Windsor Castle will be opening its doors for £1 in 2025.
People receiving universal credit and certain benefits will be able to explore the royal residence for the cut-price fee between January and April.
Each eligible visitor can bring up to five members of their household to the Berkshire castle for the same price.
This initiative is part of a larger effort to make the royal residences more inclusive and welcoming to all.
In addition to this, guided tours of St James’s Palace in London will be available on selected weekends in spring 2025.
The tours will include a view of the Chapel Royal, where Prince George and Prince Louis were christened.
These tours follow trial openings several years ago.
Buckingham Palace is also expanding its programme, allowing access to its East Wing outside the traditional summer tourist season.
The Royal Collection Trust’s (RCT) expansion was prompted by the success of this year’s summer opening, which attracted a record-breaking number of visitors.
The East Wing, which includes the famous central balcony, was opened to the public for the first time since it was built 175 years ago.
It was reported early in the King’s reign that Charles planned to give people greater access to the palace all year round.
The 90-minute guided tours, costing £90, will provide an in-depth look at the history of the East Wing’s rooms from January to May, a time when the palace is not usually open to the public.
The royal residence, which serves as monarchy HQ and is the King’s official London residence, is undergoing a £369 million refurbishment to update the palace’s electrical cabling, plumbing, and heating system over 10 years.
Visitors will be able to enter through the palace’s front gates and proceed across the forecourt, just as guests do for official royal events.
Visitors will get the chance to tour the Centre Room, with a view of the balcony and the Victoria Memorial, explore the Yellow Drawing Room, with its towering Chinese porcelain pagodas, and visit the 240-feet-long Principal Corridor.
Guided tours of the palace’s State Rooms, which do not include the East Wing, are already offered during the winter months, from November to January, with some tours in late spring and around Easter time.
The extra East Wing tours will be seen as a shift towards greater public access to the historic building throughout the year.
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