Formation 1989 Location United Kingdom CEO Michael Day (2003–) Founded 1998, United Kingdom | Membership 80,000 (2015) Phone +44 20 3166 6000 Number of volunteers 300 | |
Key people Rupert Gavin (Chairman)Michael Day (CEO)Lucy Worsley (Chief curator)Tracy Borman (Chief curator) Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturdayClosed Revenue 92.2 million GBP (2014–2015) Profiles | ||
Historic royal palaces
Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity that manages some of the United Kingdom's unoccupied royal palaces.
These are:
Historic Royal Palaces was originally set up in 1989 as an executive agency of the Department of the Environment. In 1998 it became an independent charity, which is contracted by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to manage the palaces on behalf of the Queen. It receives no funding from the Government or the Crown, depending on the support of visitors, members, donors, volunteers and sponsors. 4.25 million people visited the palaces in the 2014–15 financial year.
Occupied royal palaces, such as Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, are maintained by the Royal Household Property Section, and some are open to the public.
The organisation is jointly curated by Lucy Worsley and Tracy Borman.