Windsor Castle fire 1992
Sue MacGregor reunites five people who were involved in the dramatic fire which swept through Windsor Castle on 20 November 1992.
Sue MacGregor presents the series which reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history.
She gathers together five people who were involved in the fire which swept through Windsor Castle on 20 November 1992. Nine of the finest state apartments, the medieval Great Kitchen and more than a hundred further rooms were destroyed. She hears the dramatic story of the fire and explores the background to the remarkable restoration which followed.
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The Reunion - Windsor Castle Fire 1992
Joining Sue MacGregor around the table to remember the fire and its aftermath are the project manager for the restoration of Windsor Castle, Chris Watson. John Thorneycroft, then head of English Heritage's Government and Royal Buildings team, and Sir Hayden Phillips, then Permanent secretary of the Department of National Heritage. Pamela Lewis, who worked on the restoration of curtains, upholstery, braids, hangers and tassels, and Dickie Arbiter, who was one of the queen's press secretaries and was actually living at Windsor Castle at the time.
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