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[@CatFluff-pm6qr]

She went into the local butchers shop in the villiage and a old lady said to her" you look like the Queen" and Her majesty said " that's reassuring " 🇬🇧 Aww miss you Ma'am🌹

[@janolaful]

She died in the place she loved God bless her 🙏

[@lsmith9249]

@CatFluff-pm6qr no offence, a former protection officer Richard Griffin has told the story as he was with her and they weren't anywhere near a butcher's and it wasn't an old lady who stopped them, it was 2 American tourists in fact the video is on here of Richard Griffin telling the story the full story is very funny, he tells it much better than l could

[@ninamoores]

@@lsmith9249 The butchers shop story is reputably a separate but equally true story.

[@lsmith9249]

@@ninamoores our late Queen was having her portrait painted and told a similar story to the artist, but it was a grocers not a butcher's

[@MatthewPorter-hq9mb]

Thats what i heard too. It was to dumb yankees. Nothing to do with a butcher…

[@barrygentry5364]

Connor, there is a story about the queen taking a walk with her head of security, through an area that was open to the public, when they met a couple of Americans who they stopped and spoke to. One of the Americans, not recognising her, asked the queen if “she had ever met the queen”. The queen replied “I haven’t but this man (indicating her security guard) has on several occasions.”

[@mariahoulihan9483]

head of security? lol. No.. her close protection officer.. one of them.

[@ct5625]

They then asked him what she was like and he said something like "Very nice, but she has a wicked sense of humour".

[@dotregan1506]

Yes, I've heard that several times. I seem to remember the Queen herself telling that little anecdote and laughing.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

When I was at Cambridge, there was a story that an American, a keen gardener, who visited one of the quads one day and was blown away by the prestine lawn. He asked an older man, who was working on the borders, how he might get such a lawn at his home in Virginia. "Oh, there's nothin' to it sir," replied the sage gardener. "All you need do is roll the grass with a bloody great roller three times a week.....for 400 years". 😅

[@cireenasimcox1081]

I hope Connor sees that - right up his alley.😁

[@susansmiles2242]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♀️

[@MatthewPorter-hq9mb]

You would think that you’d know how to spell pristine if you were at Cambridge…

[@nicksykes4575]

By all accounts King George VI refused to leave London during the blitz as he said he'd never be able to look a Londoner in the eye if he left, and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother refused to leave without him.

[@ed_ward_1430]

(quote) "The girls can't leave unless I leave and go with them, and I can't leave unless the King leaves. And the King will never leave."

[@nicksykes4575]

@@ed_ward_1430 Thank you Ed, I couldn't remember how the full statement read, and I didn't want to misquote it.

[@geecee310]

A friend was walking across the estate in winter some years ago. Through the deep snow Ona clear day, they could see a distant figure dressed in red, cross country skiing vaguely towards them. After some time, they came right up to the person, when they realised it was (them) Prince Charles, entirely on his own. They chatted for a few minutes, exchanging views on the terrain and where they were heading, before the Prince bid them a good afternoon and carried on skiing.

[@CatFluff-pm6qr]

King Charles bumped into three bikers last year on the Balmoral estate, they where stunned to see him just strolling along its on KZbin, he stopped and chatted to them , they couldn't believe it🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@heartofoak45]

The 'garage' you keep referring to is a 'porte-cochere' which has an entrance and exit for vehicles to pull in and for passengers to alight.

[@kellyk209]

I’m from Ballater, 10mins from balmoral. She pronounced crathie incorrectly at the beginning and the queen used a piper outside her window to waken her up each morning at 9am, he would play for 15mins

[@cireenasimcox1081]

Connor spoke about the Royal Family going "somewhere safe" in WWII? I still don't think that the USA fully understands the Monarchy-thing in our history. In fact they moved into Buckingham Palace right in the middle of the Battle of Britain- Queen Elizabeth's mother said they were going to take their chances with the rest of their subjects. And the future-Queen enlisted. Famously, when the Palace did get a hit the Queen Mum said "Thank goodness, now I'm just like everyone else".

[@MarkmanOTW]

They spent much of their time in Windsor Castle during WWII, and shuttled back and forth to BuckinghamPalace to be visible in London.

[@rosieposie6521]

No the Queen Mother said that SHE FEELS AS THOUGH SHE CAN NOW LOOK LONDONERS IN THE FACE. AFTER LONDON'S BLITZ DURING THE WAR.

[@susansmiles2242]

@@rosieposie6521I think she said she could now look the east end in the eye but it amounts to the same thing

[@dotregan1506]

The somewhere safe was Windsor Castle where they slept in the dungeons, I kid you not !

[@laurabambam5342]

Victoria and Albert had 9 children, 42 grandchildren, and 87 great-grandchildren. Victoria was called the "grandmother of Europe". Queen Elizabeth died at Balmoral

[@nicksykes4575]

Be realistic Connor, all your units of measurement are originally British, so yes we do use acres.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

The Princesses lived at Windsor Castle, outside London, during the war. The King and Queen were very taken up with public moral during the war and would spend Monday to Friday at Buckingham Palace and rejoin their daughters most weekends. The castle at Windsor is a very secuire fortress.. that is why it was used for the Princesses to stay in with undercrofts from hundreds of years ago which acted as air raid shelters. All Royal Official residences and private ones .. had their lawns dug up and used to plant vegetables as the Government wanted everyone to do that.

[@paulwillard9687]

It’s creeping Virginia , the plant climbing on the outside of castle it turns Red over spring and summer and doesn’t do the damage that ivy does to the building.

[@andycapp3499]

Conner, the part you are calling a garage is actually called a portico. It's where you would alight from your carriage (now a car) without getting wet. The carriage/car house is actually down the driveway away from the castle.

[@MMcGilchrist]

Love you choice of things to watch. Is there any chance, though, of pulling the green curtain across behind the picture we're watching....those snowy mountains in the background are 'fighting' with the rolling glens of Balmoral!!!! :)

[@Remnants100]

Acre is an Imperial measurement Connor which we still use. We very rarely use the Metric equivalent of Hectare.

[@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036]

Perhaps, Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert having nine children had something to do with wanting a bit more space added on to the existing castle...?

[@charlestaylor3027]

Lots of servants and their families.

[@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036]

@@charlestaylor3027 ...which were 'needed' back in the day, if you were of a certain standing in society - and especially, when (as in this particular case...) you had lots of children.

[@micade2518]

@@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036 ... and a huge house to maintain spic-and-span!

[@annfrancoole34]

An Acre is an imperial measurement. A hectare is a metric measurement which is approximately equal to 2.471 acres.

[@duncanalmond7880]

Hi, Connor. I'm pretty certain that at least a couple of the interior shots in this video have nothing to do with Balmoral Castle. They appear near the start and at the very end (the ones with very rich neo-gothic interiors). The thing you kept referring to as a garage, is not a garage at all, but a 'porte-cochere' ..... a covered coach/carriage gateway. The wooden doors you see are a later addition to the structure, which I think can be folded back (or removed). Carriages in the old days, and cars today, pull-up under the porte-cochere, where the main entrance doors to the castle are located. Basically, it's a structure to protect you from the elements as you arrive or leave the castle.

[@MMcGilchrist]

Big houses were put to use as hospitals. Your 'garage' is the main porch!!

[@susansmiles2242]

I have been to balmoral twice and seen the Queen once whilst I was there on her way to church on Sunday

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

Stirling Castle is one of, if not my favourite in Scotland. Very historical. I'll be putting a video up about it soon. Barmoral is more of a residence than a place for defence and battles etc. Obviously, beautiful famous building still

[@daveyr7454]

I’ve said it on several videos like this….if you want to review a video about a particular British location or property, choose one produced by someone from Britain, not an American. That way there’s a better chance of getting correct information!

[@auldfouter8661]

I very much doubt that's the " garage" at the corner of the castle with the big doors. More likely a grand entrance porch to let guests get out of their transport in inclement weather.

[@maureenjones7222]

You make me laugh Connor when you go on about our grass! We take it all for granted unfortunately. ❤

[@audreythurman513]

As a child I remember my father creating a lawn. The digging and raking , then a heavy roller and sewing the grass seeds. When it was cut with a lawn mower it was done from end to end creating the stripes. He was always on the lookout for weeds and removed them. The edges around the flower borders were always clipped to perfection. He grew most of our vegetables plus fruit as well. Happy Days Dad xx

[@danhumble9199]

Connor! Never stop talking about the grass! You are fascinated by it and it makes me appreciate our greenery even more.

[@finnishculturalchannel]

There's also a Finnish Honka Log Cabin situated on the Balmoral Estate by a beautiful loch in the most protected rural location. Finland's president at the time, Urho Kekkonen, made a state visit to UK in 1969: "Finnish State Visit (1969)" and "State Banquet For Finnish President (1969)". The same year, a member of staff from the Royal household, wearing a kilt and accompanied by a translator, visited Finnish log home manufacturer Honkarakenne Oyj's premises in Finland, pointed one cabin and said that Her Majesty would love to have that type of a cabin, "Not as big, but with the same material and with paned windows...". The next year such cabin was delivered to Her Majesty as a gift for the Queens silver wedding anniversary, and it has been a favorite picnic spot for the Royals ever since. The cabin has no electricity and it was furnished with a table, settee and chairs all made of Finnish pine and decorated with Iittala glass design. Her majesty stated that the log cabin is greatly loved haven for the Queen and Her family when they stay at Balmoral and reminds her of Finland and its lovely people. Her Majesty visited Finland for the first time in 1976 and was introduced to Finnish forest and vodka: "Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in Finnish forest". If you ask how did all that come about? On Finnish log house: "Traditional Finnish Log House Building Process", "Traditional Finnish Log House/Cabin in 1988 and 2019" and "Why is the Oldest Finnish Log Cabin in New Jersey?". On Honka: "History of Honka". On Finnish architecture and furniture design: "AALTO - Official Trailer", "Interview with Kenneth Frampton on Alvar Aalto", "The Most Popular Stool of All Time | Behind The HYPE: Stool 60" and "A documentary film about Ilmari Tapiovaara (1914--1999)". A look to Iittala in 1970: "DISCOVERY GOES TO FINLAND 1970 TRAVELOGUE HELSINKI IITTALA GLASS FACTORY". On Kekkonen: "Kekkonens Nightmare".

[@lindaj5492]

The ‘garage’ is a covered entranceway designed to be tall enough for horse & carriage to enter: passengers can then alight protected from bad weather. It’s now more closed off.

[@irene3196]

It didn't show the Ballroom. The late Queen would have attended the Ghillies Ball there where she and other royals would mix and dance with the Ghillies and, I suppose, other servants. The Ghillies attended the royals on hunting etc outings on the estate and they carried the late Queen's coffin out of Balmoral, where she died, and onto the hearse. The "garage" is a Porte-Cochere where carriages could drive in so that the occupants could disembark without getting caught in bad weather.

[@jacquieclapperton9758]

I grew up nearby. Balmoral and Sandringham are personally owned by the monarch rather than the Crown as they were bought by Albert and Victoria as individuals, Balmoral for themselves and Sandringham for their eldest son, the future Edward VII on his marriage. If the UK monarchy were ever done away with, the family would still have these two estates. When Edward VIII abdicated, George VI had to buy them off his brother who had inherited them from their father. There is no law of trespass in Scotland so the public can roam the hills and paths; they often meet members of the royal family out and about, same in the local town of Ballater. King Charles is known to prefer Birkhall nearby which he inherited from his grandmother and it's said that he plans to make Balmoral Castle more open to the public. It's not even that big when compared to, say, the estates of the Dukes of Buccleuch and of Hamilton.

[@lolsaXx]

I grew ip in the area too and met the queen once while walking in the hills once as a kid.

[@jackdubz4247]

"If the UK monarchy were ever done away with, the family would still have these two estates." Not if the people of Scotland have a say in it.

[@Penny-z9b]

Really!!! I was in Scotland at the time of the Queens death and all the local Scots were upset and regarded the Queen as one of their own.

[@victr2098]

@@jackdubz4247 What are you talking about? And, who gave YOU the right to speak for ALL of the people in Scotland?

[@lindaj5492]

Balmoral is being opened to public indoor guided tours this summer, for just a few weeks, at a high cost per visitor (I think about £100). I wonder if paying visitors will be barred from taking photos, live-streaming or filming? Buckingham Palace is already open to tightly controlled visits: but with current renovations, might not be open at present.

[@chrishawkins3376]

Lucky enough to visit 2 years ago. A lovely place set in the most beautiful area!

[@martinwoollett8468]

in the second world war the royal family stayed in London to show solidary with the people.

[@paulharvey9149]

"Hello Charles?!!" "Hello, Your Majesty," you mean - and only if he speaks to you first!! Thereafter, you call him "Sir." Upon first greeting, The Queen is also "Your Majesty," and then "Ma'am," rhyming with jam! Other members of the Royal Family are "Your Royal Highness," and then Sir or Ma'am - if they have HRH titles, that is. If they don't, use Sir of Ma'am - just to be on the safe side. They do occasionally meet members of the public while they're out walking and normally they will stop to exchange pleasantries; but Queen Elizabeth II was known to play along with anyone who didn't recognise or didn't dare acknowledge her as such, talking about herself in their person, for example. When Prime Minister, Theresa May and her husband were being given a Land Rover tour of the estate, Mr May later said, "I awoke form the most sensational dream, in which I was being driven across the moors by Her Majesty The Queen, and with my wife sitting in the passenger seat, being addressed as "Prime Minster!" And then I awoke and realised, it wasn't a dream at all...!!"

[@lailachopperchops9290]

Recently declassified papers show how hundreds of soldiers were deployed to the royals' beloved Scottish residence in Royal Deeside during the war.It has been revealed that a "ring of steel" was placed around the castle in the summer of 1942 in order to protect King George VI, the Queen, Princess Elizabeth - who would become the future monarch - and her sister, Princess Margaret. This was during a time where the threat of Nazi attack was severe and plans were drawn up to defend the King and his family. The documents state: "Their Majesties ... will be at Balmoral Castle from August 11 for three to four weeks. During the visit, defence measures are to be put into force."

[@MaryScott-ue7ih]

Many of the castles were used as hospitals for the recovery of wounded servicemen, they were not left empty. The king George VI spent the war in Buckingham palace with his Queen. His children spent the years in Windsor near. London.

[@Stewart682]

I grew up 20 miles from Balmoral but we only went there when we had visitors from out of country!!

[@leehallam9365]

Prince Albert wasnt engaging in a loophole, and it wouldnt really have mattered if Queen Victoria bought it. It was her money anyway. The point is that The Crown Estates which include Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace are in a form of public ownership. The King couldn't sell them, he has use of them and responsibilty for them, but they don't personally belong to him. They belong to him while he is sovereign. Balmoral and Sandringham and privately owned by the King. If we became a republic, he would still own them, but not the Crown Estate properties.

[@misscoutts6193]

They do belong to him personally because king Edward viii when he abdicated sold them to his brother, future king George vi because he owned it.

[@leehallam9365]

@@misscoutts6193 Do you mean Balmoral and Sandringham?

[@margaretcrane8275]

American brought grey squirrel to U.K., and they nearly have wiped red squirrels out. Rarely seen only on Scotland now.

[@stevenharland556]

fun fact Connor,there is a pyramid somewhere in the grounds of the estate,built by Victoria,it is on youtube if you want to see it.

[@daniel_sc1024]

"...we'll be going on a tour inside Queen Elizabeth's Balmoral Castle." Shows only four rooms, and two of them aren't even Balmoral Castle. 🤣🤣 The two elaborate rooms shown are not Balmoral Castle. 5:53 shows the Gothic Drawing Room in Eastnor Castle, and 6:10 shows one of the rooms in Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. Like Sandringham House, Balmoral Castle is privately owned by the monarch and not open to the public, so beware any supposed videos of the interior.

[@Shoomer1988]

That's what happens when you use AI to make videos.

[@gillianrimmer7733]

Excuse me, Balmoral Castle IS open to the public in summer - I've been. You can tour the grounds or do the castle itself . www.balmoralcastle.com/admissions.htm

[@MMcGilchrist]

Don't forget there were hardly any hotels in Victorian era and Queen Victoria etc would have had most of the rooms full of their visitors....sometimes for weeks on end in the hunting seasons. Compared to Windsor (built in 1070AD), Balmoral was pretty much a house!!

[@Brookspirit]

What i find funny is i have EXACTLY the same electric fire as she does. lol

[@Davidjohnson-o6g]

I didn't realise there was "American English." I thought it was just "English. "🤷‍♂️

[@jeanauguste-f7i]

It's cos they spell words different from us. ie colour they spell it color. There a a lot of words that are spelt differently.

[@Davidjohnson-o6g]

@user-xk3ej6jd5h the scots spell a lot of words differently to England. Does that mean there is scottish English.🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@johnbell9622]

Stop it Americans. It is English the end.

[@Shoomer1988]

@@Davidjohnson-o6g There is Scottish English. Even has its own Wikipedia page.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

​@@jeanauguste-f7i For example: Tyre -Tire Colour - color Queue - cue Kerb - curb Aluminium - aluminium Licence - license Realise - realize Zed - zee ... 😶

[@louisekullar6629]

Yes we use acre, mile ( sign posts between towns), yard and feet . We still use gallons and pints ( milk and beer)as well as Stones and pounds ( when weighing ourselves) but we are skitzo and use Kg,g Km, m and L and ml for many things, especially on official things and in Science!😅

[@tenniskinsella7768]

Why did Connor think theyvrun away. I thought everyone knew they stayed put in london

[@simon54]

There is at least one big naval base on the coast of Scotland, that was the security risk.

[@Antony_isleofwight]

Connor, watch a video on Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, built by Prince Albert, you’ll love it..! 😊

[@robertlangley1664]

Even I would struggle to mow the grass at Balmoral by the time you finish it’s time to start again 😂

[@marja-leenakhan1964]

Like Golden Gate Bridge

[@robertlangley1664]

@@marja-leenakhan1964 yes , but I don’t like heights I will stick to mowing the lawn

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

I was just due to drop a series about castles funny enough. I just put up the first episode, about Dover castle. A good series, that spotlights the history of various castles and famous owners and stories linked to them "Secrets Of Great British Castles - Series 1 Episode 1 - Dover Castle - 2015 HD"

[@gabbymcclymont3563]

Our local Minister (vicar) stayed with the royal family for a week many years back. They all went to one of the cottages on the estate for a BBQ. The queen did the dishes and Philip did the drying. I used to live in the smallest house designed by the same guy as the castle. It was stunning with many fire places and 2 turrets, i miss that house.

[@Jamie_D]

Beautiful place :) especially the grounds but there are also better castles and grounds, we so lucky.

[@geoffreynolds8835]

😂😂😂 Is that the Garage 😂😂😂

[@MMcGilchrist]

Again.....not a garage (there's a huge stable yard for vehicles of all kinds. It the Front door/covered porch traditional in large houses.

[@jpatpat9360]

That "garage" is a carriage portico i.e. an entrance cover to allow people to alight from their vehicle under cover - a drive through

[@RandomerFellow]

Old castles around Europe fascinate me a lot and upcoming vacation trips will all have at least one castle in the destination.

[@weejackrussell]

You mentioned a croquet lawn, I went to a school, (not a private one but one run and controlled by a local council) and we had one there! If you're interested in croquet lawns, you'd be amazed at how many of them there are in a park in Rotorua, New Zealand! It seems to be the croquet capital of the world!!!! In fact if there is a video on Rotorua you might enjoy watching it.

[@chrismackett9044]

I think that during the Second World War the royal family would not want to be seen as abandoning London when it was being bombed. After Buckingham Palace was hit by bombs, the queen said something like ‘At last I can look the East Enders in the eye’.

[@catwoman2582]

It was the Queen Mother that said "Now I can look the East End of London in the eye"

[@chrismackett9044]

@@catwoman2582 yes, but at the time she was the Queen

[@DB-stuff]

Think acre is a old English word, dimensions based on how much land can be ploughed in a day

[@auldfouter8661]

By one man using a horse. An acre is 4,840 square yards which is one furlong ( equals a furrowlong) by a chain. That being 220 yards by 22 yards broad. A furlong is one eighth of a mile and also 10 chains.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

its still in use today.

[@Shoomer1988]

@@auldfouter8661 Wouldn't depend on the man, the horse and the day?

[@willswomble7274]

@@mariahoulihan9483 But unofficially only. UK farms and planners all use hectares nowadays. A hectare is 10,000 square metres or approximately 2.4710538146717 olde worlde acres for our backward cousins over the pond.

[@auldfouter8661]

@@Shoomer1988 Yes of course but it's a rough guide. Winter days in Dec and Jan ( when ploughing was done in Scotland) are only 7 or so hours of daylight.

[@charlesfrancis6894]

Acre is a well used word.

[@MaryBradley-s3s]

Balmoral Castle is owed by the Royal Family as his Sandingham Estate in Norfolk. 🌹🇬🇧

[@lolsaXx]

I grew up in the area. When I was 10 or so, with my big brother we met the queen when we were out hiking in the hills. She was alone with a couple of dogs and a cane. We talked to her briefly about our day and then went on our way. I never realised who she was. It was only after that my brother told me. I never used to think much of the royal family. The roads used to get busier when the came to visit and we'd sometimes get stuck behind lots of police bikes and cars but that was all.

[@glenn20081965]

That is not a garage....I believe it's a covered entrance.

[@willswomble7274]

Or ga-raaaj !

[@fullfacility]

The security aspect in WWII was more about the possibillity of a paratroop attack.

[@caroldelaney4700]

The queen always loved her Scottish homes.

[@davidwebley6186]

Come on Connor, you are one of the most respectful and intelligent US guys commenting on our land and culture. An acre is an imperial measurement . Imperial relates to Empire in this case the British Empire so all US imperial measurements originate from guess where ? No second guesses allowed 😉😉

[@urbanshadow777]

When I was working for Tempest (military and school photography company) I photographed the queen with the Officers from 2 scots (I think it was 2 scots if I recall) on that lawn in the thumbnail 2018. The account holder who I was working with is Charles Dances cousin.

[@alisonscurr4395]

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the late Queens mother stayed at Buckingham Palace during World War II, leaving the Palace during the evenings to spend them with their daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, who had been moved to Windsor Castle for safety. The Castle is around 25 miles from central London. The Government wanted the Royal family to go to Canada during the war but the King and Queen refused to leave their people. They wanted to show solidarity with the British people. By staying in London and sharing the dangers and difficulties faced by the general population, they aimed to boost morale and demonstrate that they were not exempt from the hardships of war. The part of Balmoral Castle you asked if it was a garage, well it is more like a car port. Cars drive in to drop off passengers then drive out again. Especially useful for keeping guests dry if it's raining.

[@Remnants100]

Didn't show much of the Castle's interior on the video, in fact it mainly consists of the same viewpoint across the 'Grass' (Which you seem to enjoy more than the Castle)😂

[@DigiDivide]

Grey squirrels are an invasive species here in the UK. Not originally from here, and have pushed back our UK red squirrels to the point they are endangered now. It's almost a 'special' thing when you're out and get to see one, so cute!

[@Ayns.L14A]

Hey Connor that's ivy on the walls bud.

[@laziojohnny79]

Eekhoorn is a Dutch word. Just as Dollar, cookie, aboard, Bazooka, booze, Buckwheat, Coleslaw, frolic, Boulevard (no not French), Yankee, Wildebeest, starboard and many, many other words in American and British English derived from Dutch and/or German.

[@peterbiggin7193]

I'm surprised Connor never mentioned the grass

[@dawnsheard4786]

It’s so beautiful.

[@Jeni10]

The US uses Imperial Measurements, which is really weird because you got that from the British Empire hence Imperial. Now the British have dropped Imperial and gone over to metric. It was also introduced in the US but no one in the US likes change so it has never caught on properly. Having the two systems has caused plane crashes too, due to the incorrect parts being supplied.

[@lizjohnson6324]

I love this castle.

[@bigdaddigaming]

I’ll guarantee croquet has been played on that lawn hundreds if not thousands of times over the years, acres is a term we use to use but sadly more people are using hectares nowadays although acres isn’t totally dead as a term

[@JamesLMason]

I think that acres is still in common usage. I'd go as far as to say it's more used than hectares, at least in everyday speech.

[@Kissameassa538]

5.19 is not a garage it is the entrance to the castle.🇬🇧

[@paulharvey9149]

Connor, I love it when you talk about grass, because in so doing, you remind us how precious even such an everyday, mundane thing that we all just take for granted, really is... Croquet isn't really played very much these days in Scotland, although I could take you a place where for a short summer season each year I know it is played, which is at Lauriston Castle in Edinburgh. We could always adopt the idea screened on Emmerdale, one of our TV soaps a few years ago, whereby the participants played 'strip croquet', yes, same idea as strip poker...!! I guess there must also be other teams too, lest it would surely get boring! Now, don't you run off with any ideas about 'acre' being American...! It is a measure of area, is in not, within the system I've heard you all describe as imperial: which surely raises a number of questions given that your states are members of a proud republic and you therefore do not have any royal personages or families, let alone pertain to any empires! That said, there was of course that short period in the history of what are now some of your United States, when these were in fact, part of the British Empire! Could your imperial system come from that - or is simply that if we go back a century or so, a fifth of the world's surface was part of the British Empire and therefore, 'Imperial' was the system of Weights and Measures that most of them also used? In answer to your question - yes, of course we're familiar with what acres are - even if some of us now use the metric hectare instead! Indeed, what the film neglected to tell you was that the Balmoral Castle Estate extends to over 50,000 acres, including dozens of buildings, many miles of private roads along which Elizabeth II and her forebears could often be seen driving themselves; footpaths that His Majesty the King is known to frequent; and even a few sizeable stone pyramids - erected on the orders of Queen Victoria, in memory of Prince Albert and various other members of their family! The "garage" you ask about is a cermeonial carriage entrance, under which the vehicles of guests might arrive whilst sheltered from the weather...! Now let's talk about "not big enough," for what you need to understand is that the entire Royal Court moved to Balmoral in Queen Victoria's Day and so, it wasn't just her family - which was pretty large given that she had nine children of her own and most of them had many more in her lifetime, but also all of their staff, that had to be accommodated! Indeed, Edward VII even took a lease on Aberdalgie Castle on the adjacent estate, to accommodate some of his many royal cousins, which continued to be used right through the Reign of King George V - and into that of Edward VIII and George VI, too! Have a look at www.oceansbridge.com/shop/artists/e/earl-george/coming-south-perth-station which portays a scene of families awaiting their overnight trains back south to London, at the end of the Scottish holiday season in 1895, as popularised by the Royal Family for others of good means. Perth - described by many as a "Gateway to the Highlands," was a major junction station where entire trains were remarshalled while everyone got off and used facilities from stables and kennels, to barbers, beauticians and (separate) restaurants suited for the aristocracy, and for their servants alike! So, when can I expect you then, Young Sir?!!

[@Jeni10]

Connor, you’re looking at it AFTER it was remodelled.

[@auntielucysings7709]

In second world war the royal family stayed in Buckingham Palace in London. To show solidarity with the Londoners in the Blitz

[@nadeansimmons226]

Never trust an American voice over on a little doco about the royals. Ikh! Especially a sickly sweet soothing one. No reflection on you. Love your channel

[@edwardwoodstock]

Conor you make me laugh....oh my god is that a door!.....a ga-rarge...garage 😂 Why do you like grass so much? It is mowed in shapes to emphasise layout and condition. You can tell a good man by the cut of his grass 👍 Have you read about queen Mary ( our old queens' grandma)? She would visit houses and express how much she liked an item they owned. This meant she wanted if and they would then feel obliged to offer it as a gift 🤣🤣 Rapscalian behaviour.

[@nowhere982]

Our beautiful red squirrel was almost wiped out by the importation of north american grey squirrels in 1800's

[@lauraholland347]

Land is usually still expressed in acres.

[@julialk4536]

Shortly after the Queen died the grounds of Balmoral were opened to the public. We were holidaying in Scotland at the time and drove over to visit and pay our respects.

[@lindayoung4590]

The Germans didn't only bomb Britain from Germany they had bases in Norway so would easily have been able to reach Scotland. Why would they have needed a garage in the 1850's? 🙂 Shetland ponies are on Dartmoor 570 miles away.

[@valeriedavidson2785]

The term 'Acre' is part of the old British Imperial measurements. It is NOT American although I know Americans use it the same as they use feet and pints. The europeans tried to make us use 'hectare' but we are still using Acre.

[@user-gt2ud2gw9e]

Ah, that's a house for you, Jibby, with those audience figures you have, that's a castle within your price bracket. There are many other castles in Scotland which you might also consider.

[@TheShedOccupant]

It''s not grass it;s 'lawns' and yes we use acres, those are not garages

[@danielleporter1829]

Prince Philip passed in April 2021 not April 2020. Prince Philip passed away two months before his 100th birthday, At the time of the purchase of Balmoral Castle , Q. Victoria and Prince Albert had 6-7 children at the time. That's why the castle 🏯🏰 wouldn't suit their needs.

[@jpatpat9360]

Those interior photos are not Balmoral - only parts of the ofgicial royal palaces are open to the public, not the monarch's private residences

[@marcus3261]

Is the grass where you live Conner not like the grass you admire in your videos?. I live in the Emerald Isle and the grass is the kind of grass you love maybe because we have a very different climate to the one you are used to. I love to walk barefoot in the very green grass, gets you grounded and connected to nature. 🙋💚😁🇮🇪🇺🇸👍🏞️☘️

[@josephberrie9550]

the germans flew from Norway to bomb scotlands north coast and islands...they also had great airborne troops

[@mariahoulihan9483]

they had a lot of children and courtiers.. so yes.. their needs were large.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

plus nannies, nurses, you name it.. staff up from London and visitors who came to stay. they went hunting and shooting and fishing up there so that visitors join them.

[@irenerobertson-smith5502]

She loved coming to Scotland because we gave her peace, quiet and the ability for her familiy to just regular folks. The village close by was called cràaaathie not crethie, get it right announcer or you insult us.

[@TheBOFAcookie]

the Queen's husband is the Duke of Edinburgh, prince is not a title.

[@daniel-leejones8396]

It is not a true castle, it's a Manor House Built in the style of a Scottish castle, yes we use Acres as it's part of the British Imperial measurement system.

[@sylvieyfilion7400]

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert has a very large family.

[@enemde3025]

As a young child I had a toy castle based on the keep with round turrets of Balmoral. The VINES are actually IVY. They die back every year. Just a pity that some of the rooms shown were NOT of Balmoral !! That " garage" is the front entrance ! " Croquet" !!?? Really !? It's a croquet LAWN not field ! Harry and Meghan who !!?? They are NOT members of the Royal family !! "badminton" !!?? BADMINGTON has a G in it. Use it !! What the hell is a "SQURL". We have SQUIRRELS ! (SQUI RULLS). Acre is still used in farming/landscape terms in the UK. You'll have a job staying when she's there Connor ! SHE DIED !!

[@mariahoulihan9483]

my ivy does not die back every year. I live in the uk.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

it has growing seasons though.. obvoiusly not in the winter. Otherwise it remains ever green with no die back.

[@larrywave]

No its not a garage 😁its for dropping of visitors by car