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Balmoral, the beloved Victorian 'holiday home' of the Royal Family

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20th August 2024
King Charles and Queen Camilla have now arrived at Balmoral for their summer vacation, a tradition that began with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. What is so special about the estate where the royals spend their summer holiday? Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were enamoured with Scotland after first visiting in 1842 (and repeated visits after that). Prince Albert first leased the small…
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Balmoral: The castle with Queen Elizabeth II until the very end

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8th September 2023
Tucked in the Scottish countryside of Aberdeenshire is Balmoral Castle – a 500,000-acre country estate beloved by the Royal Family for nearly two centuries, particularly Queen Elizabeth II. [getty src=”1262699668″ width=”594″ height=”430″ tld=”com”] Throughout her 96 years, she spent many summers at the castle, from visiting her…
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Why the Prime Minister typically meets Her Majesty at Balmoral

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7th September 2022
Throughout her 70 years on the throne, Her Majesty The Queen has appointed more than a dozen prime ministers. Typically, those ceremonies take place at Buckingham Palace. Instead, Prime Minister Liz Truss was appointed at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where The Queen is spending the summer. Truss will be the 15th head of government since The Queen took the throne in 1952. Although, she is…
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The Queen's role in appointing a new Prime Minister

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2nd September 2022
The Queen is never truly on holiday. Currently at Balmoral Castle, Her Majesty is still receiving her red boxes on a daily basis. And advisors are no doubt keeping her in the loop about the choice of a new Prime Minister.  Though politically neutral, the Queen is the…
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The Queen vetted 67 laws before Scottish Parliament could pass them

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29th July 2021
The Scottish government has given Her Majesty The Queen advanced access to at least 67 parliamentary bills. These bills are said to affect her public powers, private property, or personal interests under an arcane custom inherited from Westminster. The Queen’s consent procedure, which critics say is anti-democratic, has been repeatedly used by Her Majesty in recent decades. It has allowed…
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