Sir Robert Dudley, having tried and failed to establish his legitimacy in front of the Court of the Star Chamber, went to Italy in 1605.[1] In the same year Sir Thomas Chaloner, governor (and from 1610 chamberlain) to James I's eldest son Prince Henry, was commissioned to oversee repairs to the castle and its grounds, including the planting of gardens, the restoration of fish-ponds and improvement to the game park.[109] During 1611–12 Dudley arranged to sell Kenilworth Castle to Henry, by then Prince of Wales.[108] Henry died before completing the full purchase, which was finalised by his brother, Charles,[110] who bought out the interest of Dudley's abandoned wife, Alice Dudley.[108] When Charles became king, he gave the castle to his wife, Henrietta Maria; he bestowed the stewardship on Robert Carey, Earl of Monmouth, and after his death gave it to Carey's sons Henry and Thomas.[111] Kenilworth remained a popular location for both King James I and his son Charles, and accordingly was well maintained.[5] The most famous royal visit occurred in 1624, when Ben Jonson's The Masque of Owls at Kenilworth was performed for Charles.[30]