 a day there will cost a family of four a basic £75.40. And with hot chocolate up from £3.90 to £4.20 and fruit juice from £3.50 to £4 the bill becomes eye-watering. Single mum Lowri Williams, 52, says the huge hikes are 'a right royal rip off.' Lowri, from Blackpool, who relies on universal credit, added: 'It's just greedy. It's not like the King needs any more money. The royal family is essentially saying only those who can afford it are welcome. It's just wrong.' Another parent said: 'I'd love to take our kids but it's just not possible. How can they justify this?' It's a similar story at Buckingham Palace. Family entry is up from £93 to £102, a near 10% increase, while under-17s now pay £18 instead of £16.50 and adults £33 instead of £30. At the palace's Garden Café a child lunch bag (sandwich, raisins and juice) is up from £5.50 to £6.50 and ice cream from £3.50 to £3.75. At Windsor Castle, a junior day ticket is up from a fixed £13.50 to £15.50 advance or £16.50 at the gate (up 22%). Adults used to pay a flat £26.50 in the week and £28.50 on Saturdays. Now it's £28 in advance while the gate price is up 13% at £30. At Holyrood House, in Edinburgh, adult entry is up from a fixed £16.50 to £18 advance and £19.50 on the day. Child prices are £10 and £10.50, up from a fixed £9.50. Royal homes had a record 3){kind=link}
Many tourist destinations including Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle have seen inflation-busting hikes in fees, but the Royal Collection Trust said prices are bench-marked against other attractions
Families now need a king’s ransom to enjoy a day out at Britain’s royal palaces.
The historic institutions have slapped inflation-busting rises on their entry fees and topped that off with pricier food and drink. At Kensington Palace, the West London base of the Prince and Princess of Wales, child tickets have soared from £10 last year to £12.70 now. That’s 27%, or more than treble the 7.9 per cent rate of inflation.
With adult entry now £25 instead of £20 (25% up) a day there will cost a family of four a basic £75.40. And with hot chocolate up from £3.90 to £4.20 and fruit juice from £3.50 to £4 the bill becomes eye-watering.
Single mum Lowri Williams, 52, says the huge hikes are “a right royal rip off.” Lowri, from Blackpool, who relies on universal credit, added: “It’s just greedy. It’s not like the King needs any more money. The royal family is essentially saying only those who can afford it are welcome. It’s just wrong.” Another parent said: “I’d love to take our kids but it’s just not possible. How can they justify this?”