Queen's Christmas Play Costumes on Display

The Queen's Christmas play costumes are on show.

They are for royalty.

The state rooms are big rooms used for important events.

Princesses are female members of a royal family.

Being on the throne means being the king or queen.

A monarch is a king or queen.

In which room of Windsor Castle were the plays performed?

Windsor Castle is ready for Christmas.

The trees are decorated and the state rooms are ready. This year, the castle is taking visitors back 80 years to when two teenage girls lived here and tried to make people happy during Christmas in the Second World War.

Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret made a yearly royal play.

For the first time, some of their costumes are out of storage and on display.

The two princesses were the main performers. The plays were performed in the Waterloo Chamber. The audience was castle staff, local school kids, soldiers, and the King and Queen. The money from ticket sales was used to make blankets for soldiers.

Daniella Ralph is a BBC reporter.

It seems ordinary to put on a show for family and friends, even in a grand place like Windsor Castle.

Caroline de Guitaut is a curator for the Royal Collection Trust.

Yes, it was ordinary in some ways. They had help from the BBC and special set designers, but it also felt homemade. The performances looked grand, but they had a homegrown feel.

The plays also showed how close the sisters were. On stage, Elizabeth and Margaret were a strong team. In private, they supported each other.

The sisters were often away from their parents during the war.

As the Queen starts her 70th year on the throne, the play display reminds us of Christmases at the castle during a unique time in her life, before she became queen.

It's a look at the Queen's childhood and how Christmas at the castle tried to bring cheer during the war.

In which room of Windsor Castle were the plays performed?

The plays were performed in the Waterloo Chamber.

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