(whose predecessor Sir Stephen Fox was instrumental in founding the hospital in the seventeenth century). The purpose of the Board is 'to guide the development of The Royal Hospital, ensuring the care and well-being of the residents who live there and safeguarding the historic buildings and grounds, which it owns in trust'. Royal Hospital is also a ward of the Kensington and Chelsea Council. The population at the 2011 Census was 7,252. List of governors The following is a list of those who have served as Governor: Brigadier General Thomas Stanwix 1714–1720 Lieutenant General Charles Churchill 1720–1722 Lieutenant General William Evans 1722–1740 Field Marshal Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet 1740–1768 Field Marshal Sir George Howard 1768–1795 Field Marshal The Marquess Townshend 1795–1796 General Sir William Fawcett 1796–1804 General Sir David Dundas 1804–1820 Field Marshal Sir Samuel Hulse 1820–1837 General Sir Edward Paget 1837–1849 General Sir George Anson 1849 General Sir Colin Halkett 1849–1856 Field Marshal Sir Edward Blakeney 1856–1868 Field Marshal Sir Alexander Woodford 1868–1870 General Sir John Pennefather 1870–1872 Lt-General Sir Sydney Cotton 1872–1874 Field Marshal Sir Patrick Grant 1874–1895 Field Marshal Sir Donald Stewart, 1st Baronet 1895–1900 Field Marshal Sir Henry Norman 1901–1904 Field Marshal Sir George White 1905–1912 General Sir Neville Lyttelton 1912–1931 General Sir Walter Braithwaite 1931–1938 General Sir Harry Knox 1938–1943 General Sir Clive Liddell 1943–1949 General Sir Bernard Paget 1949–1956 General Sir Cameron Nicholson 1956–1961 General Sir Frank Simpson 1961–1969 General Sir Charles Jones 1969–1975 General Sir Antony Read 1975–1981 General Sir Robert Ford 1981–1987 General Sir Roland Guy 1987–1993 General Sir Brian Kenny 1993–1999 General Sir Jeremy Mackenzie 1999–2006 General The Lord Walker of Aldringham 2006–2011 General Sir Redmond Watt 2011–2018 General Sir Adrian Bradshaw 2018–present See also Chelsea Flower Show Healthcare in London List of hospitals in England International: Royal Hospital Kilmainham (equivalent in Dublin) Les Invalides, the complex which houses the French equivalent of the Royal Hospital Institution des Invalides de la Legion Etrangere (French Foreign Legion equivalent) Old soldiers' home (USA) References Sources External links Official website Selected Royal Hospital Chelsea Service Records available from the UK National Archives RHS Chelsea Flower Show official website Royal Hospital Chelsea Museum 1692 establishments in England Army museums in London British Army Buildings and structures completed in 1692 Chelsea, London Christopher Wren buildings in London Domes Grade I listed buildings in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Grade I listed hospital buildings