Balmoral: The Royals on Holiday
Tom Quinn

For more than 150 years Balmoral has played host to the royal family at their most relaxed and unguarded. Vast and remote, Balmoral’s more than 50,000 acres has witnessed Queen Victoria’s scandalous love affair with her servant John Brown; Edward VIII’s outrageous flaunting of his domineering mistress Mrs Simpson; Princess Margaret’s mockery of Margaret Thatcher and Prince William’s rows with his brother.

Balmoral: The Royals on Holiday is an insider’s guide to all this and more. It reveals Diana’s obsession with sunbathing and befriending staff, Andrew’s string of increasingly youthful girlfriends and Prince Philip’s perpetual irritation with his children.

Balmoral has known the turmoil of Sarah Fergusson being banned and of Andrew trying to gain his mother’s support after his disgrace – a strategy that led to a devastating breakdown in the relationship between Andrew and Charles.

Balmoral has also been where the royals go for their favourite pastimes – shooting and fishing. Here you will discover what the outdoor staff – above all the gillies – really think of them.

Balmoral: The Royals on Holiday offers a unique insider’s view of the royals’ life in Scotland through exclusive interviews with estate staff, past and present, combined with fascinating historical details. It is the first full biography of the royals’ favourite home.

If you really want to know what goes on at the royal family’s most guarded residence, Balmoral: The Royals on Holiday is the book for you.