LONDON: Britain's King Charles III's remote private estate in the Scottish Highlands could become an exclusive location for weddings, if an application to the local council is approved. Documents submitted for consideration next week by the licencing board of Aberdeenshire Council outline plans to allow "weddings, dinners, meetings and associated events" at the Queen's Building on the royal Balmoral Estate.
The Queen's Building lies just north of Balmoral Castle near the estate office and stables, and was built in the 1980s as staff quarters and a canteen.
It was converted last year to accommodate dining for visitors.
If approved at next Wednesday's licencing board meeting, the venue could host up to 277 guests inside, with a further 144 on an outside patio.
Permission to sell alcohol and play music is also part of the application, which was submitted on April 30, the documents showed.
"These events may involve live performances and dancing, where alcohol may be sold up to 12:30 am. These events will be rare throughout the year," the application added. Balmoral, set in 50,000 acres of sprawling grouse moors, forest and farmland, is located around 31 kilometres west of Aberdeen and was the late Queen Elizabeth II's favourite royal residence. — AFP
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