Queen opens museum on site of Charles’ wedding

The Queen visited the Prince of Wales’ wedding venue yesterday, which has been partly converted into a museum.

In Windsor’s historic Guildhall, Charles and Camilla exchanged their vows in 2005 in front of family and friends – except for the Queen, who did not attend.

On the ground floor of the 17th-century building, the monarch officially opened the new £800,000 Windsor and Royal Borough Museum.

The Prince and his wife were married in the Ascot room on the first floor.

It is believed to be the monarch’s first visit to the historic landmark since 1951 when – as Princess Elizabeth – she opened the refurbished building.

The Ascot room is still used for wedding ceremonies, and the Queen unveiled a plaque in the space to mark her visit to the Grade 1 listed building that is a stone’s throw from her Windsor Castle home. Rekha Goldsworthy, who was married in the Guildhall’s council chamber, met the Queen after her daughter Natasha, nine, presented the royal with a posy.

The foundation stone of the Guildhall was laid in 1687 and the extension in which the museum is housed was completed in 1830.

Earlier, the Queen officially opened the new practice of her Windsor GP and learned what life is like for patients also treated by her doctor.

Dr Jonathan Holliday, Apothecary to the Royal Household, is one of three partners at the medical centre, and holds a regular surgery at the castle.