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King Charles and Queen Camilla at the 2026 Braemar Gathering

In pictures - King Charles and Queen Camilla enjoy Braemar Gathering

The Prince and Princess of Wales and their son Prince George and daughter Princess Charlotte (left obscured) arrive to attend a Sunday church service at Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral

Royals attend church service near Balmoral estate

Endangered narrow-headed ants have been found living on the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire (Picture: Cairngorms National Park)

Why few have heard of Balmoral 'royals' who live in thatched home Scotsman comment

The riverside restaurant with exciting Scottish chef at the helm

How the Balmoral Comtec deal was completed

Landseer's Scene in Braemar reached a sale price of £5.9m at Sotheby's . PIC: Sotheby's

Sale of £5.9m Landseer sets record as romantic Highland vision holds

King: Balmoral's ‘special place in the hearts of the royal family’

Undated handout file photo issued by US Department of Justice of Ghislaine Maxwell with Jeffrey Epstein.

'Balmoral' email asks Maxwell for 'inappropriate new friends'

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Circus elephant causing havoc in Aberdeen stars in rail museum revamp

The late Queen Elizabeth with her grandson Prince William.

Swinney responds over Prince William putting indy 'pressure' on Queen

I visited the luxury Edinburgh hotel spa that's transformed Gaby Soutar

Natural tree regeneration has been taking place on Invercauld estate

The Cairngorm estate close to Balmoral hits 2,000-acre tree milestone

King Charles III speaks to a member of Royal Company of Archers, The King's Bodyguard Scotland, at the Ceremony of the Keys in the gardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

King Charles accepts keys to Edinburgh to open Royal Week

The royal train arrives at London Euston Station ready to carry the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on a tour across the UK.

King Charles brings royal train that once ran to Balmoral to an end

Donald Trump appeared to announce when the state visit would take place

Donald Trump suggests UK state visit planned for September

King Charles III and Queen Camilla after attending a service at Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral, in which a new piece of music by Paul Mealor was performed to mark the royal couple's 20th wedding anniversary. Picture: Paul Campbell/PA Wire

King Charles and Camilla listen to new anniversary music in historic kirk

Europa Tall Ship

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The picnic cottage on Mar Lodge Estate, which Queen Victoria enjoyed when she visited Balmoral, has been saved from ruin

The restored ‘fairytale’ picnic cottage enjoyed by Queen Victoria

Balmoral Estate: A building within the Royal holiday home on Deeside is to become a wedding venue

King Charles' Balmoral Estate to be transformed into wedding venue

A general view of the Festival crowds on Edinburgh's Royal Mile. Independent economic analysis suggests that tax-free shopping for tourists stimulates economic growth.

'Spectacular own goal' - Business bosses demand key tax break comeback

King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, enjoying fishing on the River Dee in 1982 at Balmoral, Scotland

Nobody does ‘old man chic’ quite like King Charles

The Balmoral Hotel in Princes Street, Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Exclusive 'Very high risk' 7% tourist tax sparks Balmoral owner to hit back

Edinburgh's Balmoral Hotel could face an annual tourist tax bill of £1.3 million. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA

'Kill' tourist tax levy, demands The Balmoral hotel boss

Braemar, the most stylish place to live in Scotland.

Braemar is the most stylish place to live in Scotland, according to a new survey

Balmoral Caste, ,the private residence of King Charles and Queen Camilla. PIC: Neil Roger/Flickr/CC

Balmoral: Where is Balmoral in Scotland and is it open to the public?

Reporter Alison Campsie at Balmoral Castle following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022. PIC: Contributed.

What is it like reporting from Balmoral? - Alison Campsie

Prince William, his brother Harry and father, now King Charles, pictured at Balmoral Castle around a fortnight before the death of Diana, the Princess of Wales. PIC: PA.

Did Prince William really go missing from Balmoral after Diana's death ?

A very enthusiastic walker

Hundreds of Dog Lovers to Gather at Balmoral for The Great British Dog Walk

Pupils from Crathie School cut the ceremonial ribbon

Easter Balmoral suspension bridge reopens after vital restoration works

Interview: Kylie Reid of female-fostering network Egg that aims to crack the UK

Exclusive King Charles's estate gets £650,000 in public funds to restore land

BBC presenter Deborah James, who urged people to check their poos, died of bowel cancer (Photo: Deborah James / bowelbabe Instagram)

Some cancers are less starry than others, so get yourself tested - Susan Morriso...

Visitors will be able to experience lekking capercaillie up-close

New capercaillie lek experience at Balmoral

Sylvia Ormiston, the stud manager at Balmoral with some of the Highland Pony herd. Picture by Jim Crichton.

Balmoral jobs at risk as 'King doesn't want to farm anymore'

The Rocco Forte Hotels portfolio includes Edinburgh's famous five-star Balmoral, situated on Princes Street.

Saudi wealth fund takes big stake in Balmoral hotel owner Rocco Forte

Peter Capaldi starred as the Twelfth Doctor - one of the few iterations to keep his Scottish accent. Image: BBC

Four episodes of Doctor Who which were set in Scotland

A cock Atlantic salmon (Pic: James Shooter)

Royal family joins river restoration efforts across Scotland as films launched

Run Balmoral will mark its 25th anniversary next year. (Pic: Kevin McGarry)

Run Balmoral celebrates 25th anniversary

According to Historic Environment Scotland: “Kilchurn Castle was a fortress, a comfortable residence and later a garrison stronghold, and contains the oldest surviving barracks on the British mainland.”

Explainer Why does Scotland have so many castles and how many are there?

King Charles, Queen Camilla and Princess Anne are given flowers as they attend the annual Braemar Gathering on Saturday (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

As nation remembers late Queen, Charles has proved he's up to the job

Balmoral Castle on September 8 2022, with the Royal Banner of Scotland flying at half mast. The backdrop of Deeside to events surrounding the death of Elizabeth II has helped to drive an increase in visitors to the area, it is understood. PIC: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Aberdeenshire experiences rise in visitors after all eyes fell on Balmoral
The backdrop of Royal Deeside to the extraordinary events which surrounded the death of Elizabeth II has helped to drive an increase in visitors to the area.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla leave Crathie Parish Church, near Balmoral, following a Sunday church service ahead of the first year anniversary of his reign. PIC: PA.

King Charles a 'steady' force in first year of reign defined by work and warmth

Queen Elizabeth’s death date & cause of death

The loss of tax-free shopping is costing Scotland dear Sir Rocco Forte

King Charles III at the gates of Balmoral. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Plans for King Charles portrait to be hung in every Scottish school

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Prince Harry and Meghan won’t mark Queen’s death with royal family

The Prince of Wales would holiday with his sons Prince William and Prince Harry to Scotland, as pictured at the Falls of Muick on the Balmoral estate. Image: PA

7 of King Charles III's crucial links to Scotland

The once-derelict Balnoe has been thoroughly refurbished. Image: Sean Mulholland

Scotsman Homes: Remote exile from mains heat

King Charles III

King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Chelsea Flower Show

The cafe at Balmoral is due to be extended and improved to help meet the demands of "mass market tourism" at Balmoral, according to planning papers. PIC: Creative Commons.

King plans upgrade for Balmoral amid rising visitor numbers to Deeside castle

The 105th Regiment Royal Artillery, The Scottish and Ulster Gunners during the Royal Gun Salute at Edinburgh Castle. Picture: PA

These are the events happening in Scotland for the coronation

Queen Elizabeth won over one thousand races but did she win the Grand National? (Pic:Getty)

New photo of late Queen released to mark 97th birthday

Twinflower on the Abergeldie Estate (photo: Ann Miles)

Cairngorms National Park estates providing a boost for twinflower conservation

The UK feels like a secular society that turns to religion to help mark major events, such as Queen Elizabeth's funeral (Picture: Ben Stansall/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Secular intolerance of religious views is growing – Richard Holloway

A picture from Balmoral in August 1997, taken around a fortnight before the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. PIC: James Gray/Shutterstock.

Prince Harry on Balmoral 'paradise' and the night on Deeside his childhood ended

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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