Tiny dolls’ house decorations and Christmas tree opens at Windsor Castle

Visitors to Windsor Castle can see the State Apartments decorated with dazzling Christmas displays this festive period.

For the first time, miniature decorations have been added to the tiny rooms of Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House at Windsor Castle, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world’s largest and most famous dolls’ house.

Staff have decorated the 20-foot-high Nordmann Fir Christmas tree in St George’s Hall with sparkling lights and topped with a Garter Star decoration.

The ceiling of the Hall is also decorated with the shields of the Knights of the Garter.

The tree, grown and felled in Windsor Great Park, will be replanted after the display closes.

Visitors will also see a glittering 15-foot-high Nordmann Fir Christmas tree in the Crimson Drawing Room, part of the elaborate Semi-State Rooms used for official entertaining by the Royal Family and are open to the public in the winter months.

Final adjustments to the 160-foot-long dining table display in the Waterloo Chamber have been made and festive garlands now adorn the Grand Staircase, where visitors enter the State Apartments.

The new miniature decorations in Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House consist of a 1920s-style Christmas tree and a garland in the Hall and Staircase.

The decorations were handmade by the Royal Warrant Holders Shane Connolly and Co. Floral designer Shane Connolly is shown here installing the decorations.

The miniature tree decorations are made of materials including glass beads repurposed from vintage necklaces, and tiny candles made with real candle wax

Christmas at Windsor Castle opened on Thursday, November 21 and will run until Monday, January 6 2025.