Royal Travels: Scotland

I am so sorry it has been so long since I have posted. But, I have been on a very royal vacation to Scotland, which is what this post is all about.

I started out my trip in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh has tons of royal history. It has the Royal Mile, which is the mile long road between Edinburgh Castle, and Palace at Holyroodhouse, which the Queen was in residence at for part of my stay in Scotland.

Edinburgh Castle

Since Palace at Holyroodhouse was in residence, I went to Edinburgh Castle first. Edinburgh Castle was built on volcanic rock in the 12th century, and is older than Palace at Holyroodhouse. It was home to the Scottish kings and queens. The rock face, made from volcanic rocks was supposed to be impossible to climb, and helpful during war, unfortunately, the rock face is not impossible to climb, but takes a lot of skill.
    
At Edinburgh Castle, you can see the Scottish Crown Jewels, which are older than the English Crown Jewels due to the fact that the originals were destroyed.

The Palace at Holyroodhouse, also referred to as just "Holyrood" was the home of Queen Mary of Scots, and is the place of the murder of David Rizzio, Queen Mary of Scots friend and the man people suspected she was in love with. He was murdered in front of her by her husband.

Palace at Holyroodhouse

Holyrood is now where Queen Elizabeth II stays when she visits Edinburgh, as well as where she hosts her annual garden party and knights people in Scotland.

The Royal Yacht Britannia was Queen Elizabeth II and her families private yacht. It was where the royals went on holiday, and many royal couples have spent their honeymoons on the yacht, including Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Now decommissioned, it is open to the public. On the walls hang family photos, and you can see into the royal's and crew's quarters.

Royal Yacht Britannia Bell

Queen Elizabeth's Bedroom

Finally, I saw the Castle of Mey, which is as far north as you can go in Scotland. It was the castle that the mourning Queen Mother bought after she lost her husband. The Queen Mother would visit it during the fall and invite family and friends. It was her personal home and a place she could go to escape the public eye. For people who watch The Crown, this is the castle she buys in the episode "Pride and Joy". But, they filmed the episode at a castle in Aberdeen. Also, the Queen Mother gave Princess Margaret a bedroom at the Castle of Mey, but Princess Margaret never slept in it. Even after the Queen Mother's death, Prince Charles made a yearly visit to the Castle of Mey.

Castle of Mey

 

                     

So, that was my royal trip to Scotland. I can't wait to post more royal news soon!

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