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| The Castle of Mey. Image: Wikimedia Commons |
When King George VI was alive, he used to say that he and
his wife, Queen Elizabeth, were both “much attached” to the fireside. Many times
during their marriage, he gave her a fire surround or chimney pieces as an
anniversary gift.
One of the King’s gifts to her was installed in her bedroom
at the Castle of Mey. Formerly known as Barrogill Castle it was the Queen Mother’s
castle far north of Scotland. The king's gift was a marble surround embellished with heart
carvings, inscribed with the Latin words: Patientia
Vicet (Patience Conquers).
The Castle of Mey was the first-ever home that Queen
Elizabeth the Queen Mother owned. She bought it as a respite to recover after King George VI’s death in 1952. The
Castle was in a sorry state when she acquired it, run-down and almost
abandoned.
The Castle of Mey is located on the wild coast of Caithness,
where legend has it that serpents and mermaids thrive on its waters. Its landscape
looks empty with its barren moors, isolated lochs, and seemingly lifeless
cliffs. But in the plainness of the surrounding the Queen Mother found her
peace.
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| The Castle of Mey's Rose Garden. Image:Wikimedia Commons |
The castle is steeped in history and Her Majesty wanted its
“long history, serene beauty and proud setting to be preserved.” Work
commenced, which took the Queen Mother three years to restore the castle’s
bricked-rooms and dungeon back to life. Central heating was even installed on
some parts. After it was accomplished, the castle was preserved and was
transform to a royal abode, fit for a queen. Friends believed that the Castle
helped to bring Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to stability. Since then, every August, she, her family and
her friends, would go the Castle for her annual holiday, a routine she would
follow until shortly before her death at the age of 101 in 2002.
The Queen Mother wanted to preserve the property through
perpetuity. In July 1996, she handed over the castle and its surrounding farm to
the Queen Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust, which had opened the castle and garden
to the public regularly after her death. On May 6, 2019, Prince Charles, known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, officially opened the Granary Lodge, a 10-bedroom bed and breakfast within the castle grounds. For more information about the Castle of Mey, visit https://www.castleofmey.org.uk.
Updated May 6, 2019
Updated May 6, 2019
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