UK: Historic sites associated with royal family drew more than £500m in tourism revenue in 2009
Overseas tourists spent more than £500m visiting attractions associated with the history of the Royal family last year, a report by VisitBritain found.
Of the 30 million tourists in 2009, 5.8 million visited a castle, another five million went to a historic house, while 6.4 million saw a religious monument.
The top tourist spots were the Tower of London, the National Maritime Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace were also among the most visited sites.