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The Queen and Prince Philip at Balmoral on their 25th wedding anniversary in 1972
Queen Elizabeth II’s love for her home at Balmoral, Royal Teesside, is well known.
She spent most of her summers with her husband Philip and family on their 50,000 acre estate in Aberdeenshire.
He enjoyed many holidays at Balmoral Castle, surrounded by countryside, from when he was a child with his grandfather, King George V, and grandmother, Queen Mary, until the final months of his life.
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Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Charles (left to right) with children The Queen and Prince Philip at Balmoral Grounds in 1960
He hosted numerous royal garden parties there. At the nearby Braemar Highland sports ground, he enjoyed watching many events with other members of the royal family.
The Queen spent much of Prince Philip’s last few years with him at Balmoral. They stayed together during the curfew. They celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary there in November 2020.
Balmoral has been one of the residences of Britain’s royal family since 1852, when the estate and its castle were purchased from the Farquharson family by Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. After that, the house looked very small. The present day Balmoral Fort was then built.
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Balmoral Castle has been the residence of the Royal Family since 1852.
The castle itself is an example of baronial architecture in Scotland. Also, this building is classified as an ‘A’ listed building by Historic Environment Scotland. This new fort was completed in 1856. After some time the old fort was demolished.
Also, it is not part of the Crown Estate. It is the personal property of the Queen.
It is a Red Grouse hunting area, forestry and farmland, as well as an estate with managed deer, highland cattle and ponies.
The royal family was at Balmoral when Princess Diana died on 31 August 1997. It initially became the center of repercussions.
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The Queen and the Royal Family watch as Princess Diana lays a wreath at the gates of Balmoral Castle in September 1997 after attending a service at Crathie Chapel.
On the Sunday morning of her death, the Queen and Princes Charles, William and Harry attended a church service at nearby Crathie Kirk.
When they returned home, they visited the floral tributes and messages left by the public.
Here are some pictures of the Queen and her family at Balmoral over the years:
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Princess Elizabeth with her grandfather, King George V, and grandmother, Queen Mary, on their way back to Balmoral from church in Kirti in September 1932.
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Royal family visiting Balmoral Castle in 1951 – Princess Elizabeth with her children Prince Charles (left) and Princess Anne
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Queen Elizabeth II poses for a photograph with her children Charles (right) and Anne at Balmoral in 1952.
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1952 The Queen plays with Prince Charles and Princess Anne in the castle windows.
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The Queen watches her son Prince Charles ride in a toy car in the grounds of Balmoral Castle
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President Eisenhower with the Queen and Prince Philip at Balmoral Castle in September 1959
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in a field with Highland cattle at Balmoral in 1972
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Princess Elizabeth sitting in her study at Balmoral in 1972
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Queen Elizabeth and Philip of Edinburgh Comagan with their three sons Edward, Charles and Andrew on their 32nd wedding anniversary at Balmoral on 20 November 1979
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The Queen and Prince Philip holidaying at Balmoral Castle in 2005
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The Queen and members of the royal family laugh at a tug-of-war during a parliamentary session in 2006.
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The Queen attending a garden party at Balmoral Castle in 2012
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The Queen signs a message carrying the Commonwealth Baton ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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In August 2019 the Queen comes to Grati Kirk with Cambridge Comaghan and Seamatty.
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During her summer stay at the castle in August 2021, the Queen will visit ‘5 Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland’ at the gates at Balmoral.
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Children from Crathie Primary School present a card to the Queen at Balmoral Estate’s cricket pavilion in October 2021.
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Queen Elizabeth welcomes new Prime Minister Liz Truss to her room at Balmoral on Tuesday