For the first time, Charles is letting the public inside Balmoral Castle, but admission costs £100 per person.
Up until now, tours of the castle have only been available for £17.50, and they have only included the grounds and ballroom, where the late Queen's casket was kept after her death in September 2022.
However, the new small group trips will only accept 40 reservations per day and will start this summer for £100 or £150 with afternoon tea.
The King and Queen's rooms, two dining rooms, the drawing room, the page's entrance, and the Red Corridor—where King Charles had a meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year—will be open to guests for a rare peek.
Based on the estate's website, the excursions will teach 'how it has been treasured by generations of the Royal Family' and run from July 1 to August 4, just before the King and Queen arrive for their yearly summer getaway.Visitors will be given tours of some of the chambers that the King, Queen, and other Royal Family members utilise.
It will still be a working royal home, so there won't be ropes tying off rooms like in some other properties.
But with only 40 accessible each day during the trial period, anyone hoping to obtain the valuable stubs had better move quickly.
The Balmoral estate declared on its website that "public access to the interior of Balmoral Castle has been restricted since its completion in 1855, until now."
We are excited to announce the debut of The Balmoral Experience, internal castle private tours, for the first time in history.
Take a tour around a few of the magnificent rooms of Balmoral Castle with our knowledgeable guides to learn about the history and legacy of the castle.
"You'll see why the Royal Family's beloved and cherished Highland home, Balmoral, is such a special place."
We are excited to announce the debut of The Balmoral Experience, internal castle private tours, for the first time in history.
Take a tour around a few of the magnificent rooms of Balmoral Castle with our knowledgeable guides to learn about the history and legacy of the castle.
"You'll see why the Royal Family's beloved and cherished Highland home, Balmoral, is such a special place."
A few of the King's own original artworks will also be on show in an effort to draw more guests to the estate in Aberdeenshire.
After initially being leased in 1848, Prince Albert bought Aberdeenshire's Balmoral Castle for Queen Victoria in 1852, making it the family's permanent residence in Scotland.
Inspired by a maze he used to play in as a youngster at Sandringham, the King has also ordered construction of a massive maze in the grounds with a thistle motif.
When the late Queen Elizabeth II passed away on the estate in September 2022, all eyes were on it.
Just two days prior to her death, she was pictured asking the former leader of the Tory party to form a new government in a meeting with Liz Truss, the newly appointed prime minister at the time.
The people in the surrounding towns of Ballater and Braemar began to view Balmoral, who was adored by the late king, and her extended family as neighbours.
As a result of receiving Royal Assent to offer services to the Royal family every summer when they would visit for the whole season, numerous local companies became connected to the estate.
Around the estate, Queen Elizabeth II was also a common sight, both on foot and in a Range Rover.
The people in the surrounding towns of Ballater and Braemar began to view Balmoral, who was adored by the late king, and her extended family as neighbours.
As a result of receiving Royal Assent to offer services to the Royal family every summer when they would visit for the whole season, numerous local companies became connected to the estate.
Around the estate, Queen Elizabeth II was also a common sight, both on foot and in a Range Rover.
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