Christmas Exclusive

The Christmas decorations are out at Windsor Castle! 🎅🎁

A 20-ft Norwegian Spruce was felled in the Great Park for St George's Hall (photos 2 and 3).

German-born Queen Charlotte, consort to George III, introduced the first Christmas tree 🎄 to Windsor in the late 1700s, in the form of a yew branch, but it was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert who popularised it in Britain.

The huge tree (photos 1, 4, 5) takes TWO full days to decorate, with 3,000 lights, and hundreds of iridescent ornaments. Quite beautiful!

The rest of the castle gets the festive treatment, too - including the Queen's Gallery (photo 6), and the Grand Staircase, furnished with a large collection of arms and armour (7).

A special display has been put on in the State Dining Room (8, 9, 10): the Grand Service is laid out to mark 200 years since George IV’s accession to the throne.

The 4000+ piece silver-gilt dining set was commissioned by George (as Prince Regent) in 1806 and is used at State Banquets today.

These decorations can be seen from tomorrow (3rd December) as Windsor Castle opens up to visitors once more.

Booking is essential - get tickets here https://www.rct.uk/visit/windsor-castle#/tickets

📸 - © Queen Elizabeth II/

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