Royal Family's castle which is hardly visited but bought 'for less than £100'
ok.co.ukThe Royal Family has a large portfolio of homes around the country, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle - as well as a number of smaller properties on these estates and in areas such as the Duchy of Cornwall.
As well as the vast 50,000 acre Balmoral estate in the rolling hills of Aberdeenshire, there is another stunning Scottish home which was bought by King Charles' grandmother for a shockingly low price.The castle has never been lived in full-time and has frequently been used as a summer home for the King and Queen when they were still styled as the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
The circumstances around the purchase of the castle memorably featured in series one Netflix’s The Crown and is the family's northernmost home.
Princess Margaret called it ‘Mummy’s drafty castle’, and for good reason.The Castle of Mey is situated in Caithness on the northern coast of Scotland and is a four-and-a-half-hour journey from Balmoral Castle.The Castle of Mey was built between 1566 and 1572 on the lands of Mey which belonged to the Bishops of Caithness.
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