For over 900 years, the Crown-owned Windsor Castle has acted as both a private home and an official royal residence for the United Kingdom’s monarchs. While the house has been unoccupied since 1872, the royal family often hosts private and official events at the residence.

Windsor Castle – the largest inhabited castle in the world – is also owned by the Occupied Royal Palaces Estate, meaning it belongs to the reigning monarch although she or he does not have controlling or financial rights.

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The Sovereign Grant It also pays for the upkeep of royal residences such as Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace. In the 2020/21 financial year the family received £87.5 million ($121.8m), which is an £18.1 million ($25.2m) increase on the previous year.

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A Royal home and fortress for over 900 years, Windsor Castle, the largest occupied castle in the world, remains a working palace today. The Queen uses the Castle both as a private home, where she usually spends the weekend, and as an official Royal residence at which she undertakes certain formal duties.

Why is the royal crest missing from Buckingham Palace? It was damaged by a lorry late in 2019.

A crest has not gone missing from the gates of Buckingham Palace. It was damaged in October 2019, and is being restored. The palace is guarded by different regiments, not just by the royal guards. The windows have been covered with a protective film while the building is being reserviced.

The crown holds, but cannot sell, nearly $28 billion in assets through the Crown Estate ($19.5 billion), Buckingham Palace (est. $4.9 billion), the Duchy of Cornwall ($1.3 billion), the Duchy of Lancaster ($748 million), Kensington Palace (est. $630 million) and the Crown Estate Scotland ($592 million).