Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle, the biggest occupied castle in the world, has been a royal residence and stronghold for more than 900 years, and it continues to function as a working palace to this day.

Guests from all around the world gather in St. George’s Hall for receptions to honour accomplishments and work together on a wide range of charitable endeavours.

The late Queen frequently hosted foreign heads of state on State Visits at Windsor Castle. Horse-drawn carriages carrying visiting foreign heads of state enter Windsor Castle through the George IV Gateway and into the Upper Ward quadrangle, where a military guard of honour has been assembled.

St. George’s Hall is 55.5 metres long and 9 metres broad, and it is here that the annual State Banquet is held, with a table large enough to accommodate 160 diners.

St. George’s Chapel

St. George’s Chapel is still a place of worship, with regular services available to the public. The Chapel is a Royal Peculiar, which means it is not under the jurisdiction of a bishop or archbishop but instead has a direct line of obedience to the Sovereign.

The Chapel and the rest of the College of St. George (including a school for 400 children and St. George’s House, a consulting centre) are run independently from the Royal Household by the Dean and Canons of Windsor, along with their officers and personnel.

In addition to Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle’s 2018 wedding and Princess Eugenie and Mr. Jack Brooksbank’s 2018 wedding, many more Royal weddings have taken place in St. George’s Chapel. After the wedding of the then-Prince of Wales and the then-Duchess of Cornwall in 2005, a prayer service of dedication was performed in t