Editing Linlithgow Palace (section)

==Present day==
Long-neglected, the palace passed into the care of the [[Commissioners of Woods and Forests]], together with the surrounding grounds, in 1832. It passed to the [[Office of Works]] in 1874. Major consolidation works were undertaken in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref>''Linlithgow Palace: Official Guide Book'' 1948</ref>

Today the palace is managed and maintained by [[Historic Environment Scotland]]. The site is open to visitors all year round, usually subject to an entrance fee for non-members, but on occasion the entry fee is waived during the organisation's "Doors open days".<ref>"[http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/places/propertyresults/propertydetail.htmhttp:/www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/places/events/event_detail.htm?calendarMonth=6&calendarYear=2008&eventVenue=PL_000&eventid=17449 Free weekend]". Historic Scotland.</ref> In summer the adjacent 15th-century parish church of St Michael is open for visitors, allowing a combined visit to two of Scotland's finest surviving medieval buildings. The site was visited by 103,312 people in 2019.<ref name="ALVA 2019 visitor numbers">{{cite web |title=ALVA – Association of Leading Visitor Attractions |url=https://www.alva.org.uk/details.cfm?p=423 |website=www.alva.org.uk |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref>

For over 40 years, tours of the palace for children have been led by 'Junior Guides', pupils at Linlithgow Primary School.<ref name="Linlithgow palace junior guides">{{cite web |title=Historic Environment |url=https://www.historicenvironment.scot/about-us/news/linlithgow-palace-junior-tour-guides-celebrate-40-years/. |website=www.historicenvironment.scot |access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Linlithgow Palace at Night.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|Linlithgow Palace at night]]
A [[Strathspey (dance)|Strathspey]] for bagpipes was composed in honour of Linlithgow Palace.<ref>Archie Cairns – Book 1 Pipe Music 'Linlithgow Palace' Strathspey 1995</ref>

The palace is said to be haunted by the spectre of [[Mary of Guise]], mother to Mary, Queen of Scots.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.scotsman.com/spookystories/Haunted-trail-of-Mary-Queen.2684937.jp | work=The Scotsman | title=Haunted trail of Mary, Queen of Scots – Scotsman.com News | date=8 December 2005}}</ref>

===Artistic and cultural uses===

On 4 December 2012, the French fashion house [[Chanel]] held its tenth ''Métiers d’Art'' show in the palace. The collection, designed by [[Karl Lagerfeld]], was called 'Paris-Édimbourg' and inspired by classic Scottish styling using tweed and [[tartan]] fabrics worn by models [[Stella Tennant]], [[Cara Delevingne]], and [[Edie Campbell]].

The show renewed media interest in the possibility of restoring the roof of the palace.<ref>[http://i-donline.com/2012/12/chanel-metiers-darts-paris-edimbourg/ Chanel ''Paris-Edimbourg''] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130411032739/http://i-donline.com/2012/12/chanel-metiers-darts-paris-edimbourg/ |date= 11 April 2013 }}: [http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2012/12/07/chanel-scotland-metiers-dart-show---behind-the-scenes-film Vogue ''Metiers d'Art'']: [http://www.scotsman.com/scotland-on-sunday/scotland/roof-for-linlithgow-palace-following-chanel-visit-1-2818974 ''Scotsman Newspaper'', 3 March 2013, 'Roof for Linlithgow']</ref>

In August 2014, a music festival was held on the palace's grounds called 'Party at the Palace'. This became a yearly event and again took place in 2015; from 2016 it was moved to the other side of the loch due to its popularity and need for more space. The festival still boasts views of the palace.

Some scenes in the time-travelling romance TV series ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]'' are set at a fictional castle for which Linlithgow Palace stands in; this has attracted a number of international tourists.<ref name="Barynes2020">{{cite news |last1=Baynes |first1=Richard |title='Outlander' TV Show Prompts Tourist Boom in Central Scotland |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/02/15/806282763/outlander-tv-show-prompts-tourist-boom-in-central-scotland |access-date=16 February 2020 |work=[[Weekend Edition Saturday]] |date=15 February 2020}}</ref>