Editing Royal Pavilion (section)

==Purchase by Brighton==
[[Image:Pavilion.jpg|thumb|The Royal Pavilion at dusk]]

After the death of George IV in 1830, his successor [[William IV]] also stayed in the pavilion on his frequent visits to Brighton. [[Queen Victoria]], however, disliked Brighton and the lack of privacy at the pavilion. Brighton became accessible to Londoners by rail in 1841, increasing its popularity with the masses. In addition, the pavilion was cramped for her growing family. Famously, Queen Victoria disliked the constant attention she attracted in Brighton, saying "the people here are very indiscreet and troublesome".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chainey|first1=Graham|title=Queen Victoria and an end to Brighton's royal connection|publisher=Brighton and Hove Independent|date=26 December 2014}}</ref>

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| short_title           = Brighton Royal Pavilion Act 1850
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| parliament            = Parliament of the United Kingdom
| long_title            = An Act to enable the Commissioners acting under an Act passed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, for better regulating, paving, improving, and managing the Town of Brighthelmston in the County of Sussex, and the Poor thereof, to purchase, improve, and manage the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, and the Grounds thereof, and to enlarge, extend, and apply the Powers and Provisions of the same Act with reference thereto.
| year                  = 1850
| citation              = [[13 & 14 Vict.]] c. v
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| royal_assent          = 17 May 1850
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| repealing_legislation = [[Brighton Corporation Act 1931]]
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She purchased an estate and land that was redeveloped for [[Osborne House]] in the Isle of Wight, which became the summer home of the royal family. After her last visit to Brighton in 1845, the government planned to sell the building and grounds. The Brighton Improvement Commissioners and the Brighton Vestry successfully petitioned the government to sell the Pavilion to the town for £53,000 in 1850 under the '''{{visible anchor|Brighton Royal Pavilion Act 1850}}''' ([[13 & 14 Vict.]] c. v).<ref>{{cite book|last=Dale|first=Antony|title=Brighton Town and Brighton People|year=1977|publisher=Phillimore|location=Chichester|page=221|isbn=0-85033-219-2}}</ref> The sale helped fund furnishing of Osborne House.

In 1860, the adjacent royal stables were converted to a concert hall, now known as the [[Brighton Dome]]. The town used the building as [[assembly rooms]]. Many of the Pavilion's original fixtures and fittings were removed on the order of the royal household at the time of the sale, most ending up either in [[Buckingham Palace]] or [[Windsor Castle]]. In the late 1860s, Queen Victoria returned to Brighton large quantities of unused fittings. [[George V]] and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] returned more furnishings after the [[First World War]].

Since the end of the [[Second World War]], the municipality of Brighton has worked to restore the Pavilion to its state at the time of King George IV. The city was encouraged in the 1950s by the permanent loan of over 100 items of furniture from Queen [[Elizabeth II]]. It has undertaken an extensive programme of restoring the rooms, reinstating stud walls, and creating replicas of some original fittings and occasionally pieces of furniture.

In 2020, management and operation of the Royal Pavilion & Museums' buildings and collections were transferred from Brighton & Hove City Council to a new charity: the Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/about-us/royal-pavilion-museums-trust/|title=The Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust|website=Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton and Hove}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/31012018-brighton-pavilion-and-museums-staff-concerned-about-trust-move|title=Brighton Pavilion and Museums staff "concerned" about trust move|website=Museums Association|date=31 January 2018 }}</ref>