Balmoral: An Inside History of a Royal Retreat

The first definitive social history of Balmoral, telling the complete story of the castle and estate, the royal family at their leisure, and the people who have worked for the royals for so many generations.

For more than one hundred and fifty years, Balmoral has played host to the royal family at their most relaxed. This remote Scottish estate—extending to more than 50,000 acres—was the stage for Queen Victoria’s scandalous love affair with her servant John Brown; it was here that Edward VI...