Perhaps she knew what was to come and decided to gift her family and subjects in England and beyond who admired and loved her one final, happy image to remember her by. In that moment, dressed in a long, grey cardigan, a matching tartan skirt and brown penny loafers, the queen – who reigned for seven decades – seemed more Grand Mama than monarch. Still, she appeared content, if not happy. They were the unmistakable signs that this old, frail sovereign was approaching the inevitable. Her mottled hands and thin frame told a different story. In fact, much of the room’s decor remains unchanged from decades ago, including the teal-upholstered couch.Standing in the centre of a room at Balmoral Castle with stooped shoulders and that inescapable bulb of white hair, and leaning gingerly on a brown, wooden cane, Queen Elizabeth II looked as sweet as her smile. Whether Queen Elizabeth posed for a shoot with Prince Philip (as in the 1976 photograph below) or hosted an audience with a prime minister (as she did this week with the newly elected Prime Minister Liz Truss), this cozy traditional room offered a crackling fireplace amid historic ornamental items. Inside Balmoral Castle one would find a regal drawing room that has proven a cozy space for audiences with prime ministers and other public figures. Redecoration has since replaced the Victorian-style prints with more contemporary styles-though the floral motifs have proven timeless. Much of Balmoral Castle’s interiors incorporated Highland details such as tartans and chintzes, with floral-patterned wallpaper against pine-colored woodwork. Elizabeth would continue the annual pilgrimage with her own children, enjoying solace and serenity among the sprawling green spaces of the secluded Scottish Highlands. Things were apt to date from ‘before we went to Scotland’ or ‘when we got back from Scotland,’ ” writes Marion Crawford in The Little Princesses. “It tended to be the chief landmark in their calendar. The castle has since operated as a summer retreat during the entirety of Queen Elizabeth’s seven-decade reign.Īs a child, young Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret, looked forward to the annual Balmoral trip all year.
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Queen Victoria later had a series of cottages built on its 50,000 acres, some of which have been recently made available to the public. Architects John and William Smith were commissioned to bring the plans up to the royal standard by building a new castle and eventually demolishing the original structure. Originally seducing Queen Victoria, who called it “this dear paradise,” Prince Albert bought it for her for £32,000. Mourners stood at the gates of the private royal estate to pay tribute to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and to witness this historic moment, one of many in this Scottish holiday home’s storied past.īalmoral Castle, considered to be Scottish baronial and in the Gothic Revival style, has been one of the British royal family’s residences since 1852.
The British royal family gathered today at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where doctors announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died.
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