Windsor held a special place in the monarch's heart, it was also a place of work right to the end.
1984, the Queen delivers her annual Christmas Day message to the nation from Windsor Castle
Born of the Royal House of Windsor, it is no surprise the Queen had such a close attachment to the 11th century castle built after the Norman invasion of England by William the Conqueror., it has been the family home of British kings and queens for almost 1,000 years. It is only fitting Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest reigning monarch, should have spent so much time there during her 96 years.PA MediaA young Princess Elizabeth in 1941 with one of the many corgis she owned over the years, here in the grounds of Windsor Castle1959, the Queen sits with the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles and Princess Anne.
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