tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post1268719307705654291..comments2024-03-29T14:57:15.627+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Q is for Queen’s Castle – Windsor!Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-30424143799199042282012-04-23T12:51:33.879+01:002012-04-23T12:51:33.879+01:00@ Nick - now it's been restored and refurbishe...@ Nick - now it's been restored and refurbished I expect it's quite stunning - but the views of the Long Walk look amazing don't they .. <br /><br />@ Glynis - special memories for you then .. glad I reminded you.<br /><br />@ Robyn - many thanks .. glad I seem to have captured the essence for you .. <br /><br />You'd love riding your horses in the Great Park - the Queen rides there, as does Prince Philip with his carriages ...<br /><br />@ Sharon - now that's outdoing us!! So pleased you've had days out down there .. I imagine it's a great place to look around .. and I'm sure there's so much to see <br /><br />Thank you so much .. delighted to see you all - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-55740166846458421452012-04-23T03:27:01.473+01:002012-04-23T03:27:01.473+01:00I've been to this one three times. :)I've been to this one three times. :)Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-6166087039667202812012-04-22T22:41:12.947+01:002012-04-22T22:41:12.947+01:00I know of this castle. But you explain it so beaut...I know of this castle. But you explain it so beautifully. That Long Walk must be breathtaking. Wonderful post. :-)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-29501655508494425532012-04-22T12:24:47.888+01:002012-04-22T12:24:47.888+01:00I have fond memories of a day out with my aunt at ...I have fond memories of a day out with my aunt at this castle. I loved every moment of the visit.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-66418017522118990762012-04-22T11:46:24.963+01:002012-04-22T11:46:24.963+01:00It's a grand old place, would like to go somed...It's a grand old place, would like to go someday. It must be a great sight when you walk down the Long Walk.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-89030959062998945572012-04-21T18:52:51.563+01:002012-04-21T18:52:51.563+01:00@ Heather - thanks I had to get a little creative ...@ Heather - thanks I had to get a little creative for my Q!<br /><br />@ Ann - isn't the Long Walk just a wonderful sight .. and yes to see inside would be special. I enjoyed writing this post - and learning a little more myself ..<br /><br />Thanks Heather and Ann - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-58091775278517298832012-04-21T00:49:53.486+01:002012-04-21T00:49:53.486+01:00LOVE that long walk photograph. And The Crimson Dr...LOVE that long walk photograph. And The Crimson Drawing Room is spectacular. Such incredible history behind the Windsor Castle. Yes indeed -- the Queen's Castle.<br /><br />An amazing post, Hilary, as always! XXXX<br /><a href="http://annbestblog.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann Best, Author of In the Mirror & Other Memoirs</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-70502929244084556192012-04-20T19:14:30.361+01:002012-04-20T19:14:30.361+01:00No doubt that Winsor Castle is Queen's Castle....No doubt that Winsor Castle is Queen's Castle. Great post!Heather Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847855601653718033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-9238724231861985872012-04-20T13:31:59.618+01:002012-04-20T13:31:59.618+01:00Hi Lynn - thanks .. have a good weekend .. HilaryHi Lynn - thanks .. have a good weekend .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-13836019165562703822012-04-20T11:09:50.877+01:002012-04-20T11:09:50.877+01:00Windsor Castle is quite beautiful!Windsor Castle is quite beautiful!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-81353642268218291422012-04-20T09:58:13.726+01:002012-04-20T09:58:13.726+01:00@ Alberta - yes I saw that ages ago .. and would q...@ Alberta - yes I saw that ages ago .. and would quite like to see it again. The craftsmen are few in number now-a-days ... but people are becoming interested again.<br /><br />@ A Lady's Life - many thanks .. summarising some of the history is quite challenging - especially in a short post! I hope we have monarchs for a few more years yet - it would be a great pity to lose the heritage and our roots.<br /><br />@ Susan - glad you enjoyed the post and will look at more castles, and then the history behind them.<br /><br />@ Julie - it's not a castle to be shorted out! Delighted I fulfilled the brief though - and it was interesting!<br /><br />@ Susan - the BBC must have made the documentary on the restoration .. I hope you and I can find it somewhere, sometime.<br /><br />Our craftsmen and traditions are fortunately long maintained by the guilds, but still some are being lost and if we don't record them or hold the knowledge of the 'old boys and girls' those crafts will be lost forever. Certainly tv programmes pop up highlighting some old dying traditions and crafts .. so people are still interested.<br /><br />@ Joylene - we're fortunate to have the BBC and other superb programme makers - so we have these films to watch. We're the same era .. and I've learnt so much posting these castles up .. delighted you feel the same way - thank you.<br /><br />@ Chuck - the fire was tragic .. but I think probably was a blessing in some ways - refurbishment with new materials using old craft techniques, and opening up more of the Queen's Palaces, houses and castles to us, the public.<br /><br />I know 500 people working there ... well it has to be meticulously well-maintained despite its 'giganticness'!<br /><br />@ Ian - many thanks for coming by - yes you would have seen it numerous times wouldn't you - glad you enjoyed the interiors.<br /><br />@ Gary - did you turn down some knighthoods - well that's amazing .. Penny would make an excellent, elegatnt canine Lady!<br /><br />It isn't far from Legoland - and they get lots of visitors .. but history is made here. Like you I've been a few times .. must go again soon to Windsor, not Legoland!<br /><br />@ Betsy - many thanks - seemed an easy way round the Q conundrum! Glad you enjoyed it and its history ..<br /><br />@ Manzanita - yes I spotted your Queen Rani and your Hunza peoples ... Our British history is well recorded, and we're finding more .. thankfully.<br /><br />I think my posts just enter the garden of history .. and really no more - there is so much.<br /><br />You have got a lot on .. I hadn't realised about all those projects - I'd be tired too! Good luck with the greenhouse, but wonderful to have one - they offer so many other possibilities for growing fruit and vegetables ... enjoy!!<br /><br />@ Juliet - no worries .. we're all busy and I'm behind in commenting elsewhere.<br /><br />You've hit a good note - the Queen I believe is humble ... she's certainly aware of her place in history .. but at the same time concerned for us, her people.<br /><br />Delighted to see you all - thank you so much for your comments .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-23750781908772487112012-04-20T08:08:09.636+01:002012-04-20T08:08:09.636+01:00Oh dear, I've got behind after a few busy days...Oh dear, I've got behind after a few busy days! What ingenuity you show here, with Queen's Castle - I like it. I had no idea Windsor Castle was so extensive. That fire must have been devastating. The monarch and family must feel so dwarfed by such a huge building; maybe this is designed to keep them humble! thanks for another interesting post Hilary.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-56462513336141911062012-04-20T04:09:43.881+01:002012-04-20T04:09:43.881+01:00We were thinking alike today. I put in Queen Rani ...We were thinking alike today. I put in Queen Rani for my "Q."<br />It was a pleasant affair reading about Windsor so your Q idea was excellent. I love history and especially Britain's but I'm spotty with it and your post helps fill in the blanks.<br />There was something else I was going to tell you but I have brain fog. For this month, I bit off more then.... you know the old cliche. Beside "trying" to do the the a-z I'm at the ranch every day supervising all the projects I have going. The greenhouse arrived today and I'm dead tired but delighted beyond belief at the thought of having a greenhouse. Take care, my friend.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-34296531042564410782012-04-20T03:07:08.864+01:002012-04-20T03:07:08.864+01:00A clever way to get the Q in there! What a wonder...A clever way to get the Q in there! What a wonderful post, too! I just love the history behind this castle..it's amazing!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-23556322356031133362012-04-20T01:50:01.558+01:002012-04-20T01:50:01.558+01:00Hi Hilary,
And um, right on "Q", I have ...Hi Hilary,<br />And um, right on "Q", I have arrived:) Of course, Windsor castle aka "Queen's Castle" is a much visited location and a place I have had the great pleasure of being too.<br />Perhaps I should mention that I have turned down several knighthoods. <br />Seriously, a most superbly informative article and a great castle to visit and not that far from a must visit to "Legoland".<br />And right on "Q", I'm outta' here...<br />Cheerioklahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-49650391542380000112012-04-20T01:42:16.967+01:002012-04-20T01:42:16.967+01:00Lovely to see some pictures of the inside. The aer...Lovely to see some pictures of the inside. The aerial view is quite familiar to me as I often flew in & out of Heathrow on business for a while.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-86354255230859619042012-04-20T01:05:58.138+01:002012-04-20T01:05:58.138+01:00That fire was tragic. However I would like a weeke...That fire was tragic. However I would like a weekend home where 500 people live and work. The lace looks absolutely huge!Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676928110297819368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-3310856591623518112012-04-20T00:37:13.463+01:002012-04-20T00:37:13.463+01:00I have watched every series there is on Windsor Ca...I have watched every series there is on Windsor Castle. I was born just after Elizabeth took the throne, and so I feel a kinship. Her home is magnificent. Thanks for sharing these posts on UK's castles, Hilary. It's been a most enjoyable read.Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22028287653211851182012-04-19T22:53:22.192+01:002012-04-19T22:53:22.192+01:00I seem to remember reading about that fire. I not...I seem to remember reading about that fire. I noticed the comment on the documentary of post-fire restoration. That looks interesting, too. Thanks goodness for long traditions of good craftsmanship to make it right again.Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-84302023132114049772012-04-19T21:54:47.917+01:002012-04-19T21:54:47.917+01:00Don't apologize for the length, it was great t...Don't apologize for the length, it was great to read! I realized I didn't know much at all about Windsor Castle, very interesting.Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-85915969842053854802012-04-19T21:39:15.427+01:002012-04-19T21:39:15.427+01:00What a history! All I knew about Windsor Castle w...What a history! All I knew about Windsor Castle was the fire, which was horrible. <br /><br />I need to check the castles in previous posts! Thanks for writing!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-3006033913707579972012-04-19T21:26:38.179+01:002012-04-19T21:26:38.179+01:00That is indeed a beautiful place and grounds and y...That is indeed a beautiful place and grounds and you explained it so much better as to why there was a fire in 1992.<br /><br />I wonder what will become of these places once there are no more monarchs?A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-13969703082187029032012-04-19T21:11:52.658+01:002012-04-19T21:11:52.658+01:00I watched a doc. on the refurbishment after the fi...I watched a doc. on the refurbishment after the fire - what I liked the best was knowing and seeing the 'craftsmen' working on beauty - so great to know we still had the skills - and that the young can appreciate works of art.<br />great postalberta rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132420168908365099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-73227362011367524662012-04-19T20:36:53.979+01:002012-04-19T20:36:53.979+01:00@ Talli - did he that must have been a very specia...@ Talli - did he that must have been a very special meeting - lucky you to have heard about it. The chapel must be amazing to be inside ..<br /><br />@ Moondustwriter - at least you saw the Castle after it had been restored and refurbished ..<br /><br />@ Luanne - sorry you didn't get out to see Windsor Castle .. but it certainly is impressive - all the Palaces, Castles, Cathedrals and Churches are costly to keep up ... thankfully they do.<br /><br />@ Anne - yes .. but I'd posted on Balmoral and the others are houses or palaces I think ... <br /><br />Also years since I've been .. another visit coming soon I think ..<br /><br />@ Lynn - it's a gorgeous estate and they've got Frogmore House (well the Queen Mother did) - which can be fairly private .. and the Queen loves riding - so she's often out in the Park I gather, as to the Prince with his carriages ..<br /><br />@ DG - oh good - I'm glad I posted photos you hadn't seen. I'm sure Windsor now is superb to go round and visit .. <br /><br />Your blog is fantastic .. so I hope others will go over to see Paris ..<br /><br />In Canada .. it's good the Monarchy came over to visit - you had the first Royal trip by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - didn't you!<br /><br />@ Haddock - nice to meet you .. and the roof is quite extraordinary isn't it .. thankfully the Royal family do look after their and our heritage .. <br /><br />@ Munir - the Crimson Drawing Room is stunning isn't it - I'm glad you have memories of visiting Windsor .. you perhaps went to one of the large houses with a zoo park - from where the monkey would have had some fun running over and around the car .. ah! yes a mini Austin .. I remember those. Good to see you ..<br /><br />Cheers everyone - thank you so much for commenting - good to see you - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-62383896683792767202012-04-19T20:17:01.069+01:002012-04-19T20:17:01.069+01:00The crimson dining room is beautiful.I remember go...The crimson dining room is beautiful.I remember going to New Windsor. I think we went to a zoo near by and I remember my husband telling me that a monkey had taken the case of the head lights off of his car( mini Austin. )Ah those were the days.<br />Great post Hilary as always. Thanks for sharing! Cheers !MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.com