• The Queen has departed for Scotland’s Balmoral estate to start her summer vacation.
• She was seen being transported away from her Berkshire home on Thursday in a vivid yellow and purple floral outfit.
• Her Majesty, 96, is expected to stay at the estate for several months, and she will undoubtedly be joined by additional family members during that time.

The Queen has departed for Scotland’s Balmoral estate to start her summer vacation.

She was seen being transported away from her Berkshire home on Thursday in a vivid yellow and purple floral outfit. Her Majesty, 96, is expected to stay at the estate for several months, and she will undoubtedly be joined by additional family members during that time.

The Queen often visits Balmoral between mid- and end-July and spends her first night at Craigowan Lodge, a stone house a mile from the larger Balmoral Castle.

Until the 2 August, when her primary Scottish property closes to visitors, she will live at the seven-bedroom lodge. Before returning to her royal duties, the Queen typically stays in Scotland until late September or early October.

One of the Queen’s favorite places on earth is Scotland; she and her late husband Prince Philip even spent a portion of their honeymoon at the estate’s Birkhall hunting lodge in 1947.

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The royal family can unwind at the Balmoral estate away from their routine royal obligations and take in the peace and quiet of rural life.

Princess Eugenie discussed the enchantment of Balmoral in the ITV documentary Our Queen at Ninety. She declared, “It’s the most beautiful spot on earth,” and she is not the only one who is in awe of the surroundings.

She continued, “I believe Granny is the happiest there; I believe she really, truly adores the Highlands… There are usually dogs around, along with walks and picnics! And there are always people entering and leaving.

“Family-wise, we’re all there, so it’s a great place for Granny and Grandpa to be – for us to visit them up there, where you just have room to breathe and run,” says the author.

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