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Windsor: A 20-foot Christmas tree now stands in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, as garlands and festive decorations adorn the castle's corridors. The castle is expected to welcome many visitors during the holiday season, as well as German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who will attend a state visit and banquet at Windsor in December.Sally Goodsir, curator for the Royal Collections Trust, explained that Windsor Castle has a long history with Christmas trees. In December 1848, a picture of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert standing around a Christmas tree was published, helping to popularise the tradition in Britain. Prince Albert, originally from Germany, celebrated every one of his 20 married Christmases at the castle.The Nordmann Fir tree on display was carefully dressed by a team of up to eight florists over three days, using a cherry picker due to its height. The decorations are visible to the public from now until January 5, giving visitors a chance to enjoy the festive display and even watch the installation process.The tree is selected each year from Windsor Great Park, a public area just beyond the castle, making the decoration a local and seasonal highlight.&nbsp;

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00:00A 20-foot Christmas tree now stands in St. George's Hall at Windsor Castle.

00:13Garlands and festive decorations adorn the castle's corridors welcoming visitors throughout the

00:21holiday season. The castle will also host German President during his state visit in December,

00:29with the state banquet taking place in the St. George's Hall next to the Christmas tree.

00:35Windsor Castle has a long connection with Christmas trees. In 1848, a picture of Queen

00:44Victoria and Prince Albert standing around a tree helped popularise the tradition in Britain.

00:50Windsor and the Christmas tree is actually a very interconnected story. It's here in December

00:551848 that the Illustrated London News publishes a picture of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

01:01standing around a Christmas tree and that's the moment that the idea of bringing a tree

01:05inside at Christmas is popularised in Britain. It was a German tradition and Prince Albert

01:10coming from Germany celebrated every one of his 20 married Christmases here at the castle.

01:15Absolutely, by coincidence this year, His Majesty is welcoming the Head of State from Germany

01:20next week for the German state visit and the state banquet will actually be held here with

01:25the Christmas tree in situ.

01:28The Nordman fir tree on display was carefully decorated by a team of eight florists over

01:34three days using a cherry picker due to its height.

01:38From today until the 5th of January, we have Christmas decorations that the public can come

01:43and enjoy here at Windsor Castle. We're standing on the balcony of St. George's Hall, just at

01:48the top of a 20-foot Nordman fir Christmas tree.

01:53Visitors can enjoy the Christmas decorations from now until January 5 and can even watch

01:59parts of the installation process.

02:02The Christmas decorations take three days to put up and actually it's one of the few exhibition

02:06or display installs where the public can see us working. So it takes a team of up to

02:10eight florists three days to dress the Nordman fir tree using a cherry picker because it

02:15is 20 feet high.

02:18The tree is chosen each year from Windsor Great Park, a public area near the castle, adding

02:24a local touch to the festive display.

WATCH | Christmas Decorations Adorn Windsor Castle

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