American Reacts to Windsor Castle, the Queen's SECOND Palace

I live in the UK & have no problem with Crown property. There is much of BP & WC open to the public. Please don't confuse celebrity with monarchy, you really need to learn the history & we would lose a lot, culturally, historically & economically by not having these things. Castles were generally build on hills as this is a defensive position where you can see the enemy coming.

Be careful not to scoff when you obviously know very little about the subject. I used to live near Windsor and spent hours walking my dog in the Great Park and visiting the castle. This is part of our nation’s history and I and millions of others love it. What do you suggest we do with it that is better than is already done? The queen only lives in a small part of it.

During the fire at Windsor Castle staff removed things from the castle while fire fighters were dealing with the fire

There's one thing I would like to say and that is it costs the British public a lot less to keep the Queen than it does to keep the president of America .

Please don’t be jealous Our queen has been a very loyal and faithful Monarch to her people, country and commonwealth, she has worked very hard over a lot of years that is why she is so respected and loved.

Windsor Castle is called Windsor Castle because it is in Windsor. Windsor was adopted as the name of the Royal Family by George V in 1917, as the existing name of the dynasty was Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a little too Germanic during the First World War.

It’s our history. Windsor castle is an amazing place to visit, I love it. I’m very proud of our history and our majesty the queen ❤️

Our castles were built by our Royalty and we are proud that so many are kept up by them. We do not have access to the private parts but much of Windsor Castle is open to the public our late Queen is now interred along with her husband HRH Prince Philip, Late Duke of Edinburgh in St George's Chapel, Windsor.

You have to remember that these castles and palaces were built CENTURIES ago before modern transport so a journey of 24 miles would probably have taken most of the day. A lot of them had their own forests (hunting ground) where the monarch and their entourage could have "fun" hunting game. Also this castle is called Windsor because it is situated in WINDSOR!!!

Windsor Castle is a Crown property, not owned by the royal family, but is exclusively for the use of the ruling monarch, like Buckingham Palace. Castles are fortified houses, they are never palaces in the UK. The Widsors own Sandringham House in Norfolk and Balmoral Castle, Scotland, outright.

The House of Windsor changed their name after the first World War to the castle's name, which is name after town which it's located - Windsor, England. They used to be called the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, but they changed their name to disassociate themselves from the Germans.

All castles were pretty much built on high ground so we could see the approaching forces, There are hundereds of them in the UK mostly found around the coastline, many of which have now fallen into ruin.

Windsor Castle is open to the public, u can go and visit. All these castles and palaces are inherited and are part of our national history if the monarchy was to down size what happens to these incredible building and their contents, they employ an enormous amount of staff and are part of a massive tourist industry. There are many thoughts on the Monarchy within Britain but I personally think we are better for them than without them xx

The British people generally have no objection to aristocrats living in these fantastic buildings. To our shame a large number of fine country houses were allowed to crumble to dust in the thirty years following the end of WW2, because the owners could not afford the upkeep. Now, most surviving houses are open to paying visitors which provides funding for their upkeep. An empty house becomes derelict very quickly.

She also has Balmoral Castle in Scotland and the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk where she used to spend Christmas.

Tyler, you are looking at it from the wrong time line. Winsor Castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1070 and took 16 years to build. It was built in Winsor, hence the name Winsor Castle. The current House of Winsor was named after the castle, to disassociate themselves from their German Saxe-Coburg-Gotha origin. This happened during the first world war, fighting against Germany and their allies. Winsor sounded an unmistakably English name, to show the people which side the British Monarchy is truly on. Since then they are known as the House of Winsor.

The castle is for everyone. You can wander in the grounds free of charge. To go inside costs money and when our family went there, we didn't go in, but it is a national treasure. Bear in mind that the Queen has a special relationship with her land and people. At the coronation, she made vows to us that she considered as binding as her marriage vows and she shares a lot of what she has with us, including her two principle residences. That said, obviously, some parts are hers alone. Following the death of her husband, Windsor was a place where she could find peace to grieve. It's hard to describe the love we have for her. There is no figure in American history that means as much to the people as she means to us. The concept of elites is an American one. We really don't see it that way. We're all just Brits and she is a Brit who happens to be Queen and we are Brits who dodged that bullet. Class envy is rare here. Every layer of society has its perks and its problems.

The attempt to demolish the castle was Parliament's attempt to ensure that the monarchy, that they had tried to end with the murder of Charles I, could never be restored. Many great castles and homes were destroyed because they were royalist. Fortunately, the one, stupid experiment in being a republic was ended in 1660 when Charles I's son, Charles II came home. He had actually been asked to return by the very people who had wanted his father killed, because they had discovered that a country without a monarch was at the mercy of vain, greedy, ambitious men like the thrice-accursed Cromwell.

I love Queen Elizabeth, and all those beautiful traditions that have been around for thousands of years. protect her majesty at all costs. Much love from this American.

Tyler, love your reactions. Windsor Castle is in Windsor (not far from Heathrow airport).When Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha in February 1840, the Royal Household was referred to as the House Saxe-Coburg Gotha. During WWI, the Germanic name was problematic, considering the UK was raging war with Germany. The Court advisers, in consultation with King George V and Queen Mary decided to anglicise the name to something British - they chose to rename the Royal Household to being that of Windsor, named after the castle and the town it is in - 17 July 1917. Hope this helps.......Proud subject of our late Queen of Australia, now the King of Australia....