On 8 September, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle, her beloved holiday home in the Highlands. Just two days before she died, serving her nation until the very end, the Queen had held an audience with Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, at the Scottish estate.
When the Queen’s coffin left Balmoral, it passed slowly through the villages of Royal Deeside, allowing the thousands that lined the route to bid a final farewell to the country’s longest-serving monarch, and a woman whom many locals considered a dear neighbour.
The Queen had visited the Scottish estate every summer, continuing the traditions of her own childhood. She and Prince Philip were able to live some semblance of a normal life here, often surrounded by their children and grandchildren.
Heading up in late July, it is tradition for the Royal Family to stay at Craigowan Lodge on the estate for the first week of their
