 The Royal School of Needlework is based at Hampton Court Palace and is engaged in textile restoration and conservation , as well as training professional embroiderers through a new 2 @-@ year Foundation Degree programme ( in conjunction with the University for the Creative Arts ) with a top @-@ up to full BA ( Hons ) being available for the first time in the 2011 / 12 academic year . Previously , apprentices were trained by an intensive 3 @-@ year in @-@ house programme . It is a registered charity and receives commissions from public bodies and individuals , including the Hastings embroidery of 1965 commemorating the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings the following year , and the Overlord embroidery of 1968 commemorating the D @-@ Day invasion of France during World War II , now in the D @-@ Day museum in Southsea , Portsmouth . 
