Part of my plan with Caden this year is to continue experiencing as much British History as we can to tie all the pieces together. We did the Tudors and Victorians last year. This trip to Windsor Castle gave us an opportunity to learn about the Royal Family and see what life was like at the castle in the 1850s.
We arrived just in time!
This was the Queen's actual chair. :)
There were photos of the Royal Family and various world leaders and politicians all over the walls. Caden is familiarising himself with who famous and influential people are. All good for his general knowledge.
The workshop was about life in the castle in the Victorian times. The children dressed as servants (hence Caden's brown apron) and some were given rather laborious jobs to do. The woman running the session was lively and funny and the kids all paid attention and seemed to enjoy it.
They were told about procedures like when the Queen stays at the castle and how you can tell by which flag is flying at the castle.
The children are using traditional tools to wash sheets and do the ironing.
They were all given their own place settings and had to lay the table for the Queen to come and eat. Caden was very careful to make sure his cutlery was exactly lined up and the crest was facing upward. He asked whether the Queen was actually coming to the castle afterwards. I said, you never know! ;) He thought it was pretty cool!
We both thought this was a very nice part of the castle.
Caden liked the cannons and the soldiers. He also really liked the view again, he really enjoys a good view! Me too!
Inside the castle we went to look at the staterooms. I did take some photos, not realising it was not allowed. I was asked not to later on but a couple I got were of Caden looking at the various things on display. The King's bedroom!
Some very lavish chandeliers....
The grand dining hall where the Queen entertained 160 (I think) people in the last few years, Tony Blair was there I think. It was about that time. We watched all the dignitaries coming to their places. The table takes three days to set apparently! The ceiling is adorned with hundreds of coats of arms. It is incredibly grand!
This was a coin with the order of the garter written on it. The language, we learned, is French, not Latin as we first thought.
We had a nice few hours on our own together. It was good to be able to talk with Caden on his own, I hope we can do it more regularly in time. It would be good to spend time alone with Miles too. It changes the dynamic.
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