Nicola Andrews

Nicola joined Historic Royal Palaces in August 2018 as Palaces Group Director for Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace and Kew Palace (including Queen Charlotte’s Cottage, the Royal Kitchens and the Great Pagoda – all within the grounds of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). In addition to this, Nicola also oversees The Banqueting House and Hillsborough Castle & Gardens. She is responsible for operations across all of these sites, as well as for the management and maintenance of the palaces and their grounds and estates, and the functions and events held there. She is also responsible for ensuring there is an integrated Plan for each Palace showing how each will be contributing to HRP’s strategy.

Nicola joined Historic Royal Palaces with 23 years experience gained at the National Trust. She worked in a wide range of departments over that time, including operations, external affairs, conservation, HR and finance. Most recently she held the role of Central Operations and Consultancy Director, with responsibility for leading delivery of the Trust’s strategy through operational and consultancy teams across the organisation; development of the organisation’s visitor growth strategy; and for operational risk and compliance. Nicola also headed up the corporate planning, performance management, and project and acquisition processes, in support of the Executive team and Board of Trustees.

Nicola is currently a Trustee of the Dorneywood Trust.