Posts Tagged ‘royals’
Rule Britannia: On board Britannia with former Royal Yachtsmen for annual Yotties’ Week
Morag Bootland joins former Royal Yachtsmen on Britannia for Yotties’ Week, an annual celebration of life on board the floating palace. We all know that the late Queen Elizabeth II had a soft spot for the Royal Yacht Britannia. But she’s not the only one. Each May, around 60 former Royal Yachtsmen return to…
Read MoreOld royal train station is set for public reopening
The official public reopening of Ballater’s Old Royal Station is set to take place later this month. The B-listed station, historically used by Royals travelling by train to their home at nearby Balmoral Castle, was destroyed by fire in May 2015 and has been rebuilt by Aberdeenshire Council. Aberdeenshire Provost Bill Howatson will officially open…
Read MoreBookie slashes the odds on Nessie being found after latest ‘sighting’
A bookmaker has slashed the odds on proving the Loch Ness Monster’s existence. A latest ‘sighting’ of the Loch Ness Monster, the eighth in the last 12 months, has left Betway slashing the odds of the beast’s existence being confirmed from 5000/1 to 500/1. The UK’s greatest unexplained mystery has reportedly surfaced no less than…
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