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A look at life in Windsor Castle over the last 80 years, including the tragedies, triumphs, romances and scandals of the Royal Family.
2017
Events from the devastating fire of 1992, as well as the Queen's 90th birthday in 2016, a year in which she invited the Obamas to visit her 'favourite home'.
Windsor was the safe haven that kept Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret safe during the war, and it is where Elizabeth fell in love with Prince Philip.
As the family made Windsor their home, Philip grew restless. Elizabeth assigned him as ranger of Windsor Great Park, but that only led to more problems. Meanwhile Margaret was a party animal, the Queen Mother ran up a debt of £7m, and the papers began to print stories about extra-marital affairs.
In 1972, the Queen celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary. She was photographed with the whole royal clan at Windsor, looking relaxed and happy. Twenty years later, three of her four children were divorced and her beloved home had gone up in flames.
2024
How the castle transformed from humble beginnings as a defensive tower to become the palace of one of the most indulgent monarchs in history - Henry VIII and then his daughter Elizabeth I.
Revealing Charles III's unusual fitness regime, George III's breakfast of choice, and what George IV brought to Windsor which had never been seen in Britain before.
Queen Victoria and husband Prince Albert move into the castle, dragging it into the 19th century by updating it. Plus: a Victorian facial fashion fad and a surprising castle tradition.
How Edward VII turned Windsor into his ultimate party palace, the love nest used by Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, and what a teenage Elizabeth II got up to during the Second World War.
Contrasting fortunes - from a young family moving in when Elizabeth II takes to the throne to 1992 when the Queen faces the nightmare of a devastating fire.
