Check out the latest photos and videos for the world premiere production of Daisy Goodwin’s By Royal Appointment, starring Anne Reid and Caroline Quentin.

By Royal Appointment is a behind the scenes peek into the world of our most popular monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, and the image she presented to the world.

New in: Production photos are out for By Royal Appointment, now playing at the Theatre Royal Bath.

By Royal Appointment – Production photos

A hugely talented cast is led by British TV royalty Anne Reid (Dinnerladies, Last Tango in Halifax) as Queen Elizabeth II, and Caroline Quentin (Dickensian, Men Behaving Badly, Jack Absolute Flies Again) as her dresser.

The play also stars Olivier Award-winner James Dreyfus (Mount Pleasant, Gimme Gimme Gimme) as The Milliner, James Wilby (Maurice, Poldark) as The Designer, and Grainne Dromgoole (DEADHEADS, The Merchant of Venice) as The Curator.

Photos: By Royal Appointment – Rehearsals

Also, go behind the scenes photos of rehearsals for By Royal Appointment with these photos.

Written by Daisy Goodwin (ITV’s Victoria), By Royal Appointment is directed by Dominic Dromgoole, and opens at Theatre Royal Bath on 5 June 2025, and then tours to Cheltenham, Leeds, Malvern, Southampton, London Richmond, Guildford, and Salford. See all tour dates.

Joining Dominic Dromgoole in the creative team are Designer Jonathan Fensom, Lighting Designer Oliver Fenwick, and Sound Designer Ella Wahlström, with further creatives to be announced.

The show is billed as a funny, poignant and celebratory new play about the kind of power that only a Queen can wield, as she charms the world through coats and admonishes her family through a carefully chosen hat.

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Main photo: By Royal Appointment. Anne Reid and Caroline Quentin. Photo by Nobby Clark

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