-Jones and the voices of Penelope Wilton and Freddie Fox.

  • "Absorbing…wonderful film……utterly fascinating …entirely engaging" - **** The Times
  • "Tender and illuminating film…intimate, intriguing, instinctive…overflowing with remarkable artwork" - The Observer

This film is F-Rated. The F-Rating is applied to all films which are directed by women and/or written by women. Find out more about F-Rating.

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