Old Photographs Queen Elizabeth II Balmoral Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926, has been Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand since 6 February 1952. She is Head of the Commonwealth and Queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Elizabeth was born in London as the eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and she was educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.




Old photograph of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Climbers Cairngorms Scotland

Old photograph of Winter climbers in the Cairngorms, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Loch Torridon Scotland

Old photograph of Loch Torridon, Scotland. Tour Torridon Scotland. The loch was created by glacial processes and is in total around 15 miles long. It has two sections: Upper Loch Torridon to landward, east of Rubha na h-Airde Ghlaise, at which point it joins Loch Sheildaig; and the main western section of Loch Torridon proper. Loch a' Chracaich and Loch Beag are small inlets on the southern shores of the outer Loch, which joins the Inner Sound between the headlands of Rubha na Fearna to the south and Red Point to the north.



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Old Photograph Climbers Arran Scotland

Old photograph of climbers on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. The Isle of Arran is often referred to as Scotland in miniature. Its northern mountain ranges contrast markedly with its southern moorlands and forests, while its coastline features placid bays and striking cliffs. Roads are limited in extent, but opportunities to explore on foot abound.



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Old Photograph Farmhouse Glenshee Scotland

Old photograph of a farmhouse in Glenshee, Perthshire, Scotland. The A93 road, part of General Wade's military road from Perth to Fort George, runs north through the glen and on into Glen Beag, where it crosses the Cairnwell Pass, at 2200 feet above sea level the highest public road in the UK.



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