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Devastated Queen ‘in turmoil’ over ‘end of monarchy’

'What a terrible blow.'
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Former royal correspondent, Wesley Kerr tells how November 20, 1992 could have spelled the end of the monarchy.

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It was on that day, that Windsor Castle went up in flames.

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At the time, Queen Elizabeth II‘s son Prince Andrew was the only one inside the castle, where today, the monarch is holed up on self isolation because of COVID-19.

What a terrible blow that must have been for the Queen. She must have thought I am a custodian of this place and I failed in my duties,’ Kerr recalled.

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‘In the evening, I drove along the M4 on my way back to London and the flames seemed to be about 200 feet high.’

‘You could see it from a couple hundred miles away.

Kerr added: ‘It seemed like the end of the world, the metaphorical end of the monarchy.’

It’s believed the fire began in the Queen’s private chapel. A light had been pressed against a curtain which eventually caught alight.

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