The UK holds its breath as disturbing news about Queen Elizabeth II arrives from Buckingham. Her doctors, who had advised her Wednesday to cancel a meeting, said Thursday they were “concerned” about her health. So Charles, William, Harry and Meghan are on their way to help the 96-year-old sovereign at her bedside at Balmoral Castle.
It is one of the residences of the British royal family, which has more than twenty. It is located in Aberdeenshire, a region in the northeast of Scotland. According to town countryIt covers 20,000 hectares and is made up of 150 buildings.
summer residence
The specialized site reports that Balmoral Castle has belonged to the royal family for 170 years: Prince Albert gave it in 1852 to his wife, Queen Victoria, a fan of the Scottish countryside. They expanded the property upon acquisition.
For years, Balmoral Castle has been the favorite vacation spot of the Queen of England and her family. As reported by the American site Peopleshe goes there every summer between August and September, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
According to sky news, family barbecues are a tradition. Prince Philip, the queen’s husband, roasted the meat himself and his wife took care of the dishes.
“Walks, picnics, dogs – many dogs, there is always one – and people coming and going all the time,” Princess Eugenia, one of her granddaughters, described a few years ago, according to British media reports. “It’s a perfect place for grandma and grandpa to go see them, where you have room to breathe and run.”
Historical place for the family.
The tradition of annual Balmoral retreats survived the Duke of Edinburgh: according to Woman & Home, the Queen of England went there without him last summer, for the first time. The media reports that William, his wife Kate and his children visited him on this occasion.
It is at Balmoral Castle that many of the defining moments in the recent history of the British monarchy have taken place. town country reports that Charles and Diana spent part of their honeymoon there. It was also at Balmoral that, a few years later, William and Harry learned of his mother’s death.
The simple fact that Elizabeth II had not left the estate this week had been seen as a sign of weakening: it was there that she received new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday, rather than making the trip to Buckingham for this first interview. , as is tradition
Source: BFM TV
