Said to be the longest-occupied royal residence in all of Europe, the year-old castle has many secrets hidden along its queenly corridors. Read on for 10 facts you never knew about this world-famous palace. With an incredible 1, rooms, Windsor castle has been in continuous occupation for more than years. It was William the Conqueror who chose the site, as it was high above the River Thames and located conveniently beside a Saxon hunting ground. Though the British public believed the royals were sleeping at Buckingham Palace during World War II, it was actually at Windsor castle where the young Queen and her family spent their time as the Germans bombed England.
A top-class addition to your visit to Windsor would be watching the iconic changing of the guard. The stiff-lipped guards in their uniforms of blood red and striking bearskin hats move in immaculate formation during a 45 minute ceremony known formally as Guard Mounting: the official handover of the responsibility of guarding the royals.
In Windsor, cars often stop for the spectacular display which takes place at 11am on most days of the month. In fact, this annexe of Windsor Castle ranks next to Westminster Abbey as a royal burial spot.
Windsor Castle is home to part of the largest art collection in the world owned by the British Foyal Family. The walls of the State Apartments at Windsor Castle are heaving with the finest examples of this proud collection. Though the legend says Richard Westmacott who designed The Copper Horse ended his own life after forgetting to add the stirrups, this is widely believed to be far from the truth. The blaze, which took place on November 20th, caused extensive damage to certain paintings and an organ, though many of the paintings had been moved by coincidence the previous day.
Her Majesty the Queen was alerted to the incident by Prince Andrew. Of course, Buckingham Palace's royal residence ought to be more than sufficient for Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip. It's been spacious enough for royalty since , per Royal. The 52 royal and guest bedrooms are enough to accommodate, well, pretty much anyone — it's worth noting the palace also boasts staff bedrooms. But you won't believe how many bathrooms Buckingham Palace, the Queen's home, actually has.
Let's just say it is way more than anyone should ever need — and we can't imagine what goes into keeping them all clean! Today these apartments hold artwork from the Royal Collection, including pieces by Rembrandt, Rubens, and Canaletto.
Today the Queen uses the Semi-State Rooms for official entertaining. British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens worked for three years, from to , to build this room. The result is arguably the most famous dollhouse in the world. It is a nearly perfect scale replica of a s aristocratic home. It includes a library filled to bursting with books from the literary titans of the time, a fully stocked wine cellar and a garden created by Gertrude Jekyll.
It even has working electricity, hot and cold running water and operating lifts elevators. It is particularly noted for its stone-fan vaulting. It is also the planned burial place of Queen Elizabeth II. Beyond the castle walls, in Home Park, is Frogmore.
There are numerous watercolors painted by Victoria and her daughters, Princesses Victoria and Louise, on display. The streets of Windsor welcomed the couple in a horse-drawn carriage procession. Harry and Meghan renovated Frogmore to use as their home before moving to the United States.
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