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Queen Mother's private rooms in Walmer Castle are opened to the public

Posted by Susan T on March 22, 2024, 10:39 am

In 1978, approaching her ninth decade, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother acquired an extra home when the Queen appointed her to the ancient office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Dating back to medieval times, this honorary position is awarded for life to a prominent national figure and comes with a lifetime’s grace-and-favour tenancy of Walmer Castle, near Deal in Kent.

Article by Robert Hardman

Link: Daily Mail

OTish Video: Walmer Castle

Posted by Karen on March 22, 2024, 1:10 pm, in reply to "Queen Mother's private rooms in Walmer Castle are opened to the public"

Re: Queen Mother's private rooms in Walmer Castle are opened to the public

Posted by karenl on March 22, 2024, 6:56 pm, in reply to "Queen Mother's private rooms in Walmer Castle are opened to the public"

Cool, I think all of us could take a turn spending a couple of days in the apartment. We could make it work, I don't know, I'd have to make a few decor changes so that would probably disqualify me.

Re: Queen Mother's private rooms in Walmer Castle are opened to the public

Posted by Carolyn on March 23, 2024, 9:15 am, in reply to "Re: Queen Mother's private rooms in Walmer Castle are opened to the public"

I like it the way it is. It looks like an interesting place to stay. I'd never known about it before.

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