Old soldiers' home in the ranks before receiving a commission. The site for the Royal Hospital was an area of Chelsea which held an incomplete building "Chelsey College", a theological college James I founded in 1609. The Royal Hospital opened its doors to the Chelsea Pensioners in 1692 for "the relief and succour" of veterans. Some of the first soldiers admitted included those injured at the Battle of Sedgemoor. The hospital maintains a 'military-based culture which puts a premium on comradeship'. The in-pensioners are formed into three companies, each headed by a Captain of Invalids (an ex-Army officer responsible for the 'day to
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh site was offered for sale as a development opportunity with the expectation of significant interest. In February 2017 a local community development trust was formed to support a bid by residents to acquire the site. The building and site were eventually sold to a Liverpool-based property developer. When the hospital moves to its new location in Little France, it will be renamed as the "Royal Hospital for Children and Young People". In 2011, 6-year old Jack Henderson made the headlines by raising money for the hospital that cared for his brother, in exchange for drawings he had created. He originally