King Charles is preparing a surprising plan for his beloved royal residence.
The Royal Family has filed plans with a local Government council to open a nearly 300-person venue on the grounds of Balmoral Castle in Scotland.Balmoral is an estate that has been in the family for nearly 200 years and has been opened to the public under the reign of King Charles.
There are plans to turn the Queen's Building, built in the 1980s for staff quarters and located just north of the main castle, into a venue, which could potentially include weddings.
King Charles preparing surprising plan for beloved royal residence
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These plans were filed with the Aberdeenshire Council, seeking permission to use the building for “weddings, dinners, meetings and other events".
The application includes plans to use a large outdoor patio for events of up to 277 guests, host live performances and serve alcohol until after midnight.
The plans also insist music would be kept to a "low level" and that nobody would be disturbed.
Changes to the layout would include making use of an outdoor patio for a further 144 guests.
Balmoral Castle is located among the Scottish HighlandsPAThe move is the latest under King Charles to open the Balmoral estate, the beloved summer home of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, where she spent her final days in 2022, to the public.
The royals opened Balmoral Castle to extensive public tours for the first time in more than 170 years, and tickets sold out within 24 hours of going on sale.
Despite submitting plans to expand events and functions in one of its buildings, the King's Balmoral estate has said it currently has no plans to stage commercial weddings, according to the BBC.
It is understood Balmoral has had an appropriate licence in place for more than 15 years to host weddings, events and functions should it wish, but there are no plans to do so commercially.
The King's Balmoral estate has said it has no plans to stage commercial weddings
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King Charles, Prince Andrew and other members of the Royal Family stayed at Balmoral for a summer break earlier this year
PAKing Charles has continued the Royal Family tradition of spending his summer holidays at Balmoral, which sits on the banks of the River Dee.
But rather than staying in the main castle, the King and Queen Camilla prefer to stay at the neighbouring Birkhall estate.
This was once the favourite residence of the Queen Mother.
Balmoral is an estate that has been in the family for nearly 200 years and has been opened to the public under the reign of King Charles.
There are plans to turn the Queen's Building, built in the 1980s for staff quarters and located just north of the main castle, into a venue, which could potentially include weddings.
King Charles preparing surprising plan for beloved royal residence
Getty
These plans were filed with the Aberdeenshire Council, seeking permission to use the building for “weddings, dinners, meetings and other events".
The application includes plans to use a large outdoor patio for events of up to 277 guests, host live performances and serve alcohol until after midnight.
The plans also insist music would be kept to a "low level" and that nobody would be disturbed.
Changes to the layout would include making use of an outdoor patio for a further 144 guests.
Balmoral Castle is located among the Scottish HighlandsPAThe move is the latest under King Charles to open the Balmoral estate, the beloved summer home of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, where she spent her final days in 2022, to the public.
The royals opened Balmoral Castle to extensive public tours for the first time in more than 170 years, and tickets sold out within 24 hours of going on sale.
Despite submitting plans to expand events and functions in one of its buildings, the King's Balmoral estate has said it currently has no plans to stage commercial weddings, according to the BBC.
It is understood Balmoral has had an appropriate licence in place for more than 15 years to host weddings, events and functions should it wish, but there are no plans to do so commercially.
The King's Balmoral estate has said it has no plans to stage commercial weddings
PALATEST ROYAL NEWS:
King Charles, Prince Andrew and other members of the Royal Family stayed at Balmoral for a summer break earlier this year
PAKing Charles has continued the Royal Family tradition of spending his summer holidays at Balmoral, which sits on the banks of the River Dee.
But rather than staying in the main castle, the King and Queen Camilla prefer to stay at the neighbouring Birkhall estate.
This was once the favourite residence of the Queen Mother.
