High public demand for tickets to picnic on Buckingham Palace’s lawns and explore its garden has forced the Royal Collection Trust (RCT) to temporarily stop taking new bookings.
Thousands have logged onto the website of the charity, which organises the openings of a number of royal residences, hoping to book a ticket after the self-guided garden tours were launched on Wednesday.
But the RCT said “very high” interest meant it had suspended sales but hoped to reopen them as soon as possible with more tickets on offer.
Demand has been so high that we have had to temporarily stop accepting new bookings #BuckinghamPalace. We will reopen sales as soon as possible, with a greater number of tickets available. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.