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My impression has long been that at least under Elizabeth II, Balmoral is where the monarch spends several weeks each summer, particularly around August. It is effectively her summer (or late summer) residence, much as Sandringham is her Christmas/winter residence, with Windsor Castle being the preferred residence the rest of the time, and Buckingham Palace when in London. This isn't quite clear from the present wording of the article and should probably be mentioned in the intro. Are there sources that document the queen's movements over the years (probably based on the Court Circular), and what her usual pattern of residence at Balmoral has been? Has she spent more of the summer there over the years as she's reduced international travel? Does she ever go to Balmoral outside of the usual summer months when she's in residence? Beorhtwulf (talk) 13:20, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
The main gates to the castle feature "circular panels bearing ciphers 'GVR' and 'MR'" for George V of England and Mary of Teck. Source: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB51473 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:A040:18C:5081:4DAB:938:1E7C:F931 (talk) 09:23, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
It's mentioned that it is the Monarch's private property but not really pointed up that the big significance of acquiring Balmoral in 1852 was that the monarch "finally had his or her own house instead of being at the mercy of Parliament's Civil List legislation" and was hitherto paradoxically wealthy but also a homeless person in a sense. I'd heard something to this effect but I don't know how true it is that this was literally the reflection, or the issue raised when Prince Albert bought the place. Can someone find a source to that effect or confirm that it is something of just a rumour? 50.34.104.79 (talk) 00:03, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
This structure is technically a palace, not a castle. 57.135.233.22 (talk) 06:13, 11 August 2023 (UTC)