The Great Windsor Fire

Podcast: Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things · Daily Mail

Opublikowano: 2026-10-26

How did a builder's lamp, a velvet curtain and a tea break nearly destroy 900 years of royal history? On 20 November 1992, fire broke out at Windsor Castle, turning one of Britain's greatest royal landmarks into an inferno. It was Queen Elizabeth II's 45th wedding anniversary, and the latest catastrophe in a year she would famously describe as her annus horribilis. Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams revisit the extraordinary events of that day, from the frantic rescue of priceless paintings and royal treasures to the Queen's arrival at the burning castle. Robert also reveals...