Word: regilded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...famously called 1992--a year of separations, divorce and scandal--her annus horribilis. The emotional low point may have come on Nov. 20, her 45th wedding anniversary, when Windsor Castle caught fire. Now, just in time for the 50th anniversary, the restoration of the castle has been completed. To regild the plaster, 500,000 sheets of gold leaf were used. Replacing the ceiling of St. George's Hall required 350 mature oaks. The ceiling that the fire destroyed dated from the 1820s, and Prince Charles, believing it was "awful," called for a new design. In a personal touch, Prince Philip...
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