Windsor Castle takes crown as ‘most Googled Royal residence’

Windsor Castle is the most Googled Royal residence in the UK, and fetches more searches a month than Buckingham Palace, new research can reveal.

The 1,000-year-old castle, once just the weekend residence of The Queen, became Her Majesty’s full-time home during the COVID-19 pandemic, was where her husband Prince Philip passed away in April this year. Windsor Castle, which has nearly a millennium of Royal family ties and history locked within its walls, pulls in 124,000 searches a month – more than seven times the average searches for all Royal residences on the list.

The castle is likely to be Her Majesty’s permanent base for the rest of her reign, following her recent period of ill-health. Worth an estimated £177 million, it dates back to the Norman Invasion, and boasts one of the richest and most varied architectural histories in the country, from its stunning series of state rooms to its 15th Century chapel.

The research, by Luxury Hotel, analysed Google searches for 23 of the most popular Royal residences belonging to the British Royal Family, to discover which one was the most sought-after of all.