Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle is an official residence of The Queen and the largest occupied castle in the world. A Royal home and fortress for over 900 years, the Castle remains a working palace today.

The Queen uses the Castle both as a private home, where she usually spends the weekend, and as a Royal residence at which she undertakes certain formal duties.

Every year The Queen takes up official residence in Windsor Castle for a month over Easter (March-April), known as Easter Court. During that time The Queen hosts occasional 'dine and sleeps' events for guests, including politicians and public figures.

The Queen is also in residence for a week in June, when she attends the service of the Order of the Garter and the Royal Ascot race meeting.

The Order of the Garter ceremony brings together members of the senior order of chivalry for a service in St George's Chapel. Beforehand, The Queen gives a lunch for the Knights of the Garter in the Castle's Waterloo Chamber.

Any new Knights of the Garter are invested by The Queen in the Garter Throne Room. On the walls are portraits of monarchs in their Garter Robes, from George I to the present Queen, whose State portrait by Sir James Gunn was painted in 1954.

Windsor Castle is often used by The Queen to host State Visits from overseas monarchs and presidents. Foreign Heads of State enter the Castle in horse-drawn carriages through the George IV Gateway into the quadrangle in the Upper Ward, where a military guard of honour is drawn up.

The traditional State Banquet is held in St George's Hall (55.5m long and 9m wide), with a table seating up to 160 guests.

To get an idea of what it might feel like to stand in a room at Windsor Castle, explore a Virtual Room, which allows you to have a 360 degree view of The Grand Staircase and the Grand Vestibule, The Waterloo Chamber and The Crimson Drawing Room: http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/WindsorCastle/VirtualRooms/Overview.aspx

The Queen's Palaces - Windsor Castle

Замок Уорвик (Warwick Castle). Прекрасный, волшебный и величественный! Замок, в котором сохранена вековая история. Мы можем почувствовать то время и тот дух.

Warwick Castle - замок, который смело можно назвать самым красивым замком Англии. Он расположен в центральной ее части, недалеко от Страдфорда-на-Эйвоне, родного города Уильяма Шекспира. Строительство крепости началось задолго до нормандского завоевания Великобритании. Согласно хроникам, его основала в 914 году саксонская королева Етельфильда, вдова короля Этельреда.

Как только вы войдете в него, то вас сразу окружит потрясающая история, магия, мифы.

В замке Warwick вас ждут:

Официальный сайт:

https://www.warwick-castle.com/

A Short Documentary into some of the key events from the one thousand years of history at Warwick Castle: how it was built, how it has defended itself, the key figures that have owned the castle and how it has been a key player in many of the famous battles throughout time.

Благодаря концерну Тюссо в каждой комнате можно столкнуться с самим Ричардом Невиллом (восковые фигуры), стражники дежурят у каждой двери, кто-то трудится в поте лица, изготовляя оружие, прачки заняты своей работой. Дамы отдыхают, поигрывая на рояле, или просто беседуют, в столовой накрыт стол к ужину, можно даже заглянуть в личные апартаменты, пройти в библиотеку или конюшню. Интерьеры замка очень хорошо восстановлены, богатая мебель, ценные картины, оружие и доспехи, старинные сервизы. Можно спуститься в подвал, где сохранились темницы и комнаты пыток.

Ежедневно в замке устраивают различные шоу. Полет хищных птиц - одно из моих любимых.

A wonderful demonstration by a falconry team at Warwick castle feature an Eagle, Owl, Vulture and a Condor.