Sir Nicholas Coleridge has been reappointed by the King as Chair of Historic Royal Palaces for the period from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. He was first appointed to the role in November 2023.

Coleridge, a CBE, has chaired The King's Foundation since 2026 and chaired the Victoria and Albert Museum from 2015 to 2023. He spent thirty years at the Condé Nast media group, serving successively as Editorial Director, Managing Director and President, and has chaired the Professional Publishers Association, the British Fashion Council and the Prince of Wales' Campaign for Wool. He was Co-Chair of the late Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Pageant and is the author of fifteen books, fiction and non-fiction.

The Chair of Historic Royal Palaces is not remunerated. The appointment was made under the Cabinet Office's Governance Code on Public Appointments, with the process regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The department stated that Coleridge has donated to the Conservative and Unionist Party in the last five years.