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Built in the 15th Century, Balmoral castle was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852. Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone of the new building on 28th September 1853.

The castle was never lived in full-time by Queen Elizabeth II and is today used as a summer home for The King and The Queen. The story of its purchase is featured in Netflix ’s The Crown - which ...

An official letter from the monarch, delivered by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday, offered a meeting at either Dumfries House in Ayrshire or Balmoral Castle, a favourite retreat of the ...

This episode was filmed at Blair Castle in Perthshire – a castle actually visited by Queen Victoria several times. A spokesperson said: "We have 145,000 acres on Atholl Estates and could easily ...

The expansive property has been in the royal family since 1845, when Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, purchased the castle and the surrounding 7,000 acre estate.