Litter louts are leaving piles of ‘disgusting’ rubbish on the Queen’s Balmoral estate leaving staff furious
THE Queen’s staff members have been left fuming after her favourite home Balmoral has been trashed by careless tourists. Rangers were left fuming after “disgusting” piles of rubbish was found on the picturesque estate, including McDonald’s cups and meal trays next to a campfire remains. Angry staff members took to the Balmoral Twitter to say: […]
THE Queen’s staff members have been left fuming after her favourite home Balmoral has been trashed by careless tourists.
Rangers were left fuming after “disgusting” piles of rubbish was found on the picturesque estate, including McDonald’s cups and meal trays next to a campfire remains.
Angry staff members took to the Balmoral Twitter to say: “Please #treadlightly and #leavenotrace when visiting Balmoral Estate.
“This mess was found near Loch Muick recently and tidied up by Balmoral Ranger Service.”
In another picture, balloons and bunting was removed in a large carrier bag from near Glas-allt Shiel, which is a lodge on the Balmoral estate.
Balmoral is the Queen’s favourite summer pad, and she goes there every summer.
The estate and its original castle were purchased privately by Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, and to this day remain the private property of the Royal Family.
The castle gardens were first opened to the public in 1931.
They now open daily between April and the end of July, after which Queen Elizabeth arrives for her annual stay.
THE QUEEN'S SUMMER RETREAT AT BALMORAL
Balmoral Castle has been a Royal residence since 1852.
The estate and its original castle were purchased privately by Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, and to this day remain the private property of the Royal Family.
The castle is classified by Historic Scotland as a category A listed building, and costs around £3 million annually to run.
Every summer, the Monarch returns to the Balmoral estate with her husband Prince Philip.
Throughout the summer, much of the royal family – including Charles, Camilla, William, and Kate – will join her and Prince Philip for their annual “summer break.”
The Royal residence has often been described as “the most beautiful place on Earth” and is often referred to as the Queen’s favourite home.
The Queen is often seen riding horses or driving her beloved Range Rover over the estate’s rugged terrain.
The castle gardens were first opened to the public in 1931.
They now open daily between April and the end of July, after which Queen Elizabeth arrives for her annual stay.
Yesterday, the 93-year-old monarch kicked off her summer holidays at Balmoral, and was met by soldiers of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
She was also reunited with the notoriously naughty Shetland pony who once ate her flowers and did a poo in front of her.
She didn’t seem to be put off from their previous encounters, that saw the Shetland do a poo in front of her last year.
And it’s not the first time the small pony had a memorable meeting with the Queen – two years ago trying to eat her flowers.
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We previously shared how the castle is full of bats and the Queen walks around with servants who chase them with nets.
And the Queen’s favourite TV show is The Bill and she gets the BBC to send DVDs of programmes she wishes to watch at Balmoral.