Forms are available at the two informtion booth castles; the first is by the entrance to the park at Margaret Corbin Circle, and the other is next to the Tournament Field.

Festival serfs will labor to select five of the best names and pass them on to festival Lords and Ladies, who will select the winning name. The winner will receive a costume, fifty talents of silver or $50 in U.S. currency, which ever is less, and be publicly recognized for his/her contribution in the festival program and website. He/she will participate in the grand parade and be seated (with parent/s) among the Lords and Ladies on the tournament field stage for Grand Joust at the 2013 Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park.

Windsor Castle is an official residence of The Queen and the largest occupied castle in the world. A Royal home and fortress for over 900 years, the Castle remains a working palace today.

The Queen uses the Castle both as a private home, where she usually spends the weekend, and as a Royal residence at which she undertakes certain formal duties.

Every year The Queen takes up official residence in Windsor Castle for a month over Easter (March-April), known as Easter Court. During that time The Queen hosts occasional 'dine and sleeps' events for guests, including politicians and public figures.

The Queen is also in residence for a week in June, when she attends the service of the Order of the Garter and the Royal Ascot race meeting.

The Order of the Garter ceremony brings together members of the senior order of chivalry for a service in St George's Chapel. Beforehand, The Queen gives a lunch for the Knights of the Garter in the Castle's Waterloo Chamber.

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