Spirit of England - Royal Palaces of England






ROYAL PALACES OF THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR





Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture.
The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror.
Since the time of Henry I it has been used by a succession of monarchs and is the longest-occupied palace in Europe.
The castle's lavish, early 19th-century State Apartments are architecturally significant, described by art historian Hugh Roberts as "a superb and unrivalled sequence of rooms widely regarded as the finest and most complete expression of later Georgian taste".
The castle includes the 15th-century St George's Chapel, considered by historian John Robinson to be "one of the supreme achievements of English Perpendicular Gothic" design.
More than five hundred people live and work in Windsor, making it the largest inhabited castle in the world.
In the grounds of Windsor Castle are the Royal Burial Grounds at Frogmore, which include the Royal Mausoleum where Queen-Empress Victoria and the Prince Consort Albert are laid to rest.





Windsor Castle - Crimson Room




Windsor Castle - Green Drawing Room




Windsor Castle - Green Drawing Room




Windsor Castle - Grand Reception Room



Arms of the Most Noble order of the Garter




Windsor Castle - St George's Chapel






Buckingham Palace - from St Jame's Park





Buckingham Palace - Main Gates





Buckingham Palace - Grand Staircase






Buckingham Palace - White Drawing Room






Buckingham Palace - White Drawing Room






Buckingham Palace - Green Drawing Room






Buckingham Palace - Blue Drawing Room





Buckingham Palace - Throne Room







Ceremonial Processional Staircase
Royal Palace of Westminster







State Opening of Parliament
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip being greeted by
the Lord Great Chamberlain - David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley KCVO
Royal Palace of Westminster





Throne in the Robing Room
Royal Palace of Westminster







State Opening of Parliament
Royal Palace of Westminster







The Throne
Royal Palace of Westminster



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