Celebrate in Windsor

THE Royal Borough of Windsor has reasons to celebrate this year …

Waterloo at Windsor: 1815 – 2015: 2015 marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo and the defeat of Napoleon. George IV created the Waterloo Chamber in Windsor Castle and filled with portraits of those instrumental in the victory, chief among them, of course, the Duke of Wellington. 

Throughout 2015, Waterloo at Windsor: 1815 – 2015 combines a themed trail through the castle’s State Apartments with a display of prints and drawings that explore the battle and its aftermath. The trail highlights objects seized on the battlefield by the victors, including silver, furniture, weapons, and Napoleon’s red coat, which was presented to George IV by Wellington's ally, Field-Marshal Gebhardt von Blücher.

Magna Carta 800: This historic anniversary will be marked with a river relay led by Gloriana, the Queen's Row Barge. The weekend of June 13-14 will see a flotilla of boats make its way from upstream of Cookham to Runnymede. This stretch of the Thames provides plenty of viewing opportunities, where visitors can walk in the footsteps of King John across the ancient riverside meadows at Runnymede and visit Windsor Castle. Windsor features in one of four special Magna Carta 800 trails created to mark the anniversary of the sealing of the 'greatest constitutional document of all times'. The four- day London to Windsor itinerary covers the British Library (home of Magna Carta); Runnymede (where it was signed with the Great Seal) and Windsor Castle.

The Queen's Walkway: Later in the year, a new walkway in Windsor will celebrate the Queen as Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. The four-mile accessible route starts and finishes at Windsor Castle's King Henry VIII Gate, and links 63 places of interest.

Work on the walkway started in January and will be completed by September 9, the date the Queen becomes the country’s longest-serving sovereign … serving 23,226 days and 16 hours, and overtaking the record currently held by Queen Victoria.


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