Victoria Arbiter: Why the royals’ love of Scotland transcends generations – 9Honey

In June 1952, four months after the untimely death of her husband, King George VI, the Queen Mother retreated to Balmoral, the royal family’s privately owned Scottish estate, so as to quietly mourn his loss.
Within days of her arrival, she noted every part of the property evoked memories of her beloved.
In a letter to Queen Mary she wrote of her late spouse, “He was always so full of plans and ideas for improving the house and garden and we spent so many happy hours here. Life seems incredibly…

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