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The Royal Hospital Chelsea is home to 300 retired British soldiers, male and female (the latter since 2009), and is located on <a href="/wiki/Royal_Hospital_Road" title="Royal Hospital Road">Royal Hospital Road</a>. Historically, the term "Chelsea Pensioner" applied more widely, referring to both In-Pensioners and Out-Pensioners who live elsewhere. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In-_and_Out-Pensioners">In- and Out-Pensioners</h2></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Hiseland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/William_Hiseland.jpg/180px-William_Hiseland.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/William_Hiseland.jpg/270px-William_Hiseland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/William_Hiseland.jpg/360px-William_Hiseland.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1195" /></a><figcaption>Sergeant <a href="/wiki/William_Hiseland" title="William Hiseland">William Hiseland</a>, an <a href="/wiki/English_Civil_War" title="English Civil War">English Civil War</a> <a href="/wiki/Cavalier" title="Cavalier">cavalier</a> and one of the first pensioners to be admitted to the Royal Hospital in London</figcaption></figure> <p>The Royal Hospital was founded by <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" title="Charles II of England">King Charles II</a> in 1682 as a retreat for veterans.<sup id="cite_ref-guide3_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guide3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The provision of a hostel rather than the payment of pensions was inspired by <a href="/wiki/Les_Invalides" title="Les Invalides">Les Invalides</a> in Paris.<sup id="cite_ref-guide3_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guide3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the reign of <a href="/wiki/King_William_III" class="mw-redirect" title="King William III">King William III</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mary_II_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary II of England">Queen Mary II</a>, the Royal Hospital was still under construction so they introduced a system for distribution of army <a href="/wiki/Pension" title="Pension">pensions</a> in 1689. The pension was to be made available to all former soldiers who had been injured in service, or who had served for more than 20 years. </p><p>By the time the Royal Hospital was completed, there were more pensioners than places available in the Royal Hospital. Eligible ex-soldiers who could not be housed in the Hospital were termed <i>Out-Pensioners</i>, receiving their pension from the Royal Hospital but living outside it. <i>In-Pensioners</i>, by contrast, surrender their army pension and live within the Royal Hospital. A number of veterans were incorporated into the <a href="/wiki/Corps_of_Invalids_(Great_Britain)" title="Corps of Invalids (Great Britain)">Corps of Invalids</a> from 1688 to 1802, receiving the equivalent of the out-pension in exchange for performing garrison duty. </p><p>In 1703 there were 51 Out-Pensioners. By 1815 this had risen to 36,757.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The Royal Hospital remained responsible for distributing army pensions until 1955, following which the phrase "Out-Pensioner" became less common, and "Chelsea Pensioner" was used largely to refer to "In-Pensioners". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conditions_for_admission_as_an_In-Pensioner">Conditions for admission as an In-Pensioner</h2></div> <p>To be eligible for admission as a Chelsea Pensioner a candidate must be a former soldier or non-commissioned officer of the British Army (including National Service) or a former officer of the British Army who served in the ranks for at least 12 years or was awarded a disablement pension while serving in the ranks. They must be over 65 years of age, be able to live independently on the Long Wards on arrival at the Royal Hospital Chelsea and be free of any financial obligation to support a spouse or family.<sup id="cite_ref-Blog_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blog-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life_of_In-Pensioners">Life of In-Pensioners</h2></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MovingIn.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/MovingIn.jpg/300px-MovingIn.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/MovingIn.jpg/450px-MovingIn.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/MovingIn.jpg/600px-MovingIn.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1346" data-file-height="625" /></a><figcaption>A ward within the Royal Hospital Chelsea</figcaption></figure> <p>Applicants for the Royal Hospital Chelsea (RHC) are invited for a four-day stay during which they get a taste of what life is like for a Chelsea Pensioner. If they enjoy their stay and it is felt that they will fit in they are invited to become a Chelsea Pensioner. Upon arrival at the Royal Hospital, each In-Pensioner is measured up for their Blues (day-to-day uniform) and Scarlets (the famous uniform that they wear on parade). They are given their own room, or "berth" in a ward, and are allocated to a Company. Up until refurbishment works carried out in the 1950s, these rooms measured 6 × 6 feet. Work completed in 2015 has ensured that all In-Pensioner berths include en suite facilities, a writing desk, and natural light. </p><p>On entry, In-Pensioners surrender their army pension, in return receiving board, lodging, clothing and full medical care.<sup id="cite_ref-Blog_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blog-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In-Pensioners also have their own club with a bar, lounges and restaurant; there are allotments for those who enjoy gardening and facilities for <a href="/wiki/Lawn_bowls" class="mw-redirect" title="Lawn bowls">lawn bowls</a>. If an In-Pensioner becomes unwell they are moved into the Infirmary, which is a care home with nursing and a <a href="/wiki/General_Practitioner" class="mw-redirect" title="General Practitioner">G.P.</a> medical centre.<sup id="cite_ref-Blog_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blog-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Royal Hospital Burial Ground is at <a href="/wiki/Brookwood_Cemetery" title="Brookwood Cemetery">Brookwood Cemetery</a> in Surrey. </p><p>The Chelsea Pensioners were among the first to be included in the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_vaccination_programme_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="COVID-19 vaccination programme in the United Kingdom">UK's rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations</a>, having received their first dose on 23 December 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Admission_of_women">Admission of women</h2></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Marjorie_Cole.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Marjorie_Cole.jpg/250px-Marjorie_Cole.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Marjorie_Cole.jpg/375px-Marjorie_Cole.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Marjorie_Cole.jpg/500px-Marjorie_Cole.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4480" data-file-height="2913" /></a><figcaption>Marjorie Cole, middle, one of few female Chelsea Pensioners at the Royal Hospital</figcaption></figure> <p>Until 2009, only male candidates were admitted. It was announced in 2007 that female ex-service personnel would be admitted on the completion of modernisation of the long wards.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2009 the first women in the Hospital's 317-year history were admitted as In-Pensioners: Dorothy Hughes (aged 85) and Winifred Phillips (aged 82). </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dorothy_Hughes_Chelsea_pensioner.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Dorothy_Hughes_Chelsea_pensioner.JPG/150px-Dorothy_Hughes_Chelsea_pensioner.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Dorothy_Hughes_Chelsea_pensioner.JPG/225px-Dorothy_Hughes_Chelsea_pensioner.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Dorothy_Hughes_Chelsea_pensioner.JPG/300px-Dorothy_Hughes_Chelsea_pensioner.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>In-Pensioner Dorothy Hughes in 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>Winifred Phillips (1926–2016) trained as a nurse and joined the <a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_Territorial_Service" title="Auxiliary Territorial Service">Auxiliary Territorial Service</a> in 1948 and enlisted in the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Royal_Army_Corps" title="Women's Royal Army Corps">Women's Royal Army Corps</a> in 1949 while serving in <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>. For the next 22 years she served in Singapore, Cyprus and Egypt reaching the rank of <a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_Class_2#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer Class 2">Warrant Officer Class 2</a>. She wrote two books about becoming one of the first female Chelsea Pensioners: <i>My Journey to Becoming the First Lady Chelsea Pensioner</i> (2010), and <i>Mum's Army: Love and Adventure from the NAAFI to Civvy Street</i> (2013). She never married.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dorothy Hughes joined the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> in 1941, later working as part of 450 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery in the London Division. In 1945 the Battery was deployed near Dover to defend against <a href="/wiki/V-1_flying_bomb" title="V-1 flying bomb">V-1 flying bomb</a> attacks. She later worked with the Army Operational Research Group developing fuses in shells used against <a href="/wiki/V-2_rocket" title="V-2 rocket">V-2 rockets</a> and was discharged from the Army in 1946 with the rank of Sergeant.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The records at Royal Hospital show that another woman, <a href="/wiki/Christian_Davies" title="Christian Davies">Christian Davies</a>, was admitted to Chelsea Hospital circa 1717, and was awarded a pension for her service in the army and the wounds she received in the service of <a href="/wiki/Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain" title="Anne, Queen of Great Britain">Queen Anne</a>. She died in 1739 and was buried in the Royal Hospital Chelsea with full military honours. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Clothing">Clothing</h2></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arthur_Portrait_Cheslea_Pensioner_July_2007_007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Arthur_Portrait_Cheslea_Pensioner_July_2007_007.jpg/150px-Arthur_Portrait_Cheslea_Pensioner_July_2007_007.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Arthur_Portrait_Cheslea_Pensioner_July_2007_007.jpg/225px-Arthur_Portrait_Cheslea_Pensioner_July_2007_007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Arthur_Portrait_Cheslea_Pensioner_July_2007_007.jpg/300px-Arthur_Portrait_Cheslea_Pensioner_July_2007_007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1488" data-file-height="2154" /></a><figcaption>A Chelsea Pensioner in scarlet uniform.</figcaption></figure> <p>Chelsea Pensioners are entitled to come and go from the Royal Hospital as they please, and are permitted to wear civilian clothing wherever they travel. However, within the Hospital, and in the surrounding area, they are encouraged to wear a blue uniform. If they travel further from the Royal Hospital, they should wear the distinctive <a href="/wiki/Red_coat_(British_army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Red coat (British army)">scarlet coats</a> instead of the blue uniform. The scarlet coats are also worn for ceremonial occasions, accompanied by <a href="/wiki/Tricorne" title="Tricorne">tricorne</a> hats. At other times a peaked hat, known as a <a href="/wiki/Shako" title="Shako">shako</a>, is generally worn. </p><p>In uniform, the pensioners wear their medal ribbons and the insignia of the rank they reached while serving in the armed forces. They may also wear other insignia they earned during their service and this has included parachute <a href="/wiki/Parachutist_Badge_(United_Kingdom)" title="Parachutist Badge (United Kingdom)">jump wings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special_Air_Service" title="Special Air Service">SAS</a> jump wings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Memorials_and_burial_sites">Memorials and burial sites</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brompton_Cemetery_%E2%80%93_20180204_131410_(40167678891).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Brompton_Cemetery_%E2%80%93_20180204_131410_%2840167678891%29.jpg/220px-Brompton_Cemetery_%E2%80%93_20180204_131410_%2840167678891%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Brompton_Cemetery_%E2%80%93_20180204_131410_%2840167678891%29.jpg/330px-Brompton_Cemetery_%E2%80%93_20180204_131410_%2840167678891%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Brompton_Cemetery_%E2%80%93_20180204_131410_%2840167678891%29.jpg/440px-Brompton_Cemetery_%E2%80%93_20180204_131410_%2840167678891%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Chelsea Pensioners' Monument in Brompton Cemetery</figcaption></figure> <p>Several cemeteries have memorials to and graves of Chelsea Pensioners. Burials were initially at <a href="/wiki/Old_Burial_Ground,_Royal_Hospital_Chelsea" title="Old Burial Ground, Royal Hospital Chelsea">Old Burial Ground, Royal Hospital Chelsea</a> and then <a href="/wiki/Brompton_Cemetery" title="Brompton Cemetery">Brompton Cemetery</a>, where the Chelsea Pensioners' Monument was erected in 1901. Since 1893, burials have taken place at <a href="/wiki/Brookwood_Cemetery" title="Brookwood Cemetery">Brookwood Cemetery</a> in Surrey where the care of the graves was transferred in 1961 to the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission" title="Commonwealth War Graves Commission">Commonwealth War Graves Commission</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Men_In_Scarlet_album"><i>Men In Scarlet</i> album</h2></div> <p>Seven Chelsea Pensioners at the Royal Hospital Chelsea released an album on 8 November 2010 in order to raise money for the Chelsea Pensioners' Appeal. Featuring Dame <a href="/wiki/Vera_Lynn" title="Vera Lynn">Vera Lynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Jenkins" title="Katherine Jenkins">Katherine Jenkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Soldiers" title="The Soldiers">The Soldiers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Janey_Cutler" class="mw-redirect" title="Janey Cutler">Janey Cutler</a>, the album is full of well known <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">wartime</a> songs and includes their traditional march, "<a href="/wiki/The_Old_Brigade" title="The Old Brigade">The Old Brigade</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chelsea_Football_Club">Chelsea Football Club</h2></div> <p>Nearby <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea Football Club</a> has been affiliated with the Chelsea Pensioners for many years; the club's first nickname was the <i>Pensioners</i> and until the 1950s the club crest featured a Chelsea pensioner. Residents of the Hospital can be seen attending Chelsea's home games at <a href="/wiki/Stamford_Bridge_(stadium)" title="Stamford Bridge (stadium)">Stamford Bridge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Chelsea won the <a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a> title in <a href="/wiki/2004-05_in_English_football" class="mw-redirect" title="2004-05 in English football">2005</a>, Chelsea Pensioners formed a <a href="/wiki/Guard_of_honour" title="Guard of honour">guard of honour</a> as the players and management came out for the trophy presentation. This was repeated when Chelsea won the title in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In tribute to the trademark scarlet coats worn by the pensioners, Chelsea's kit for the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Chelsea_F.C._season" title="2010–11 Chelsea F.C. season">2010–11</a> season featured a red trim on the collars.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Pensioners_reading_the_Waterloo_Dispatch_(painting)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chelsea Pensioners reading the Waterloo Dispatch (painting)">Chelsea Pensioners reading the Waterloo Dispatch</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-guide3-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-guide3_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-guide3_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Guidebook, p. 3</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Blog-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Blog_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Blog_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Blog_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161114165506/http://royalhospitalchelsea.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/what-is-chelsea-pensioner.html">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'What is a Chelsea Pensioner? - the Royal Hospital, Chelsea website"</a>. 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