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| | The Royal Family - Queen Elizabeth II Lineage at All Info About Genealogy |
 | | It was in HENRY II's reign that a more durable castle, one predominantly in stone, first took shape, when the Round Tower, still the climax of the whole gigantic edifice today, was first erected as a 35-foot high inner defence surrounded by the earlier shell-keep wall. |
 | | HENRY III made further additions, notably the Great Hall, which dates from the mid-1220s, the Great Kitchen of 1259 and the small chapel which till the completion of St George's Chapel was where the Garter Knights' services took place. |
 | | It became the favourite northern haunt of its designer's relict, QUEEN VICTORIA herself, and is still a favourite with the Royal Family, particularly the PRINCE OF WALES, who use it mostly during the late summer/early autumn break. |
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