All the Queens Houses!
Alphabe has arrived at the letter’Q’ this week & I just had to take the opportunity to share my association with Her Majesty! (Got your attention now haven’t I!)
I am one of many folk who has had the privilege of looking round two of her homes, & they are homes despite being a little larger than ours!
Buckingham Palace
This is Buckingham Palace which is a very famous landmark. When the royal household is in Scotland during the summer, you are able to go round some of the rooms. It is a very grand place but warm, clean & somehow it has a comfortable feel. It is a working palace so does not have that musty, dusty feel that many palaces do.
I have to say as you walk up the grand staircase with the strains of Zadoc the Priest playing on the audio guide, you can really imagine what it is like to be a princess!
Balmoral Castle
Now when people like me are touring Buckingham Palace, this is where you could find the Queen. It is Balmoral Castle in Scotland & again, when there is no-one staying there it is open to the public. It looks very grand but in terms of castles, chateaux & palaces, its is quite small – more like a country house.
It does not have the grandeur of the home in London. You can tell that it is a place where a family spends time together. Set in magnificent grounds, you can picture the Royal Family riding, walking, fishing & above all relaxing!
Now go & ‘Q’ over at Jenny Matlock’s for some more entries!
Oh yes…the perfect place for a princess to be…or for those of us like me to pretend and imagine :o) How fun that they play such music when one would “…walk up the grand staircase with the strains of Zadoc the Priest playing on the audio guide, you can really imagine what it is like to be a princess!”
I think I like the looks of Balmoral Castle best…I love the turrets and imagine how fun it would be to be a kid and discover all the rooms within!
Blessings & Aloha!
The outside of Balmoral looks more ‘princess-ish than it is!
What a magical stop on our little journey through Alphabe-Thursday’s letter Q.
I have actually been at both of those fairy tale places!
Lucky me!
And lucky me for the wonderful memories you brought to mind today!
Thank you!
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They are brill aren’t they!
I love the look of Balmoral Castle. To me, it’s right out of a fairy tale.
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The outside is better than the inside in my opinion. Thanks for visiting!
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You have been where I only dream of going…what a visit that must have been.
Thank you for sharing your memories.
How lucky! I never knew that you can tour the Buckingham Palace! I went there once when I was in college. We got to see the changing of the guards which was pretty neat. I would have loved to go tour the palace itself though. I never knew that the royal family goes off to another castle during the summer either. Very interesting! I must keep this in mind next time I plan to go to London 🙂
It is a fairly recent (5yrs) thing. Do go if you can but book online – it’s easier & quicker when you get there!
Nice shots! I would love to tour the castle as well as Buckingham. Thanks for sharing.
No probs! Great to see you here Annette!
It would be such fun to tour Balmoral.
The grounds are fabulous!
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Would be lovely to have a country house as long as there is someone else to do the cleaning and yard and garden work.
I couldn’t agree more! Thanks for stopping by!
Nice photos! I have yet to see Balmoral, but I’m in love with Scotland so maybe next time I go up there I’ll seek it out. But not in the summer. 🙂
You can’t go in the summer because the Queen os there. Definitely worth a visit!
I would very much like to tour Balmoral Castle! Buckingham Palace doesn’t intrigue me quite a much. 🙂
You need to do both. The inside of Balmoral should belike the inside of Buck House really!
Just a little bigger than my house also!
Interesting!
I suspect it is a little bigger than most!
I wonder how long it take to cut the grass at Balmoral Castle!! Thanks for an interesting post!
They have those ‘sit on’ mowers! Glad you liked it!