The Crown, Thatcher fully fails the Balmoral test while passes easily. But the question remains *dramatic pause*...According to , it's an unspoken set of social rules and codes upon which visitors to Balmoral castle in Scotland are judged.
For example, The Crown shows Thatcher failing it when she comes downstairs in full black tie way too early in the evening. But it's not just about getting the outfit changes right: guests also have to remember royal protocol, and they need to know how to hunt, where to sit (read: not Queen Victoria's chair), what party games to play—it's a whole THING.Biographer Andrew Morton pretty much sums it up in his book :As for how accurate reports of the test are on the show, Thatcher's biographer Charles Moore.
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