The Ghillies Ball at Balmoral Is a Special Dance Hosted by the Royal Family Every Year

Nearly every summer of her reign, Queen Elizabeth traveled to Balmoral Castle in Scotland for a holiday. “I think Granny is the most happy there. I think she really, really loves the Highlands,” her granddaughter Princess Eugenie shared in the documentary Our Queen At Ninety. Balmoral, too, will forever be remembered as the location where the long-serving monarch passed away at age 96. While in Scotland, the Queen carried on a tradition started by her great-grandmother, Queen Victoria: the Ghillies Ball. Here’s everything you need to know about the annual dance, which features in season five of The Crown. The… Read Full Article