Tis the season: Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest inhabited castle in Britain, is always a holiday delight, bedecked in seasonal décor and offering visitors a festive experience steeped in royal history. For those who can’t be there in Christmas morning, here’s a wee peek at what the royal family will wake up to.
In St George’s Hall, the largest room in the Castle, a towering, six-metre-high Nordmann fir tree grown in Windsor Great Park has been decked with over 3,000 sparkling lights and shimmering green and gold ornaments, while dramatic garlands will adorn the room’s balconies beneath the famous vaulted ceiling.
In the Crimson Drawing Room (banner photo), one of the ornate Semi-State Rooms only open during the winter months, the rich red silk walls and gilded details provide a sumptuous backdrop for another dazzling, 6-m.-high Christmas tree.
Inside the miniature world of Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, there is a 45-cm. tall Christmas tree and festive garlands, complete with ornaments made from glass beads repurposed from vintage necklaces, and tiny candles made with real candle wax.
Even Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House gets the festive treatment
During the holiday period, tours of the Castle’s Great Kitchen, the oldest working kitchen in the country, take place, along with family activities during the Christmas holidays, inspired by Victorian traditions.
Local school and community choirs also sing Christmas carols on select days under the Christmas tree in St George’s Hall.
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