The Diamond Jubilee

Hello everyone,

King John's Tower at Windsor Castle

It has been a lazy week for me.  I've done a few walks in the hills and I've visited Windsor Castle.  Windsor Castle was really amazing.  It is one of the Queen's homes.  She spends most weekends there.  



Windsor Castle was built in 1078 by a king called William the Conqueror.  The castle has been lived in by the Royal Family ever since.   Windsor has had a Royal Family living in it longer than any other Castle in the world.  Different Kings and Queens added more buildings and improvements, so now it is really big.

Some of the outer buildings at the castle

Windsor Castle is the place where the Queen makes people into knights or ladies of the realm.  It is also where she has big state dinners with important people like prime ministers.  Her dining room table can hold up to 60 guests.  The china dishes she uses are really valuable.  Some of the plates are worth $7,000 each!


This year is a really special year for The Queen, for Great Britain and for other Commonwealth Countries like Canada.  It is the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.  She is only the second monarch ever to achieve a Diamond Jubilee.  Do you know what a Diamond Jubilee is?  Who is the other monarch who had a Diamond Jubilee?  


There are lots of special celebrations planned for the Jubilee.  Earlier this week the Queen had a 41 gun salute in her honour.  I'm going to find out what other celebrations are planned and see if I can't join in on the fun.  


Take care,
Mrs. McMillan

PS:  Glad Mrs Strickler has joined the chat!!!

On one of our walks