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Balmoral is a house and estate near [[Braemar]], [[Aberdeenshire]], [[Scotland]], owned by [[Queen Elizabeth II]]. It is Her Majesty's favoured residence in [[Scotland]] and used for royal summer holidays, alythough her official residence in Scotland is the Palace of [[Holyroodhouse]], [[Edinburgh]]. Balmoral was designed for [[Prince Albert]], consort of [[Queen Victoria]], in the [[Scottish Baronial]] style popular in the nineteenth century. It eschews the formality of court life and decoration, having jolly tartan wallpaper and carpets, and alarm clocks are prohibited - instead, the Queen and her family and guests are woken by the sound of the [[bagpipes]].
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'''Balmoral''' is a house and estate near [[Braemar]], [[Aberdeenshire]], [[Scotland]], owned by [[Queen Elizabeth II]]. It is Her Majesty's favoured residence in [[Scotland]] and used for royal summer holidays, alythough her official residence in Scotland is the Palace of [[Holyroodhouse]], [[Edinburgh]]. Balmoral was designed for [[Prince Albert]], consort of [[Queen Victoria]], in the [[Scottish Baronial]] style popular in the nineteenth century. It eschews the formality of court life and decoration, having jolly tartan wallpaper and carpets, and alarm clocks are prohibited - instead, the Queen and her family and guests are woken by the sound of the [[bagpipes]].
 
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Revision as of 13:01, May 11, 2007

Balmoral is a house and estate near Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, owned by Queen Elizabeth II. It is Her Majesty's favoured residence in Scotland and used for royal summer holidays, alythough her official residence in Scotland is the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh. Balmoral was designed for Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, in the Scottish Baronial style popular in the nineteenth century. It eschews the formality of court life and decoration, having jolly tartan wallpaper and carpets, and alarm clocks are prohibited - instead, the Queen and her family and guests are woken by the sound of the bagpipes.