The Royal Mews (pictured) is the latest section of Windsor Castle to be renovated
The Royal Mews, the exclusive entrance of Windsor Castle for members of the royal family only, is being spruced up in time for Harry and Meghan’s wedding.
Windsor Castle is currently undergoing a major £27million revamp and it seems the gated-entrance will be looking its best in time for the big day on May 19.
Despite renovations being announced in 2016 the couple were still set on holding their wedding at Windsor Castle.
The scaffolding went up today and it is believed that renovations on the swanky new entryway will take around four to five weeks.
However if it wasn’t ready in time it could be cloaked in visual trickery like other parts of the castle.
The building work, involved masses of unsightly scaffolding, but was made to ‘disappear’ by covering it with a life-size image of the castle walls.
The scaffolding went up today cloaking the entire building and is expected to be up for around a month while the renovations take place
The graphics were so realistic that it is almost impossible to spot where the fake stopped and the actual castle resumed.
Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding will take place at St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle in May because it is a place ‘close to the couple’s hearts’.
The Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and other members of the Royals will pass through the mews on their way into the ceremony.
The couple chose Windsor Castle as their venue because the prince and his fiancee spent time there together during their 16-month romance and Harry was based in the town with his Army regiment, the Blues and Royals.
Previous building work, involved masses of unsightly scaffolding, but was made to ‘disappear’ by covering it with a life-size image of the castle walls
Windsor Castle is currently undergoing a major £27million revamp and it seems the gated-entrance will be looking its best for the big day in May
The couple shunned a larger wedding at Westminster Abbey or St Paul’s for a more intimate church service at St George’s, where Prince Charles had a blessing after marrying Camilla in the nearby Guildhall in 2005.
It also means the Queen and Prince Philip can easily travel to the wedding of the year as it was revealed that the royal family will pay for the event, the music, the flowers and the reception.
As well as the Royal Mews being revamped their are several other major renovations happening around the castle.
The Royal family will enter the castle via the Royal Mews, an exclusive entrance that isn’t open to the public, before making their way to St George’s Chapel
Despite renovations being annouced in 2016 the couple were still set on holding their wedding at Windsor Castle
The couple shunned a larger wedding at Westminster Abbey or St Paul’s for a more intimate church service at St George’s Chapel because they said it was ‘close to their hearts’
The castle’s State Entrance will also be opened up to the public for the first time once the renovations are complete, and an education centre will be added as part of the project.
These plans include reinstating the Georgian entrance hall giving visitors a ‘proper sense of arrival’.
A new cafe will also be built in the ground floor undercroft, build by Edward III in the 1350s as, as the tourist attraction previously did not have one.
This was because the prince and his fiancee spent time there together during their 16-month romance and Harry was based in the town with his Army regiment, the Blues and Royals
As well as the Royal Mews being revamped their are several other major renovations happening around the castle