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Throughout 2024, Royal Collection Trust will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House at Windsor Castle, the largest and most famous dolls’ house in the world.

This weekend, Royal Collection Trust staff will spend over 30 hours changing clocks across the official residences of His Majesty The King as British Summer Time comes to an end

A rare surviving painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, the greatest female artist of her generation, has been rediscovered in the Royal Collection after being misattributed at least two centuries ago.

March 8 1723 marks the tercentenary of the death of Sir Christopher Wren, mathematician, astronomer, physicist, anatomist and one of the UK’s greatest architects who has notable connections with the town of Windsor.

The Windsor Guildhall was the setting for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen to announce the historic Windsor Framework.

Windsor is honoured to have welcomed more than 100,000 people for the Procession and Committal Service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The Tarbay Botanist is a family run craft gin distillery based in the countryside of Windsor. Shaped by Her Majesty The Queen’s favourite flavours, the Jubilee Gin has quintessentially British notes of an earl grey tea with hits of zesty lemon.

The Windsor and Eton Brewery are delighted to announce news of their new beer to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. 

Two newly conserved paintings by the mysterious 17th-century Armenian artist Marcos can now be seen on a visit to Windsor Castle.

Weekend visitors to Windsor Castle can enjoy the East Terrace Garden as part of a visit to the Castle until Sunday, 5 September.