Balmoral Castle (/bælˈmɒrəl/) is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family. It is near the village...
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form of a knitted, soft wool cap with a flat crown. It is named after Balmoral Castle, a royal residence in Scotland. It is an alternative to the similar...
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one of the founders of the bank, on the obverse, and a vignette of Balmoral Castle on the reverse. The Royal Bank of Scotland began issuing £100 notes...
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bacon and served with a whisky or peppercorn sauce. Balmoral chicken is named after Balmoral castle in Aberdeenshire. As a dish featuring haggis it is...
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List of British royal residences (section Balmoral)
the Prince of Wales. Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle Holyrood Hillsborough Castle Sandringham Balmoral Highgrove Llwynywermod Tamarisk Birkhall Anmer...
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Oxford shoe (redirect from Balmoral (shoe))
in Scotland and Ireland, where they are occasionally called Balmorals after Balmoral Castle. However, the shoes were later named Oxfords after Oxford University...
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acquired by Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, as part of the Balmoral Castle estate in 1849 and given to his eldest son, Albert Edward, Prince of...
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There are sixteen stone cairns on the Balmoral estate in Deeside, Scotland, including a single cairn on the adjoining Birkhall estate. The cairns commemorate...
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Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II (category Events at Windsor Castle)
Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, died on 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, at the age of 96. Elizabeth's reign of 70 years and 214...
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and the trend would be confirmed in popularity by the rebuilding of Balmoral Castle in the nineteenth century and its adoption as a retreat by Queen Victoria...
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the British royal family when they are in residence at the nearby Balmoral Castle. Crathie Kirk is now united with neighbouring Braemar to form a single...
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19th-century Scotland were built in this style, including Queen Victoria's Balmoral Castle and Walter Scott's Abbotsford, while in urban settings Cockburn Street...
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mechanism was electrified in 1982. A vestry was added in the early 1850s. Balmoral Castle, the British royal family's holiday home, lies 7 miles (11 kilometres)...
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herself. She and her husband, Prince Albert, built Balmoral Castle there which replaced an older castle. Deeside is a popular area for tourists, due to the...
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Ballater, and about two miles (3 km) east of the royal residence of Balmoral Castle. Behind it rises Creag nam Ban, a rounded granite hill about 527 metres...
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In 1954, Queen Elizabeth II ordered Highland cattle to be kept at Balmoral Castle where they are still kept today. From the late nineteenth century,...
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went to work as an outdoor servant (in Scots ghillie or gillie) at Balmoral Castle, which Queen Victoria and Prince Albert leased in February 1848, and...
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RMS Balmoral Castle (1910–1939) was a steamship of the Union-Castle Line RMS Balmoral Castle, was launched in November 1909 and, after being fitted out...
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as Buckingham Palace, Holyrood Palace and Windsor Castle, Sandringham (along with Balmoral Castle in Scotland) is owned personally by the monarch. In...
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Elizabeth II (category Burials at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle)
as did her personal popularity. Elizabeth died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle, and was succeeded by her eldest son, Charles III. Elizabeth was born...
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Palace, Windsor Castle and Sandringham House, whereas in Scotland the Royal Banner of Scotland is flown at Holyrood Palace and Balmoral Castle. Union Flag...
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from public life and left Buckingham Palace to live at Windsor Castle, Balmoral Castle and Osborne House. For many years the palace was seldom used, even...
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code word was "London Bridge is down". Since Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Operation Unicorn was also put into effect upon her death...
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Look up Balmoral or balmoral in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Balmoral may refer to: Balmoral, New South Wales, a locality of Sydney Balmoral, New South...
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Glas-allt-Shiel is a lodge on the Balmoral Estate by the shore of Loch Muick in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In its present form it was built in 1868 by Queen...
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to Alice in the form of a Celtic cross, situated in the grounds of Balmoral Castle. It is inscribed 'Her name shall live though now she is no more'. Alice's...
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The Union-Castle Line was a British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977...
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Elizabeth II, became gravely ill; he was transported by helicopter to Balmoral Castle, where she died later the same day. The house is a category A listed...
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family, she spends Christmases at Sandringham House and summers at Balmoral Castle. Her father succeeded his father as the Earl of Snowdon in 2017, which...
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as measured by the total area of the property, goes to Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The castle's grounds cover 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres), or 200 square...
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