‘Queen Elizabeth’ hardly stays at her favorite house

With so many properties across the country and the Queen Elizabeth has her pick of grand and beautiful homes.

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A stone cottage called Craigowan Lodge, located within the grounds of Balmoral Castle in Scotland, that is one of her favorites.

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The Queen spends her summer holidays at Balmoral and she stays at Craigowan Lodge for a few days.

The house was used by The Prince and Princess of Wales when they came to visit the Queen during the summer.

The lodge is off-limits for the people and is mainly used nowadays for housing important guests when they visit.

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Balmoral Castle was bought by Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, in 1852 from the Farquharson family.

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