The opening takes place before the King and Queen arrive at Balmoral for their summer.
- the Royal Family 's Scottish retreat - is set to open its doors to the public for the time in history.
He said: “It’s a magnificent place, I think the King wants people to see . We were asked, my department, to put this together and we put this together. Balmoral’s walls are hung with paintings by Victorian artist Sir Edwin Henry Landseer selected by Charles, who has inherited his great great great grandmother Victoria’s passion for the painter and sculptor.
The books lining the shelves include tomes on Scottish History – particularly Highland clans – Albert’s speeches, as well as novels and books on poetry and art.Credit: Visitor Enterprise for Balmoral Castle/PA Visitors can also see the dinner gong, used to summon Balmoral guests and made from materials salvaged from the British warship the Temeraire which fought in the Battle of Trafalgar.
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