ROYAL HOMES
Regal Retreats
Spending time in the country has been precious and pivotal to the Royal Family for hundreds of years. Here, we look at four of its best-loved rural homes
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enerations of royals have enjoyed rural life and pursuits through the ages, and today’s Royal Family is no different. Her Majesty The Queen, whose passions include riding and walking, has said she is happiest in the acres surrounding Balmoral Castle where, as she put it in a BBC documentary in 1992: “One could go for miles and not see anybody. It has endless possibilities and we love picnics and open air.” Away from the public gaze, The Queen, her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren regularly gather to relax, enjoy family fun and everything that spending time in the great outdoors has to offer.
