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Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland serves as one of the private residences for the Queen and it is not owned by the British state. The present Queen, Elizabeth II, mainly stays there during the summer months but the castle has been in posession of the royal family for a very long time, namely from mid 19th century when Queen Victoria was given this castle as a present by Prince Albert. Prince Albert was involved in the building of Balmoral Castle and the result is a grand and "very Scottish" (Wilkinson 2006:337) building which hosts an impressive tower at one end.

The castle is build on vast grounds as there are around 50,000 acres around it. Part of this land is farmed and another part is forested. Hunting plays a vital role around Balmoral Castle, as the land around it hosts large quantities of game as well as deer and gouse.

For several months ech year, the gardens of Balmoral Castle as well as exhibitions hosted there are open to the public.

Sources: http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/BalmoralCastle/BalmoralCastle.aspx [20.4.2010] http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/balmoral.html [20.4.2010] Wilkinson, Philip. The British Monarchy For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Chichester: 2006.

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 http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/BalmoralCastle/BalmoralCastle.aspx [20.4.2010]
 http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/balmoral.html [20.4.2010]
-Wilkinson, Philip. ''The British Monarchy For Dummies''. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester 2006.
+Wilkinson, Philip. ''The British Monarchy For Dummies''. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Chichester: 2006.