Balmoral Castle and Estate to reopen this week to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A summer of celebration is set to take place at the Queen's holiday home in Scotland to mark her Platinum Jubilee. The Balmoral Castle and Estate are set to reopen this Friday (April 1) as part of plans to recognise Her Majesty's 70 years on the throne.

Home to the Royal Family in Scotland, the estate in Deeside, Aberdeenshire has been owned by them since Prince Albert purchased it for Queen Victoria in 1852 after she fell in love with the area.She eventually raised a pyramid style cairn there after Albert's death in 1861, when he was aged just 42.This year the castle grounds is opening to the public from Friday, April 1 until Tuesday, August 2 to host a summer of festivities to mark the special occasion.Balmoral Castle & Estate is arranging a unique exhibition titled ‘Life at Balmoral’ celebrating all life at Balmoral “from the river to the royals”, which is included in all ticket options.As well as the exhibitions scheduled throughout the summer, there are various excursions to choose from including standard admission, coffee and cake or afternoon tea experiences.

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