What's happening at Banqueting House? March 2011

There are plenty of great activites and events this March!

Press release

There are plenty of great activities on offer during March at Historic Royal Palaces!

Don’t forget HRP membership is the most cost-effective way to visit our palaces, giving unlimited free entry to all five palaces for a whole year! Prices start at only £43.00 for individual membership! Visit www.hrp.org.uk for information about membership.

LUNCHTIME CONCERT
Banqueting House
‘Music to dine for’
21 March
13.00 (From 12.15 a buffet lunch is served in the Undercroft)
The Chamber Ensemble of London, directed by Peter Fisher, present a lunchtime concert with culinary connections and a buffet lunch.

Performances under the magnificent Rubens ceiling include
- “Food, Glorious Food” composed by Lionel Bart and appetisingly arranged for string orchestra
- Concerto Grosso in F Op.6 No.2 composed by George Frederic Handel
- Variations on ‘The Roast Beef of Old England”, a start from grand naval dinners, composed by Clive Jenkins
- Sonata No.3 in C composed by Gioacchino Rossini (of tournedos fame)
- Tafelmusik (Trio in Eb) composed by Georg Phillip Telemann and composed for post prandial relaxation
- “Tarte au Citron” composed by Clive Jenkins, a just dessert
- “Pink Champagne Overture” composed by Johann Strauss II to wash it all down

Tickets £20 each. Advanced booking is essential. To book tickets call 020 3166 6153 or purchase in person from Banqueting House

Notes to editors

All events and materials are included in the general admission ticket price for each palace unless stated otherwise that a separate ticket is needed.

All events are subject to change, please check www.hrp.org.uk for up-to-date information on prices, opening times and details on event booking.

For further information about events and listings please contact Historic Royal Palaces Press Office on 020 3166 6166 or email press@hrp.org.uk or visit http://www.hrp.org.uk/

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Prices from 1 March 2011

_Palace	_Adult	_Conc	_Child	_Family
_{Historic Royal Palaces Memebrship (free admission to the palaces for a year)}	_{£43.00 (1 adult) £65.00 (2 adults)}	_n/a	_n/a	_{£56 (1 adult) £83 (2 adults)}
_{Tower of London*}	_£19.80	_£17.05	_£10.45	_£55.00
_{Hampton Court}_Palace*	_£15.95	_£13.20	_£8.00	_£43.45
_{Kensington Palace*}	_£13.75	_£12.10	_£6.90	_TBC
_{Banqueting House*}	_£5.50	_£4.40	_Free	_n/a
_{Kew Palace*}	_£5.83	_£4.95	_Free	_n/a

*All individual ticket prices include a voluntary donation

NB: ticket for Kew Palace does not include admission ticket to Kew Gardens which must also be purchased.

Historic Royal Palaces is the independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House, Kensington Palace and Kew Palace. We help everyone explore the story of how monarchs and people have shaped society, in some of the greatest palaces ever built.

We receive no funding from the Government or the Crown, so we depend on the support of our visitors, members, donors, volunteers and sponsors.

These palaces are owned by The Queen on behalf of the nation, and we manage them for the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

We believe in four principles. Guardianship: giving these palaces a future as long and valuable as their past. Discovery: encouraging people to make links with their own lives and today’s world. Showmanship: doing everything with panache. Independence: having our own point of view and finding new ways to do our work. http://www.hrp.org.uk/ registered charity number 1068852 -ends-

What's happening at Banqueting House? March 2011

What's happening at Banqueting House? March 2011

There are plenty of great activites and events this March!

Press release

Notes to editors

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