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In 1898, Daisy, Countess of Warwick hosted a weekend party at which the principle guest was the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. 
Once you enter the Royal Weekend Party, you'll step back in time to one of the most lavish and extravagant periods at Warwick Castle. Here you'll meet the beautiful Daisy, Countess of Warwick and
her friends preparing for their weekend party.
Housed in the Private Apartments, originally built in the 17th century, and using Tussaud's wax portraits, the Royal Weekend Party brings to life the secrets
of a Victorian household and all its important guests.Most of the furnishings and fittings are those that were actually here in 1898, and photographs taken at the time
mean that it has been possible to put every chair, table, bed and book in exactly the place it occupied exactly 100 years ago
The first room you will come across is the Library and here, among others, you will encounter a young Winston Churchill scanning through one of the many books
available. Then walk through into the Music Room, where the guests are listening to Clara Butt, renowned singer of her time and Paolo Tosti, music master to the Royal
Family. Also present is Lady Churchill and George Cornwallis-West, who although 20 years Lady Churchill's junior and roughly the same age as her son, they were
soon to embark on an affair and eventually marry.
Upstairs, day passes to evening and you can witness the guests preparing for the celebrations. See Daisy dressed in her exquisite evening gown, and marvel at the
splendour of her bedroom, decorated in her favourite colours and recreated from photographs of Daisy's ancestral home, Easton Lodge. It was clear that no expense was spared in her luxurious lifestyle.
The Earl's Dressing Room is home to Daisy's husband, Francis Greville. With his cigar in hand, he is waiting for his bath to be drawn. Then journey along the gallery,
high above the Great Hall, to the Kenilworth Bedroom, where Edward, Prince of Wales resides. He was such a frequent visitor to Warwick Castle, that he had a
bedroom specially set aside for him and with its Tudor panelling and rich furnishings, the Kenilworth Bedroom is a suitably imposing room
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