Balmoral Castle
Scottish royal residence
Balmoral Castle is a Scottish estate in Aberdeenshire, owned by the British royal family since Queen Victoria purchased it in 1852.
It serves as a private summer residence rather than an official royal palace.
The castle became associated with royal tradition and Scottish Highland culture: The royal family spends August at Balmoral.
Queen Elizabeth II died there in 2022.
- AberdeenshireNortheast Scottish administrative region
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
- royal familyReigning monarch's relatives
- castleFortified medieval residence
- summer residenceDwelling for warmer months
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