Windsor Castle
Official country residence of British monarch
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| June 1 2025 | A man in his 30s was arrested for trespassing near the Town Gate, possessing Class A drugs, but did not enter the castle's inner precincts. |
| 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. |
| 2022 | Lieutenant General Philip Jones becomes the most recent Constable of Windsor Castle, succeeding Admiral Sir James Perowne. |
| 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II was buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel. |
| 2022 | Prince Philip was moved to the King George VI Memorial Chapel upon Queen Elizabeth II's death. |
| April 2022 | An unidentified priest intruded into the barracks, spending the night and eating with senior officers before being removed by Thames Valley Police with no further action taken. |
| 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. |
| 2021 | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was initially interred in the Royal Vault. |
| 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. |
| October 2021 | Dover Castle was one of 142 sites across England to receive funding from the government's Culture Recovery Fund, which awarded a total of £35 million in grants. |
| 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 | Dover Castle recorded 368,243 visitors according to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. |
| 2019 | The new entrance to Windsor Castle was opened at the end of the year. |
| May 2019 | Lady Gabriella Windsor married Thomas Kingston in a wedding held at St George's Chapel |
| October 2018 | Princess Eugenie of York married Jack Brooksbank in a royal wedding ceremony at St George's Chapel |
| May 2018 | Prince Harry (Prince Henry of Wales) married Meghan Markle in a high-profile royal wedding at St George's Chapel |
| 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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