2024-04-04 10:56:13
Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022 at Balmoral Castle. The premises of the property can be viewed soon.
During her lifetime, Queen Elizabeth II was often drawn to the Scottish Highlands, where Balmoral Castle is located. The late monarch returned there regularly and spent her last weeks on the property before she died in September 2022. Now tourists should also have the opportunity to inspect the premises.
So far, tours have already been offered at Balmoral Castle, but onlookers have only been able to enter the gardens, the park and the ballroom. In the future, additional private rooms will also be made available to visitors – for the first time since the castle was completed in 1855.
However, tickets for the exclusive viewing are not cheap. According to the castle’s website, a tour costs 100 British pounds – the equivalent of around 115 euros. If you also treat yourself to afternoon tea, the price rises to 150 British pounds, the equivalent of around 175 euros. 40 tickets are sold per day.
“It’s disgusting”
As the British newspaper “The Sun” reports, insiders claim that King Charles III. want to expand the viewing options of the royal properties in order to make more money. Buckingham Palace is also up for discussion. There is one restriction, however: the late regent’s bedroom at Balmoral Castle is unlikely to be accessible.
Although some users are looking forward to the opportunity to visit the property, there are also critical voices. “How greedy of Charles. He doesn’t own Balmoral,” wrote one user on the X platform. “And who should be able to afford that?” someone else asked. “It’s disgusting that Charles would allow people to visit a place that was so important to the late Queen. The place where she died. And charging 100 British pounds is further proof of how unworldly he is is,” reads another comment.