Queen Elizabeth II's "favourite" royal residence could undergo a huge change as King Charles has submitted plans to turn part of the Balmoral Estate into a wedding venue. Members of the public may soon have the opportunity to hold their own regal nuptials in the Queen's Building, which is just metres away from the world-famous castle. The Balmoral Estate covers around 50,000 acres and is a working estate with grouse moors, forestry and farmland The rules around where you can tie the knot in Scotland are a lot more relaxed than England as wedding venues do not need a licence, which is carried by the celebrant, such as a registrar or a priest.
The plans have been lodged with Aberdeenshire Council, seeking permission to convert the venue for "weddings, dinners, meetings and other events". The plans also insist music would be kept to a "low level" so that nobody would be disturbed. King Charles has continued the Royal Family tradition of spending his summer holidays at Balmoral, which sits on the banks of the River Dee.
There are reportedly a whopping 52 bedrooms inside Balmoral, as well as a large number of reception rooms, including the one where the monarch often received guests for official visits. But instead of staying in the main castle, the King and Queen Camilla prefer to stay at the neighbouring Birkhall estate which was once the favourite residence of the Queen Mother . The late Queen had visited Balmoral Castle every summer right until she died for week-long holidays.
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