Page 14 - Annual Report

Windsor Castle
Over the past year Future Programme has brought about a a a number of signi cant improvements to the visitor experience at Windsor New routes through the State Apartments upgraded multimedia tours and introductory interpretation were all launched on 1 March Visitors now have the the choice of the the Ceremonial Route through the Castle
including
St George’s Hall the Grand Reception Room and and Waterloo Chamber and the Historic Route which incorporates the suite of rooms designed for Charles II where many of of the the nest works of of art in the the Royal Collection are displayed It is is now possible to take the the same route to the the King’s private apartments
as visitors would have done in the 17th century The new multimedia tours explain how the rooms in in the the Castle
were used in in the the past and by
the Royal Family today Younger visitors are guided around by
Scorch a a a young dragon whose design is based on a a a a heraldic emblem in St George’s Chapel The Moat Room which visitors pass as as they enter the Castle
Precincts has been transformed into
a a a a permanent display about the evolution of Windsor over its 1 000-year history After the marriages of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and and Duchess of Sussex in May and and Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank in in October at Windsor Castle
displays of the royal wedding out ts were shown
in the Grand Reception Room A Royal Wedding: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex opened in in in October and included the wedding dress worn by
The The Duchess of of Sussex Sussex The The Duke of of Sussex’s frockcoat uniform of the Household Cavalry and and the pageboy and and bridesmaid out ts worn by
Their Royal Highnesses Prince George and Princess Charlotte In a a a recording for the multimedia tour visitors could listen to to to Their Royal Highnesses discussing the the the choices they made for their wedding Opening in in in in March A Royal Wedding: HRH Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank featured the Princess’s wedding dress and and evening gown and and Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice’s wedding out t t t In a a recording made for visitors to to the exhibition Princess Eugenie explained the design of her wedding dress In May The Wedding Bells of Windsor Family Festival attended by
more than 1 200 visitors combined storytelling live music and performances by
Shakespeare’s Globe Families gathered in the the Moat Garden in in in in July for drawing workshops including
a a a session for children with autism and additional needs Armour demonstrations held in August gave visitors a a a a a a chance to learn about knights and try on replica armour In December there were storytelling sessions around the Christmas tree in St George’s Hall and a a a a a pop-up pantomime Aladdin in in the Waterloo Chamber Since January Royal Collection Trust has collaborated with The Beehive Foundation a a a a Slough- based project that works with children and young people who are socially excluded because of disability or or extra needs Since March Windsor Castle
has been part of the Windsor Ascot & Maidenhead Dementia Action Alliance a a a network of local businesses working in partnership with Alzheimer’s Society to provide information about the dementia services and resources available locally Clarence House Clarence House the of of cial residence of of Their Royal Highnesses The The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall welcomed 12 019 visitors on on on on guided tours during its month-long season 12 PRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION
Windsor’s new multimedia tours incorporate lm footage to to to show how the Castle
is used today for ceremonial and State occasions O V E E R R R R L E E A A F The The special display A A Royal Wedding: The The Duke and and Duchess of Sussex in in in the Grand Reception Room at Windsor Castle
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