Place of death: What Balmoral castle meant to Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland on 8 September. Here's what the castle meant to her.
Queen Elizabeth II passed away “peacefully” at the Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on Thursday 8 September. Here’s what the castle meant to her.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II DIES AT BALMORAL CASTLE
Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II had passed away on Thursday 8 September at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” read the statement.
All the Queen’s children – King Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Princess Anne travelled to Balmoral near Aberdeen. This was after doctors place her majesty under medical supervision. According to the Daily Mail, the queen died with King Charles and Princess Anne at her bedside.
Prince William also travelled with Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and his wife Sophie via private jet from Berkshire but it is understood that they did not reach her estate before she passed away. While Prince Harry was said to be on his way. His wife, Meghan Markle was supposed to be travelling with him to Scotland, but there was a “change of plan” and she did not go.
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WHAT DID BALMORAL CASTLE MEAN TO HER MAJESTY?
Balmoral Castle was purchased by Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. So, the castle has been one of the residences of the British royal family since 1852.
The castle was private property of the Queen and not part of the Crown Estate. This was the place where the Queen indulged in horseriding and more. The Queen’s granddaughter Prince Eugenie previously expressed that
“I think Granny is the most happy there, I think she really, really loves the Highlands,” she said in the documentary Our Queen at Ninety.
Balmoral is also known to be the place where the queen entertained – she had friends and family over. The castle is also the place where the Queen and her late husband, Prince Philip indulge in their love for picnics.
Page Six reports that Balmoral offered the Queen a sense of normality. Her majesty is said to have been able to play card games or stand in line at local shops. It is also the place that the royal family, including Prince William and Prince Harry learnt of their mother Princess Diana’s death on 31 August 1997.
The royal family used Balmoral Castle as their summer home with the Queen staying there from August until October almost every year of her life.
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