If you happen to be in Scotland in July or very early August, then Balmoral will be open for the first time.
Posted by
Southeastern US
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£100!
Posted by
OP
Halifax, NS
336 posts
It does say tickets aren’t cheap! lol!
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
10673 posts
Just think if all those castles, art collections and grounds were to be opened to those who are paying for them...as they were in France.
Posted by
Glasgow, Scotland
1694 posts
The tickets have all but sold out in a day.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33991 posts
well there were only 40 per day..
Posted by
Arlington TX
606 posts
Is Balmoral a property ‘owned’ by the UK government or by the royal family? I think the family stays in an assortment of each during the year?
Posted by
Lake District, England
8131 posts
Balmoral is the private property of the Sovereign but the Royal family is also funded by the estate. This explains it far better and more succinctly than I could- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finances_of_the_British_royal_family
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Glasgow, Scotland
1694 posts
The lines of ownership of Royal properties are often blurred in a monarchy because of constitutional role of the monarch. But in the case of Balmoral, like Sandringham, it is private owned by the monarch as the person rather than as the head of state. Balmoral was explicitly bought as a private retreat by Queen Paddington, New South Wales... Victoria, I always get them mixed up, and Prince Albert and has remained that way. Which is why it was closed to the public for so long, also as it is difficult as in a lot of similar buildings to separate the private from the public in forms of the rooms.