Balmoral has been privy to a number of key moments
Every summer for the past 68 years, Her Majesty the Queen has decamped to her beloved Balmoral in the Scottish Highlands for 12 weeks.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page. With the royal family so hands-on at Balmoral, it’s a wonder they need their 50 full-time staff. “There’s really nothing for staff to do there except have affairs with each other, which is how it got its name Immoral Balmoral!” jokes Ingrid. She adds, “The Queen even loves to do the washing up with her rubber gloves on!”
Photos of the library show a very practical electric convection heater used for cold evenings along with a Samsung TV and Sky box, presumably so Her Majesty can keep up to date with the horse racing. Many of the rooms are carpeted in tartan, but the drawing room features the more subtle tones of green that the Queen loves. The family’s penchant for recycling is evident in the crown motif cushions, whose fabric used to adorn the sofas in the library.
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