Hi-tech illusions bring Queen Victoria's palace to life in UK Summer exhibition

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends a special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Queen Elizabeth visited an exhibition dedicated to her great-great-grandmother Victoria on Wednesday, which uses cutting-edge technology to recreate Buckingham Palace as it was during the 19th century.

Visitors will see projections and illusions showing the vibrant colors of the palace interiors before Victoria's eldest son Edward VII redecorated it predominantly in white and gold.

They will also see aspects of Victoria's motherly side, including a casket containing the baby teeth of her children and white marble casts of some of their limbs.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II looks at a painting of Queen Victoria inspecting wounded Coldstream Guardsmen, 1855, by John Gilbert, as part of the special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. Pool via REUTERS

“We have used the most modern technology that’s available today to have a new form of storytelling," said Dr Amanda Foreman, co-curator of the exhibition.

"It’s an immersive experience ... it puts you right there in the center,” she added.

Working with a Hollywood production company, the curators have also recreated a waltz staged at the palace at the end of the Crimean war.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II looks at a Victorian illusion technique known as Pepper's Ghost of a waltz danced at the Crimean Ball of 1856, in the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace, as part of the special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. Pool via REUTERS

The exhibition, which marks the 200th anniversary of Victoria's birth, also features her throne, ballgown and water color paintings.

Acceding to the throne at the age of 18, Queen Victoria ruled the UK from 1837 until her death in 1901. She was the longest-serving monarch until 2015 when Elizabeth, 93, surpassed her.

The exhibition at Buckingham Palace opens on Saturday and runs until the end of September. 

Curator Amanda Foreman poses as she views Queen Victoria's piano, on display as part of a special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

(Reporting by Freddie Hayward; editing by Stephen Addison)

An employee poses as she views Queen Victoria's throne, on display as part of a special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Curator Amanda Foreman poses as she views Queen Victoria's piano, on display as part of a special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Employees pose as they view a dessert course menu setting on display in the State Dining Room as part of a special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Sketches by Queen Victoria and writing is seen in one of her journals on display at a special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Employees pose as they view a table water fountain on display in the State Dining Room as part of a special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

A projection display of a ball dance is seen as part of a special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

An employee poses with one of Queen Victoria's children's dresses, on display at a special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

A casket containing teeth of Queen Victoria's children is seen on display at a special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville