History of Balmoral: The castle where Queen Elizabeth II spent her last days
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Much of the Queen’s childhood was spent in Scotland at the Balmoral Estate and became a favourite residence for her and her family each year during the months of Aug. and Sept.
Queen Elizabeth II spent her final days in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the Balmoral Estate, her private residence where she has been known to be “the most happy.”
Just as generations of the Royal Family before her, the queen visited the estate on annual retreat during the summer.
It’s where she spent a portion of her honeymoon with her husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.
It’s where she recently appointed Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss on Sept. 6.
The 50,000-acre country estate is also where she was staying with her grandsons William and Harry when their mother, Princess Diana of Wales was killed in a car crash on Aug. 31, 1997 in Paris, France.
Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II’s great-great-grandmother, and husband Prince Albert, officially secured the purchase of Balmoral in 1852 for £32,000, according to Historic Environment Scotland.
When Queen Victoria and Prince Albert made their first visit to Scotland in 1842 and began looking for a home in the country, they were recommended the area of the estate by the queen’s physician.
The Scottish Baronial style Balmoral castle was built between the years of 1853-1856.
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