Historic Royal Palaces

For the benefit of the nation: (a) to manage, conserve, renovate, repair, maintain and improve the palaces ("the palaces" being the tower of london; hampton court palace; the state apartments and orangery at kensington palace; the banqueting house, whitehall; kew palace with queen charlotte's cottage; and other palace or property considered by the trustees to be of royal association and historic and/or architectural importance and agreed by us and our secretary of state; together with any associated gardens, lands, buildings and contents other than the collection of the royal armouries) to a high standard consistent with their status as buildings of royal association and historic and/or architectural importance; and (b) to help everyone to learn about the palaces, the skills required for their conservation and the wider story of how monarchs and people together have shaped society by providing public access, by exhibition, by events and education programmes, by the preparation of records, by research and by publication and by such other means as are appropriate.