Got a Historic Royal Palace? Would like to increase ticket sales over the Christmas period? Simple, here’s what you need:

• A black & white CCTV camera, activated and pointing to:

• A large, mysterious wooden door (opened).

• A willing employee (in period costume)

For instant world-wide publicity, simply:

• Tell the employee to shut the door

• Send CCTV footage of this event to tabloid news paper claiming employee is actually a ghost.

And there you have it; spurred by the festive time of year when news should be fun and light-hearted, it shall be covered on all major news networks across the globe. Your ticket sales will surely sky-rocket over Christmas and into the New Year as visitors flock to see the ‘ghost’ for themselves.

• Google News Stories about the Hampton Court Ghost