It’s where the royals can really let their hair down.
Yet as much as things change at Balmoral, the more they stay the same. Since it was purchased by Prince Albert for his wife, Queen Victoria, in 1852, the neo-Gothic castle has been passed down through successions of the royal family. And while Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castles belong to The Crown—aka the institution of the British monarchy—Balmoral is private property.
As a result, it’s where the royals can really let their hair down. And while reports from Balmoral are few and far between, a choice few tidbits have come out into the open in its over-160-year history. Here, the most fascinating stories from Balmoral, the queen’s grand Scottish estate.She asked the Saudi royal if he’d like a tour of the estate.
Abdullah, it’s said, was shocked. After all, at the time in Saudi Arabia, women were not allowed to drive. It’s hard not to think this was a feminist move by the queen, who, in WWII, served as a mechanic and military truck driver.He called his trips “a vivid combination of the intriguing, the surreal, and the utterly freaky.” In particular he remembers the drinks tasting like “rocket fuel” and a barbecue where Prince Philip served as grill master. “You think I’m joking, but I’m not.
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