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Posted by Karen on November 20, 2024, 12:54 pm

1992 - A fire started in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle and then spread to the State Apartments and the Great Hall. The castle suffered extensive damage and took several years to restore the rooms to their former glory.

After the fire

After the restoration.

Re: On This Day

Posted by Martha on November 20, 2024, 1:30 pm, in reply to "On This Day"

What a horrible night that was, just one in a series of difficulties for QE and DoE. There was a short documentary (BBC?) on the repairs and the remarkable workmanship required to recreate the original hall.

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Re: On This Day

Posted by karenl on November 20, 2024, 7:24 pm, in reply to "Re: On This Day"

That was a terrible sight, indeed. It was so unbelievable. The restoration was nothing short of a miracle. That was the "topper" of a bad year.

Re: On This Day

Posted by Hollie24 on November 20, 2024, 8:07 pm, in reply to "Re: On This Day"

I know Andrew was onsite at the time of the fire and helped save priceless furniture and pieces of art, but I can;t remember if he was given any role in the Castle's restoration the way Philip was.

Re: On This Day

Posted by karenl on November 20, 2024, 8:48 pm, in reply to "Re: On This Day"

Andrew did a commendable job the day of the fire, he really worked with the fire brigades and Castle staff in retrieving the art works and other priceless artifacts if they could.
Both Prince Philip and Charles were on the Restoration Committee, but Andrew appears to not have been included in the restoration, per Wiki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Windsor_Castle_fire

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