Windsor Castle
Official country residence of British monarch
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| November 18 2024 | Masked intruders breached security on the Windsor Castle estate near Adelaide Cottage, stealing a pick-up truck and a quad bike, raising significant security concerns. |
| November 2023 | Christopher Cocksworth became the Dean of Windsor |
| May 7 2023 | The first open-air concert was staged in the Home Park for King Charles III's Coronation, attended by the royal family and 20,000 members of the public, featuring performances by Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and others. |
| January 2022 | Announced that the Choir of St George's Chapel would admit girl choristers from the following year, marking a historic moment of gender integration. This came two months after the first woman had become a lay clerk in the choir. |
| December 25 2021 | A 19-year-old intruder, Jaswant Singh Chail, broke into the castle gardens carrying a crossbow and was arrested before entering any buildings. |
| April 9 2021 | Prince Philip died at Windsor Castle. |
| 2020 | The East Terrace garden was announced to be open to the public for the first time in 40 years, after being previously used as a victory garden during World War II and later tended by Prince Philip. |
| March 2020 | Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip isolated at Windsor Castle during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating what was nicknamed 'HMS Bubble'. |
| 2019 | The new entrance to Windsor Castle was opened at the end of the year. |
| 2017 | Luke Bond becomes the Assistant Director of Music at the Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, and remains in this role as of the current date. |
| July 2017 | Martin Poll became Precentor |
| July 2017 | Hueston Finlay became Vice-Dean |
| 2016 | Richard Pinel concludes his position at St George's Chapel and moves to become Director of Music at Jesus College, Cambridge. |
| April 2016 | The Royal Collection Trust announced a £27m project to reinstate the original entrance hall and create a new café in the 14th-century undercroft. |
| February 1 2016 | Mark Powell was installed as Canon Steward and Treasurer |
| 2013 | James Vivian becomes the Director of Music at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, and continues in this role at the time of this record. |
| 2012 | Hueston Finlay became treasurer |
| October 1 2012 | Martin Poll was installed as canon and chaplain |
| 2011 | Two large water turbines were installed upstream on the River Thames to provide hydroelectric power to the castle and its surrounding estate. |
| 2011 | Windsor Castle becomes the main residence of Queen Elizabeth II. |
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