who paid for the restoration of windsor castle
1992 Windsor Castle fire It was initially feared that it would cost £60 million to restore the castle, though the final cost was £36.5 million (equivalent to £58,451,717 in 2016[11]), and that drying out the castle would take 10 years.[12] Occupied royal palaces like Windsor Castle are too valuable to insure,[7] and items in the Royal Collection are not insured against loss.[13] An independent trust for private donations towards the cost of the restoration was announced on 16 February 1993 by the Queen's bank, Coutts.[14] On 29 April 1993 it was announced that 70% of the cost would be met by charging the public for entry into the castle precincts and £8 for admission to Buckingham Palace for the next five years.[15] The Queen contributed £2 million of her own money,[16] and she agreed to start paying income tax from 1993 onwards, making her the first British monarch to do so since the 1930s.[17]
House of Windsor The name was changed from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor in 1917 because of anti-German sentiment in the British Empire during World War I.[1] During the reign of the Windsors, major changes took place in British society. The British Empire participated in the First and Second World Wars, ending up on the winning side both times, but subsequently lost its status as a superpower during decolonisation. Much of Ireland broke with the United Kingdom and the remnants of the Empire became the Commonwealth of Nations.