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1992 Windsor Castle fire
Date20 November 1992; 31 years ago (1992-11-20)
Time11:15 GMT
Duration15 hours
VenueWindsor Castle
LocationWindsor, Berkshire, England
Coordinates51°29′4″N 00°36′12″W / 51.48444°N 0.60333°W / 51.48444; -0.60333
CauseCurtain ignited by spotlight
Deaths0
Non-fatal injuries6 minor
Property damageSt George's Hall ceiling collapsed; Crimson Drawing Room gutted, Green Drawing Room damaged; Queen's Private Chapel.[clarification needed]

On 20 November 1992, a fire broke out in Windsor Castle, the largest inhabited castle in the world and one of the official residences of the British Monarch. The castle suffered extensive damage and was fully repaired within the next five years at a cost of £36.5 million, in a project led by the conservation architects Donald Insall Associates. It led to Queen Elizabeth II paying tax on her income, and to Buckingham Palace, the former monarch's other official residence, being opened to the public to help pay for the restoration work. This event was part of what Queen Elizabeth II called her annus horribilis.

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