The House of Windsor is the reigning royal house of the United Kingdom, adopted as the family’s name in 1917 and carried by every monarch since George V. Known for preserving ceremonial traditions — carriage processions, state banquets, bows and curtsies — while adapting them to modern scrutiny, the House was on full display during the October 2026 state visit of the Sultan of Oman to Windsor Castle.
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