Balmoral, sitio de despedida

BALMORAL, EL SITIO ELEGIDO POR LA REINA PARA SU DESPEDIDA HACIA LA ETERNIDAD

La Reina Isabel II (1926-2022) visitó desde muy pequeña el Castillo de Balmoral, propiedad privada de su familia, y donde se trataba de llevar una vida normal y no protocolaria. En Balmoral no había protocolo y la regla era que no había reglas, donde la vida en el campo y el contacto con la naturaleza eran todos los días. Perros, caballos, vacas, venados, liebres y faisanes llenaron la infancia de la princesa Isabel quien al convertirse en reina heredó también la propiedad del magnífico castillo y todas sus tierras. Bellos recuerdos infantiles y el gran amor a Escocia hicieron de Balmoral su lugar favorito, privado, familiar, íntimo. Isabel II se sentía fuertemente ligada a Escocia, no sólo por el hecho de ser su reina, sino también por la sangre escocesa que corría por sus venas a través de su madre Isabel Bowes- Lyon, la Queen Mom (1900-2002), quien pertenecía al clan escocés Lyon del Castillo de Glamis. Dicen que al pasar el tiempo deseamos volver a nuestras raíces, a nuestro origen. Tal vez por ese motivo la Reina Isabel II eligió el Castillo de Balmoral para descansar en medio de todo lo amaba, su familia y sus recuerdos. Al despedirse de su pueblo y del mundo en tierras de Escocia ha dejado un legado más de unidad entre los escoceses y el Reino Unido.

Balmoral, farewell site

BALMORAL, THE SITE CHOSEN BY THE QUEEN FOR HER FAREWELL TO ETERNITY.

In the countryside of the County of Aberdeenshire in Scotland, stands the impressive Balmoral Castle in its romantic Scottish baronial style. The property was purchased by Queen Victoria I of the United Kingdom and her husband PrinceAlbert in 1852.The royal couple commissioned architect William Smith and sculptor John Thomas(who worked on Buckingham Palace) to build a new castle to replace the oldbuilding that was demolished. Since 1856 Balmoral became the favorite summerspot for the royal family, because being the private property of the British sovereignand not the Royal Crown of the United Kingdom, it gave them a greatersense of belonging and freedom.From 1856 to the present, six generations and seven kings have owned and inhabitedthe castle, starting with Victoria I (1837-1901) and ending with IsabelII (1952-2022) and the current King Carlos III. Each generation has owned propertyup to 20,000 hectares of forest and farmland, with cattle and wild animalbreeding, as well as forestry and agricultural exploitation.

Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) visited Balmoral Castle from a very young age, private property of her family, and where she tried to lead a normal and non-protocol life. At Balmoral there was no protocol and the rule was that there were no rules, where life in the countryside and contact with nature were every day. Dogs, horses, cows, deer, hares and pheasants filled the childhood of Princess Elizabeth who, upon becoming queen, she also inherited the property of the magnificent castle and all her lands. Beautiful childhood memories and a great love of Scotland made Balmoral her favorite place, private, familiar, intimate with her. Elizabeth II felt strongly linked to Scotland, not only because she was its queen, but also because of the Scottish blood that ran through her veins through her mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mom (1900-2002), who He belonged to the Scottish Lyon clan of Glamis Castle. They say that as time goes by we want to return to our roots, to our origin. Perhaps for this reason Queen Elizabeth II chose Balmoral Castle to rest in the midst of everything she loved, her family and her memories. By saying goodbye to her, her people and her world in Scotland, she has left one more legacy of unity between the Scots and the United Kingdom.