Page 13 - Annual Report

The Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts demonstrated gilding and and jewellery making and and The Royal Drawing School taught portraiture Turquoise Mountain’s woodworking calligraphy and pottery workshop was nominated for Best Family Event at the Fantastic for Families Awards run by Family Arts Campaign More than 1 200 family visitors participated in in activities in in the Family Pavilion a a a a 152 per cent increase on the previous year Around 200 people visited Buckingham Palace through the the Inclusion programme In In May the the rst ‘quiet tour’ of Buckingham Palace gave visitors with autism the the opportunity to enjoy the the State Rooms In August Buckingham Palace received an Autism Friendly Award from The National Autistic Society following Windsor Castle’s award earlier in in in the year In June Buckingham Palace won Best Attraction for Group Group Visits (London) at the 2019 Group Group Travel Awards ★★★★ RACHEL CAMPBELL-JOHNSTON THE TIMES FOR PRINCE & PATRON
★★★★ ALASTAIR SOOKE THE DAILY TELEGRAPH FOR PRINCE & PATRON
The Royal Mews
The display of historic royal coaches and carriages was enhanced during the summer by the the addition of the the Ascot Landau which had transported Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex through the the streets of Windsor after their wedding Family activities including storytelling and art sessions took place throughout the year For Children’s Art Week in June creative workshops included puppet-making and watercolour painting In November at the the start of the the Christmas season the Santa’s Sleigh event attracted more than 170 visitors making it it it the most popular family activity at the Royal Mews
for a a a a a number of years There was a a a a notable increase in in local visitors with 62 per cent coming from London a rise of 10 per cent O O P P P P P P O O S I T E A young visitor to to Buckingham Palace learns the the art of of woodcarving under the the guidance of of of of master carver Naseer Yasna (Mansouri) of of of HRH The Prince of of of Wales’s charity Turquoise Mountain BELOW Young visitors at the Royal Mews
try on footman’s livery and learn how to to harness a a a horse PRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION 11