The royal family is ending their holiday with a big get-together at the Queen’s Scottish castle!
After a fun-filled summer that sawpolo datesand arelaxing trip to Mustique, Kate Middleton andPrince Williamtouched down in Scotland on Thursday with their three children to close out the summer withQueen Elizabethat Balmoral Castle.
The family of five, includingPrince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louis, took the short flight from Norwich to Aberdeen on the economy FlyBe plane. Surprised passengers saw the royal parents disembark from the plane with their children before they they got into awaiting cars to make their way to Balmoral. William carried a few bags with a little help from George, while Charlotte excitedly trailed behind them. Kate carried Louis in her arms as she walked beside the family’s trusty nanny,Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo.
”Earlier in the flight, I’d had the feeling that someone had come on the plane that I’d recognized – but I thought it was just a footballer,” a passenger toldThe Sun. “We landed, and people then saw two black Range Rovers on the tarmac.
Prince Louis, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.Tim Rooke/Shutterstock
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Celebrities and friends of the couple soon followed John’s lead withPink, Ellen DeGeneres, Jessica Mulroney, Jameela Jamil and Nacho Figuerasall speaking out in defense of the couple.
Meghan and Harry are expected to spend part of their summer with the Queen in Scotland as well before they take off for their fall tour in Africa.
For more than 150 years, the Scottish castle has served as a private retreat for the British royals. In the highlands, the royals like to entertain friends, hold dances, picnic and go on shooting parties – all the while battling the nibbling little flies that stalk the heather-covered mountain sides.
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The expansive Scottish property has been in the royal family since 1845, when Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, purchased the castle and the surrounding 7,000 acre estate.
source: people.com
