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For historic royal palaces, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_royal_palaces" title="List of royal palaces">list of royal palaces</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Historic Royal Palaces</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:HRP_Core_Logo_Black_RGB.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/HRP_Core_Logo_Black_RGB.png/220px-HRP_Core_Logo_Black_RGB.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/HRP_Core_Logo_Black_RGB.png/330px-HRP_Core_Logo_Black_RGB.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/HRP_Core_Logo_Black_RGB.png/440px-HRP_Core_Logo_Black_RGB.png 2x" data-file-width="5576" data-file-height="2977" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">HCP</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data note">1989</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hampton_Court_Palace" title="Hampton Court Palace">Hampton Court Palace</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>United Kingdom</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Region served </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Membership </div></th><td class="infobox-data">137,777 (<span style="font-size:85%;">2023</span>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Chair</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Coleridge" title="Nicholas Coleridge">Nicholas Coleridge</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Chief Executive Officer</div></th><td class="infobox-data">John Barnes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Main organ</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Board of Trustees</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Revenue </div></th><td class="infobox-data">£102.5 million (<span style="font-size:85%;">2022–23</span>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Staff</th><td class="infobox-data">746 <a href="/wiki/Full-time_equivalent" title="Full-time equivalent">FTE</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Volunteers </div></th><td class="infobox-data">800</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hrp.org.uk/">www<wbr />.hrp<wbr />.org<wbr />.uk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Historic Royal Palaces</b> is an independent charity that manages the United Kingdom's unoccupied royal palaces: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Tower_of_London" title="Tower of London">Tower of London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton_Court_Palace" title="Hampton Court Palace">Hampton Court Palace</a></li> <li>The State Apartments and Orangery at <a href="/wiki/Kensington_Palace" title="Kensington Palace">Kensington Palace</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Banqueting_House,_Whitehall" class="mw-redirect" title="Banqueting House, Whitehall">Banqueting House, Whitehall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kew_Palace" title="Kew Palace">Kew Palace</a> with <a href="/wiki/Queen_Charlotte%27s_Cottage" title="Queen Charlotte's Cottage">Queen Charlotte's Cottage</a> and <a href="/wiki/Great_Pagoda,_Kew_Gardens" title="Great Pagoda, Kew Gardens">Great Pagoda</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kew_Gardens" title="Kew Gardens">Kew Gardens</a></li></ul> <p>Historic Royal Palaces is also responsible for <a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_Castle" title="Hillsborough Castle">Hillsborough Castle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, the official residence in Northern Ireland of <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">the King</a>. </p><p>Historic Royal Palaces has managed the London palaces since 1989, and Hillsborough Castle since 2014. Occupied royal palaces, such as <a href="/wiki/Buckingham_Palace" title="Buckingham Palace">Buckingham Palace</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windsor_Castle" title="Windsor Castle">Windsor Castle</a>, are maintained by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Households_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal Households of the United Kingdom">Royal Household</a> Property Section, and some are open to the public. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Constitution">Constitution</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Constitution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historic Royal Palaces is established as a <a href="/wiki/Royal_charter" title="Royal charter">Royal Charter Body</a> with charitable status.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The objectives of Historic Royal Palace, as set out in its Royal Charter are, for the benefit of the nation: </p> <ul><li>to manage, conserve, renovate, repair, maintain and improve the Palaces to a high standard consistent with their status as buildings of Royal association and historic and/or architectural importance.</li> <li>to help everyone to learn about the Palaces, the skills required for their conservation and the wider story of how monarchs and people together have shaped society by providing public access, by exhibition, by events and education programmes, by the preparation of records, by research and by publication and by such other means as are appropriate.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Historic Royal Palaces is a Public Corporation but receives no funding from either the Government or <a href="/wiki/The_Crown" title="The Crown">the Crown</a>, with all of its costs met by self-generated income.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The London palaces themselves are owned by <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">the King</a> in right of the Crown, and Historic Royal Palaces is contracted by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport" title="Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport">Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport</a> to manage the five London palaces on his behalf. Hillborough Castle is owned by the Government and its management is contracted to Historic Royal Palaces by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland" title="Secretary of State for Northern Ireland">Secretary of State for Northern Ireland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Historic Royal Palaces' trading arm, Historic Royal Palaces Enterprises Limited, is company wholly-owned by Historic Royal Palaces responsible for running the charity's commercial activities.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governance">Governance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Board of Historic Royal Palaces consists of a Chair and eleven Trustees, all non-executive and unpaid. The Chair is appointed by the King on the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport" title="Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport">Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport</a>. Four Trustees are also appointed by the King, three as <a href="/wiki/Ex_officio_member" title="Ex officio member">ex-officio</a> appointments: the <a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_Royal_Collection" title="Director of the Royal Collection">Director of the Royal Collection</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Keeper_of_the_Privy_Purse" title="Keeper of the Privy Purse">Keeper of the Privy Purse</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Lord_Chamberlain" title="Lord Chamberlain">Lord Chamberlain</a>. The remaining Trustees are appointed by the Secretary of State, two ex-officio: the <a href="/wiki/Constable_of_the_Tower" title="Constable of the Tower">Constable of the Tower of London</a> and the Chairman of the Campaign Board.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Chief Executive is granted a general delegation to act on behalf of Trustees, save for reserved matters.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202318_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202318-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current Chief Executive is John Barnes, who has been in place since 2017. <a href="/wiki/Lucy_Worsley" title="Lucy Worsley">Lucy Worsley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Borman" title="Tracy Borman">Tracy Borman</a> are co-curators for the charity. <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Palaces_and_collections">Palaces and collections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Palaces and collections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Palaces">Palaces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Palaces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Tower_of_London">Tower of London</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tower of London"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tower_of_London_from_the_Shard_(8515883950).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Tower of London" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Tower_of_London_from_the_Shard_%288515883950%29.jpg/220px-Tower_of_London_from_the_Shard_%288515883950%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Tower_of_London_from_the_Shard_%288515883950%29.jpg/330px-Tower_of_London_from_the_Shard_%288515883950%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Tower_of_London_from_the_Shard_%288515883950%29.jpg/440px-Tower_of_London_from_the_Shard_%288515883950%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4728" data-file-height="3069" /></a><figcaption>Tower of London</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Tower_of_London" title="Tower of London">Tower of London</a> is a historic <a href="/wiki/Castle" title="Castle">castle</a> on the north bank of the <a href="/wiki/River_Thames" title="River Thames">River Thames</a> in <a href="/wiki/Central_London" title="Central London">central London</a>, founded toward the end of 1066 as part of the <a href="/wiki/Norman_Conquest" title="Norman Conquest">Norman Conquest</a>. The <a href="/wiki/White_Tower_(Tower_of_London)" title="White Tower (Tower of London)">White Tower</a>, which gives the castle its name, was built by <a href="/wiki/William_the_Conqueror" title="William the Conqueror">William the Conqueror</a> in 1078. The Tower of London has played a prominent role in <a href="/wiki/History_of_England" title="History of England">English history</a>, serving variously as an <a href="/wiki/Armory_(military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Armory (military)">armoury</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Treasury" title="Treasury">treasury</a>, a prison, a <a href="/wiki/Menagerie" title="Menagerie">menagerie</a>, the home of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mint" title="Royal Mint">Royal Mint</a>, a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Keepers_of_the_Records_in_the_Tower_of_London" title="List of Keepers of the Records in the Tower of London">public record office</a>, and the home of the <a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewels_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Jewels of England">Crown Jewels of England</a>. The Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a <a href="/wiki/Moat" title="Moat">moat</a>. </p><p>The chief attractions advertised by Historic Royal Palaces at the Tower include the Crown Jewels, the Tower <a href="/wiki/Ravens_of_the_Tower_of_London" title="Ravens of the Tower of London">Ravens</a>, the <a href="/wiki/White_Tower_(Tower_of_London)" title="White Tower (Tower of London)">White Tower</a> and surrounding battlements, and <a href="/wiki/St_John%27s_Chapel,_London" title="St John's Chapel, London">St John's Chapel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hampton_Court_Palace">Hampton Court Palace</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Hampton Court Palace"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hampton_Court_Palace,_West_Front_Richmond_upon_Thames_1193127_20230823_0016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Hampton Court Palace" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Hampton_Court_Palace%2C_West_Front_Richmond_upon_Thames_1193127_20230823_0016.jpg/220px-Hampton_Court_Palace%2C_West_Front_Richmond_upon_Thames_1193127_20230823_0016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Hampton_Court_Palace%2C_West_Front_Richmond_upon_Thames_1193127_20230823_0016.jpg/330px-Hampton_Court_Palace%2C_West_Front_Richmond_upon_Thames_1193127_20230823_0016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Hampton_Court_Palace%2C_West_Front_Richmond_upon_Thames_1193127_20230823_0016.jpg/440px-Hampton_Court_Palace%2C_West_Front_Richmond_upon_Thames_1193127_20230823_0016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7461" data-file-height="4975" /></a><figcaption>Hampton Court Palace</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Hampton_Court_Palace" title="Hampton Court Palace">Hampton Court Place</a> is a historic <a href="/wiki/Palace" title="Palace">palace</a> located on the north bank of the <a href="/wiki/River_Thames" title="River Thames">River Thames</a> near <a href="/wiki/Hampton,_London" title="Hampton, London">Hampton</a> in <a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/London_Borough_of_Richmond_upon_Thames" title="London Borough of Richmond upon Thames">London Borough of Richmond upon Thames</a>. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Wolsey" title="Thomas Wolsey">Cardinal Wolsey</a> began construction in 1514 of a royal palace, which was continued and expanded by <a href="/wiki/Henry_VIII" title="Henry VIII">Henry VIII</a> after Wolsey's demise in 1530. Hampton Court Palace went on to become a centre of royal power in the <a href="/wiki/Tudor_period" title="Tudor period">Tudor period</a>. The palace underwent extensive renovation in the <a href="/wiki/Baroque" title="Baroque">Baroque</a> style during the reign of <a href="/wiki/William_III_of_England" title="William III of England">William III</a>, designed by <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Wren" title="Christopher Wren">Christopher Wren</a>. <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a> opened the palace to the public in 1838. </p><p>Historic Royal Palaces advertises Hampton Court Palace as the "home of Henry VIII", focussing on the dramas and lives of <a href="/wiki/Henry_VIII" title="Henry VIII">Henry VIII</a>, his <a href="/wiki/Wives_of_Henry_VIII" title="Wives of Henry VIII">wives</a> and their children in the world of the Tudor court. The baroque palace built for William III and Mary II, 60 acres of gardens and Magic Garden adventure playground are key attractions.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_State_Apartments_and_Orangery_at_Kensington_Palace">The State Apartments and Orangery at Kensington Palace</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: The State Apartments and Orangery at Kensington Palace"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:King%27s_Gallery_-_Kensington_Palace_-_London,_England_-_DSC03932.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="State Apartments, Kensington Palace" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/King%27s_Gallery_-_Kensington_Palace_-_London%2C_England_-_DSC03932.jpg/220px-King%27s_Gallery_-_Kensington_Palace_-_London%2C_England_-_DSC03932.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/King%27s_Gallery_-_Kensington_Palace_-_London%2C_England_-_DSC03932.jpg/330px-King%27s_Gallery_-_Kensington_Palace_-_London%2C_England_-_DSC03932.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/King%27s_Gallery_-_Kensington_Palace_-_London%2C_England_-_DSC03932.jpg/440px-King%27s_Gallery_-_Kensington_Palace_-_London%2C_England_-_DSC03932.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>State Apartments, Kensington Palace</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Kensington_Palace" title="Kensington Palace">Kensington Palace</a> is a royal residence<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> set in <a href="/wiki/Kensington_Gardens" title="Kensington Gardens">Kensington Gardens</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Borough_of_Kensington_and_Chelsea" title="Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea">Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea</a> in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Kensington_Palace#King_and_Queen's_State_Apartments" title="Kensington Palace">State Apartments</a> were renovated in late 19th century and opened to the public (see History). </p><p>Historic Royal Palaces advertises Kensington Palace as the birthplace and childhood residence of <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a>, with the Jewel Room (containing jewellery commissioned by Queen Victoria) and the Queen's and King's State Apartments as key attractions.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Orangery is managed as a cafe and restaurant.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Banqueting_House,_Whitehall"><span id="The_Banqueting_House.2C_Whitehall"></span>The Banqueting House, Whitehall</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: The Banqueting House, Whitehall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Banqueting_House_in_London._(15987242674).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Banqueting House at Whitehall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Banqueting_House_in_London._%2815987242674%29.jpg/220px-Banqueting_House_in_London._%2815987242674%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Banqueting_House_in_London._%2815987242674%29.jpg/330px-Banqueting_House_in_London._%2815987242674%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Banqueting_House_in_London._%2815987242674%29.jpg/440px-Banqueting_House_in_London._%2815987242674%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Banqueting House at Whitehall</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Banqueting_House" title="Banqueting House">Banqueting House</a>, on <a href="/wiki/Whitehall" title="Whitehall">Whitehall</a> in the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Westminster" title="City of Westminster">City of Westminster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_London" title="Central London">central London</a>, is the only large surviving component of the <a href="/wiki/Palace_of_Whitehall" title="Palace of Whitehall">Palace of Whitehall</a>, being one of grandest surviving examples of the architectural genre of <a href="/wiki/Banqueting_house" title="Banqueting house">banqueting houses</a> in the classical style of <a href="/wiki/Palladian_architecture" title="Palladian architecture">Palladian architecture</a>. </p><p>The key attraction of the Banqueting House is the opulent decoration of the Banqueting Hall, including the ceiling painting by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Paul_Rubens" title="Peter Paul Rubens">Rubens</a> commissioned by <a href="/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" title="Charles I of England">Charles I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historic Royal Palaces highlights Banqueting House as the execution site of Charles I.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Kew_Palace_with_Queen_Charlotte's_Cottage_and_Great_Pagoda_at_Kew_Gardens"><span id="Kew_Palace_with_Queen_Charlotte.27s_Cottage_and_Great_Pagoda_at_Kew_Gardens"></span>Kew Palace with Queen Charlotte's Cottage and Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Kew Palace with Queen Charlotte's Cottage and Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Kew_Palace" title="Kew Palace">Kew Palace</a> is a historic palace within the grounds of <a href="/wiki/Kew_Gardens" title="Kew Gardens">Kew Gardens</a> on the south bank of the <a href="/wiki/River_Thames" title="River Thames">River Thames</a>, near Kew in <a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/London_Borough_of_Richmond_upon_Thames" title="London Borough of Richmond upon Thames">London Borough of Richmond upon Thames</a>. <a href="/wiki/Queen_Charlotte%27s_Cottage" title="Queen Charlotte's Cottage">Queen Charlotte's Cottage</a> is an 18th-century <a href="/wiki/Cottage_orn%C3%A9" title="Cottage orné">cottage orné</a> within the grounds of Kew Gardens. The <a href="/wiki/Great_Pagoda,_Kew_Gardens" title="Great Pagoda, Kew Gardens">Great Pagoda</a> was built in 1761 by Sir William Chambers as a present for <a href="/wiki/Princess_Augusta_of_Saxe-Gotha" title="Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha">Princess Augusta</a>, the founder of the <a href="/wiki/Kew_Gardens" title="Kew Gardens">Kew Gardens</a>. </p><p>Historic Royal Palaces advertises Kew Palace as the home of <a href="/wiki/George_III" title="George III">George III</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Queen Charlotte</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Royal Kitchens are a key attraction.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Hillsborough Castle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hillsborough_Castle,_Northern_Ireland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Hillsborough Castle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Hillsborough_Castle%2C_Northern_Ireland.jpg/220px-Hillsborough_Castle%2C_Northern_Ireland.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Hillsborough_Castle%2C_Northern_Ireland.jpg/330px-Hillsborough_Castle%2C_Northern_Ireland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Hillsborough_Castle%2C_Northern_Ireland.jpg/440px-Hillsborough_Castle%2C_Northern_Ireland.jpg 2x" data-file-width="954" data-file-height="700" /></a><figcaption>Hillsborough Castle</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_Castle" title="Hillsborough Castle">Hillsborough Castle</a> is a castle located in <a href="/wiki/Royal_Hillsborough" title="Royal Hillsborough">Royal Hillsborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Down" title="County Down">County Down</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>. The castle is the official residence in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland" title="Secretary of State for Northern Ireland">Secretary of State for Northern Ireland</a>, and of the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">British monarch</a> and other members of the <a href="/wiki/British_royal_family" title="British royal family">British royal family</a> when they visit the region, as well as a guest house for prominent international visitors. </p><p>Historic Royal Palaces cites the 100 acres of picturesque gardens and castle State Rooms as attractions.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collections">Collections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Collections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main categories of <a href="/wiki/Accession_number_(cultural_property)" title="Accession number (cultural property)">accessioned</a> heritage assets held by Historic Royal Palaces are: </p> <ul><li>The Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection (~11,000 items), a collection of largely British royal and court ceremonial dress (including the <a href="/wiki/Mary_Watson-Wentworth,_Marchioness_of_Rockingham" title="Mary Watson-Wentworth, Marchioness of Rockingham">Rockingham Mantua</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Travolta_dress" title="Travolta dress">Travolta Dress</a>), established at Kensington Palace in 1984.</li> <li>The general collection (~10,000 items), consisting of paintings, drawings, prints, furniture, sculpture, furnishing textiles, decorative arts and social history objects, chiefly displayed as part of the historic furnished interiors at the palaces.</li> <li>Architectural drawings archive (~22,000 items), containing both modern and historic drawings and copies. In addition Historic Royal Palaces curates ~30,000 architectural un-accessioned drawings in an archive of historic and modern drawings detailing the architectural histories of the palaces in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The drawings are a public record and held as an Architectural Drawings Collection under a place of deposit status at the Tower of London.</li> <li>Architectural and archaeological materials salvaged or excavated from the palaces, primarily used as a research archive. (~10,000 items).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202365–66_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202365–66-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tnone center"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:792px;max-width:792px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:278px;max-width:278px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:200px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Horse_Armour_at_the_White_Tower_in_the_Tower_of_London_(03).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Horse Armour at the White Tower" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Horse_Armour_at_the_White_Tower_in_the_Tower_of_London_%2803%29.jpg/276px-Horse_Armour_at_the_White_Tower_in_the_Tower_of_London_%2803%29.jpg" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/William_III%27s_Throne_Room%2C_Hampton_Court_Palace_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3775504.jpg/402px-William_III%27s_Throne_Room%2C_Hampton_Court_Palace_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3775504.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/William_III%27s_Throne_Room%2C_Hampton_Court_Palace_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3775504.jpg/536px-William_III%27s_Throne_Room%2C_Hampton_Court_Palace_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3775504.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center">William III's Throne Room, Hampton Court Palace</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Historic Royal Palaces also displays items on short and long-term loan, including: </p> <ul><li>The works of art displayed and stored at the palaces form part of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Collection" title="Royal Collection">Royal Collection</a>, owned by HM The King on behalf of the nation and administered by The Royal Collection Trust (~8,000 items).</li> <li>The displays of arms, armour and related material at the Tower of London belong to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Armouries" title="Royal Armouries">Royal Armouries</a> (~900 items).</li> <li>The artwork collection and other items on display at Hillsborough Castle (~1,500 items).</li> <li>Collection of jewellery associated with Queen Victoria from a private owner on display at Kensington Palace.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202366_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202366-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finances_and_commercial_activities">Finances and commercial activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Finances and commercial activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historic Royal Palaces is a Public Corporation but receives no funding from either the Government or <a href="/wiki/The_Crown" title="The Crown">the Crown</a>, with all of its costs met by self-generated income.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable floatright"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Historic Royal Palaces <p>Visitor figures 2023<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Tower of London </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,790,280 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hampton Court Palace </td> <td style="text-align:right">628,528 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kensington Palace </td> <td style="text-align:right">421,697 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kew Palace </td> <td style="text-align:right">156,584 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hillsborough Castle </td> <td style="text-align:right">91,977 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The charity primarily generates income from a combination of admissions and memberships, grants and donations, retail sales and other trading activities, and investment income. In the year to 31 March 2023, Historic Royal Palaces total income was £102.5m, more than half of which (£63.3m) coming from ticket admissions to the various sites, 80% of which was collected at the Tower of London.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202350_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202350-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Membership income from the 137,777 members totalled £4.6m. Retail income from the site gift shops and online sales totalled £15m, and functions and events raised £6.4m.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202336_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202336-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The charity's expenses are classified under the principal headings of 'Costs of raising funds' and 'Expenditure on charitable activities', comprising the direct expenditure (including staff<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and support costs) attributable to each activity.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202342_note_f)_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202342_note_f)-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total expenditure in the year to 31 March 2023 was £82.1m, of which £68.5m was allocated to expenditure on charitable activities, including £22.5m on Palaces (conservation work on both the buildings and collections; research; acquistions; and maintenance of buildings and grounds), £40.1m on Experiences (exhibitions; special events; online activities; schools projects and programmes; and community events); £4.8m on costs attributable to fund-raising, membership and sponsorships; and £1.2m on workplace Culture. The remaining £13.9m allocated to costs of raising funds included £9.9m on retail activities.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20237–13,_36–37_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20237–13,_36–37-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tnone center"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:792px;max-width:792px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:200px;max-width:200px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:124px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Historic_Royal_Palaces_Tower_of_London_Superbloom_2022.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Historic Royal Palaces Tower of London Superbloom 2022" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Historic_Royal_Palaces_Tower_of_London_Superbloom_2022.jpg/198px-Historic_Royal_Palaces_Tower_of_London_Superbloom_2022.jpg" decoding="async" width="198" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Historic_Royal_Palaces_Tower_of_London_Superbloom_2022.jpg/297px-Historic_Royal_Palaces_Tower_of_London_Superbloom_2022.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Historic_Royal_Palaces_Tower_of_London_Superbloom_2022.jpg/396px-Historic_Royal_Palaces_Tower_of_London_Superbloom_2022.jpg 2x" data-file-width="398" data-file-height="251" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center">Tower of London 'Superbloom' 2022</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:189px;max-width:189px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:124px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Food_Festival_2022.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Hampton Court Palace Food Festival 2022" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/55/Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Food_Festival_2022.jpg/187px-Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Food_Festival_2022.jpg" decoding="async" width="187" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/55/Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Food_Festival_2022.jpg/281px-Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Food_Festival_2022.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/55/Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Food_Festival_2022.jpg/374px-Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Food_Festival_2022.jpg 2x" data-file-width="387" data-file-height="258" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center">Hampton Court Palace Food Festival</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:189px;max-width:189px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:124px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Festival.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Hampton Court Palace Festival in the Base Court" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Festival.png/187px-Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Festival.png" decoding="async" width="187" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Festival.png/281px-Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Festival.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Festival.png/374px-Historic_Royal_Palaces_Hampton_Court_Palace_Festival.png 2x" data-file-width="387" data-file-height="258" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center">Hampton Court Palace Festival in the Base Court</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:206px;max-width:206px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:124px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Historic_Royal_Palaces_Kensington_Palace_Crown_to_Couture_2023.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Kensington Palace 'Crown to Couture' 2023" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Historic_Royal_Palaces_Kensington_Palace_Crown_to_Couture_2023.png/204px-Historic_Royal_Palaces_Kensington_Palace_Crown_to_Couture_2023.png" decoding="async" width="204" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Historic_Royal_Palaces_Kensington_Palace_Crown_to_Couture_2023.png/306px-Historic_Royal_Palaces_Kensington_Palace_Crown_to_Couture_2023.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Historic_Royal_Palaces_Kensington_Palace_Crown_to_Couture_2023.png 2x" data-file-width="403" data-file-height="247" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center">Kensington Palace 'Crown to Couture' 2023</div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Promotional imagery used in Historic Royal Palaces marketing materials for Experiences</div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Management_of_the_unoccupied_Royal_palaces_in_the_19th_and_20th_centuries">Management of the unoccupied Royal palaces in the 19th and 20th centuries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Management of the unoccupied Royal palaces in the 19th and 20th centuries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Management of the unoccupied Royal palaces in London was consolidated in the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Works_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)">Office of Works</a> over the course of the 19th and early 20th centuries. </p><p>Informal tours of <b>Hampton Court Palace</b> had been available since the Elizabethan era, and by the 18th century access to the Palace and tours of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Collection" title="Royal Collection">Royal Collection</a> were arranged for small groups by the housekeeper, and included in tourists' guide books.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThurley2003317-318_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThurley2003317-318-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hampton Court Palace was officially opened to the public in November 1838,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavis2024_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavis2024-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Office of Works made responsible for opening the Palace from Sunday to Thursday (closing Friday for cleaning).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThurley201320_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThurley201320-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/War_Office" title="War Office">War Office</a> and its predecessor bodies<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> had managed the <b>Tower of London</b> since the 15th century, using the <a href="/wiki/White_Tower_(Tower_of_London)" title="White Tower (Tower of London)">White Tower</a> as its headquarters and surrounding buildings for storage.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEImpeyParnell200047_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEImpeyParnell200047-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Responsibility for the repair and restoration of the external elevations of 'buildings of historical or national interest in the charge of the War Office' was transferred to the Office of Works in 1898, with the War Office retaining operational control of the active sites.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tower, along with all its military buildings, staff and tourist income<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was fully transferred to the Office of Works in 1903.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThurley201316-19,_50-51_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThurley201316-19,_50-51-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Kew Palace</b> and <b>Queen Charlotte's Cottage</b> in <a href="/wiki/Kew_Gardens" title="Kew Gardens">Kew Gardens</a> were transferred to the Office of Works in a deal brokered by its Permanent Secretary <a href="/wiki/Reginald_Brett,_2nd_Viscount_Esher" title="Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher">Lord Esher</a>, whereby in exchange the dilapidated <b>Kensington Palace</b> would be renovated as a residence for <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria's</a> children, and its <b>State Apartments</b> opened to the public<b>.</b><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThurley201351–52_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThurley201351–52-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_formation_of_Historic_Royal_Palaces">The formation of Historic Royal Palaces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: The formation of Historic Royal Palaces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1970 the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Public_Building_and_Works" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Public Building and Works">Ministry of Public Building and Works</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was absorbed into the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Environment" title="Secretary of State for the Environment">Department of the Environment</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a super-ministry created by the newly-elected <a href="/wiki/Heath_ministry" title="Heath ministry">Heath government</a>. The Ancient Monuments Department was amalgamated with the listed buildings section of the former Ministry of Housing in 1972 to create the Directorate of Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings (DAMHB) as a specialised and autonomous body overseeing English heritage monuments and buildings.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThurley2013235-236_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThurley2013235-236-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission (soon to be known as <a href="/wiki/English_Heritage" title="English Heritage">English Heritage</a>) was created in 1984<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>j<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by the <a href="/wiki/Second_Thatcher_ministry" title="Second Thatcher ministry">Thatcher government</a> to move the management of historic buildings from DAMHB outside of direct government control. The government did not think it appropriate however that the unoccupied royal palaces be included in the transfer (for fear of the appearance of <a href="/wiki/Privatization" title="Privatization">privatisation</a>), and the regulatory status of the palaces remain split across several bodies<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until a catastrophic fire at Hampton Court Palace in 1986 highlighted the deficiencies in the buildings' management.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>l<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThurley2003357,_383–386_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThurley2003357,_383–386-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After several changes in management and oversight, the unoccupied palaces were transferred out of the Department of the Environment to a dedicated <a href="/wiki/Executive_agency" title="Executive agency">executive agency</a> called <b>Historic Royal Palaces</b> on 1 October 1989, to be run as a commercial businesses under a chief executive. In 1998 Historic Royal Palaces became an independent charity contracted by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport" title="Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport">Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport</a> to manage the London palaces on behalf of <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">The King</a> in Right of Crown, and in 2014 by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland" title="Secretary of State for Northern Ireland">Secretary of State for Northern Ireland</a> to manage Hillsborough Castle.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Manchester" title="University of Manchester">University of Manchester</a> partnered with Historic Royal Palaces to carry out research on the <a href="/wiki/British_monarchy" class="mw-redirect" title="British monarchy">British monarchy</a>'s link to slavery with full access to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Archives" title="Royal Archives">Royal Archives</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Collection" title="Royal Collection">Royal Collection</a>. The study is expected to be completed by 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_royal_residences" title="List of British royal residences">List of British royal residences</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tales_from_the_Palaces" class="mw-redirect" title="Tales from the Palaces">Tales from the Palaces</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes_and_references">Notes and references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notes and references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></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-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A specialist fundraising committee.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Currently the official London residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank and their two sons.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">10% of admissions income was raised at Hampton Court Palace, and the remainder from the other sites.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Total staff costs for 746 FTE employees was £34.1m</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">e.g. The <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Ordnance" title="Board of Ordnance">Board of Ordnance</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Tower of London, Edinburgh Castle and <a href="/wiki/Dover_Castle" title="Dover Castle">Dover Castle</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Circa £2,500 per annum.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Successor to the Office of Works</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Along with the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Local_Government" title="Ministry of Housing and Local Government">Ministry of Housing and Local Government</a> and <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" title="Secretary of State for Transport">Ministry of Transport</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Under the terms of the <a href="/wiki/National_Heritage_Act#National_Heritage_Act_1983" title="National Heritage Act">National Heritage Act 1983</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Including <a href="/wiki/English_Heritage" title="English Heritage">English Heritage</a> (advisory), the <a href="/wiki/Property_Services_Agency" title="Property Services Agency">Property Services Agency</a> (buildings and maintenance), and the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Environment" title="Secretary of State for the Environment">Department of Environment</a> (management).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">During an October 1986 site visit a delegation including <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Environment" title="Secretary of State for the Environment">Secretary of State for the Environment</a> <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Ridley,_Baron_Ridley_of_Liddesdale" title="Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale">Nicholas Ridley</a> and his wife became trapped in a lift for nearly two hours.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="References">References</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Historic_Royal_Palaces&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces20233_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHistoric_Royal_Palaces2023">Historic Royal Palaces 2023</a>, p. 3.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202318-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Royal_Palaces202318_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHistoric_Royal_Palaces2023">Historic Royal Palaces 2023</a>, p. 18.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span 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A Historical Investigation of the Opening of Hampton Court Palace to the Public in the Nineteenth Century". <i>The Court Historian</i>. <b>29</b> (1): 17–32. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1080%2F14629712.2024.2321780">10.1080/14629712.2024.2321780</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Court+Historian&rft.atitle=An+Act+of+%27Queenly+Beneficence%27%3F+A+Historical+Investigation+of+the+Opening+of+Hampton+Court+Palace+to+the+Public+in+the+Nineteenth+Century&rft.volume=29&rft.issue=1&rft.pages=17-32&rft.date=2024&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1080%2F14629712.2024.2321780&rft.aulast=Davis&rft.aufirst=John+R.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHistoric+Royal+Palaces" class="Z3988"></span> </p><p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHistoric_Royal_Palaces2021" class="citation report cs1">Historic Royal Palaces (31 March 2021). 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Trustees' Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 (Report).</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=Trustees%27+Report+and+Financial+Statements+for+the+year+ended+31+March+2022&rft.date=2022-03-31&rft.au=Historic+Royal+Palaces&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHistoric+Royal+Palaces" class="Z3988"></span> </p><p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHistoric_Royal_Palaces2023" class="citation report cs1">Historic Royal Palaces (31 March 2023). 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