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    • Press releases 2018
      • Hillsborough Castle planning application approved
      • Historic Royal Palaces and cutting edge theatre company differencEngine will present The People’s Revolt
      • Historic Royal Palaces explores LGBT+ stories from the royal bedchamber
      • Orangery Yard project at Kensington Palace
      • Tower of London appoints new Chief Beefeater
      • What’s on at Historic Royal Palaces April to June 2017
      • Hampton Court Palace to host the first ever Real Tennis Champions Trophy
      • Sue Wilkinson MBE appointed as Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces
      • Step into the 1950s at Hillsborough Castle
      • Tower of London welcomes new ‘Beefeater’
      • What’s happening at Historic Royal Palaces, January - March 2018?
      • Expect more than mince pies and mulled wine at this year’s BBC Good Food’s Festive FEAST
      • Tower of London welcomes new ‘Beefeater’
      • Enrol in Knight School and Defend the Tower of London
      • What’s happening at Historic Royal Palaces, April-June 2018?
      • ‘Beefeater’ no.408 is latest recruit at the Tower of London
      • Historic Royal Palaces brings to life stories of suffrage
      • Historic Royal Palaces announces Inua Ellams as its first Poet in Residence for the Tower of London
      • Head out on a hunt for the Lindt Gold Bunny this Easter at Hampton Court Palace
      • Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians this May half term at Hampton Court Palace
      • Rediscover Hampton Court Palace’s famous Tudor Kitchens in 2018
      • Dazzling display of historic royal jewels go on show at Kensington Palace
      • Find the magical Lindt Gold Bunny at Hampton Court Palace this Easter
      • Become a ‘dragonologist’ this summer and discover the newly restored Great Pagoda at Kew
      • What’s happening at Historic Royal Palaces, July-September 2018?
      • Real Tennis Champions Trophy returns to Hampton Court Palace
      • Palace gardeners create WW1 tribute garden at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
      • Pomp, pageantry and peril: Hampton Court Palace’s jousting tournament returns for another bout of action
      • Hillsborough Castle announces plans for a new Walled Garden
      • Army Air Corps serviceperson soars to new heights as Tower of London’s latest ‘Beefeater’ recruit
      • Dragons return to The Great Pagoda at Kew after 200-year absence
      • HRH The Prince of Wales visits the newly restored Great Pagoda at Kew
      • What’s happening at Historic Royal Palaces, October – November 2018?
      • Party like it’s 1445: Family festival Go Medieval returns to the Tower of London
      • Meet magical creatures this October half term as fantasy children’s book series Beast Quest comes to life at Hampton Court Palace
      • Scare yourselves silly this Halloween at Historic Royal Palaces
      • Exciting new plans announced for Hillsborough Courthouse and Fort
      • Historic Royal Palaces to mark the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth with major new exhibition at Kensington Palace
      • Secrets of royal fashion history revealed in free online course from Historic Royal Palaces
      • Beyond the Deepening Shadow: The Tower Remembers
      • Get into the seasonal spirit this Christmas at Historic Royal Palaces
      • Retrace Sir Walter Raleigh’s fascinating story at the Tower of London this October half term
      • What’s happening at Historic Royal Palaces, January – March 2019?
      • Enjoy a large helping of Christmas spirit at the Hampton Court Palace Festive Fayre
      • It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Hillsborough Castle!
      • Kensington Palace to host display of costumes from star-studded Queen Anne film The Favourite
    • Press releases 2017
      • A hidden history discover the Lost Palace of Whitehall
      • Ghost Tours at Hampton Court Palace
      • New exhibition at Hampton Court Palace to mark 300th anniversary of Capability Brown’s birth
      • What’s on at Historic Royal Palaces, January to March 2017
      • Fashion Rules: Restyled
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      • What’s happening at Historic Royal Palaces, April - June 2019?
      • Make the medieval grade with Knight School at the Tower of London
      • Historic Hillsborough clock chimes for first time in decades
      • Laura McCorry appointed as Head of Hillsborough Castle and Gardens
      • Celebrate the arrival of spring as the Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt returns to Hampton Court Palace
      • Hop on over to Kensington Palace this Easter for the arrival of the Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt!
      • The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visit Hillsborough Castle and Gardens in Northern Ireland ahead of public opening
      • Claire Woods appointed as Gardens Manager at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens
      • Hillsborough Castle and Gardens invites you to ‘Be Our Guest’ this Easter
      • Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors Live on Stage this May half term at the Tower of London
      • Kensington Palace celebrates 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth with commemorative floral display
      • What’s happening at Historic Royal Palaces, July - September 2019?
      • Rare surviving piece of dress once worn by Elizabeth I to go on display at Hampton Court Palace alongside world-famous ‘Rainbow Portrait’
      • Tower of London welcomes new arrivals as raven chicks born at the infamous fortress for first time in 30 years!
      • Food glorious food at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens’ Inaugural Food Festival 2019
      • All the ingredients for a mouth-watering summer at the Historic Royal Palaces Food Festivals
      • Real Tennis Champions Trophy comes home to Hampton Court Palace
      • Do you have what it takes to escape the Tower of London this summer?
      • Robert Swannell CBE appointed Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces and Chairman of its Campaign Board
      • Games and revelry fit for a King at Henry VIII’s Sporting Academy, Hampton Court Palace
      • Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians Live on Stage this August at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens
      • Feast like a King at the Hampton Court Palace Food Festival
      • What’s happening at Historic Royal Palaces, October - December 2019?
      • RAF serviceperson on ‘cloud nine’ as Tower of London’s latest ‘Beefeater’ recruit
      • Sarah Jenkins appointed Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces
      • Feast in the moat at the Tower of London Food Festival
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