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Olivia Garrett & Dan Haygarth

Queen's 'devastated' reaction to 1992 Windsor Castle fire

Today marks 30 years since Windsor Castle was damaged by a huge fire.

On November 20, 1992, a fire broke out in the castle's private chapel due to a faulty spotlight, the Windsor fire lasted more than 15 hours and took more than 200 firefighters to put out. Over 100 rooms as the castle were damaged in the blaze and repairs cost more than £36m.

The fire was the culmination of Queen Elizabeth II's "annus horribilis". Resurfaced photos from the day show the devastated Queen arriving at the scene and watching as her home went up in flames, reports BerkshireLive.

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