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Glamis Castle

British  
/ ɡlɑːmz /

noun

  1. a castle near Glamis in Angus, Scotland: ancestral seat of the Lyons family, forebears of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; famous for its legend of a secret chamber

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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From childhood summers at her mother's ancestral home, Glamis Castle in Angus, to formal duties at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, she spent a great deal of her long life in Scotland.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2022

She was, after all, half Scottish herself via her mother, who was born and raised at Glamis Castle in Angus.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2022

Besides spending her summer months at Balmoral, her mother, the late Queen Mother, was Scottish and as a child the queen grew up playing on her grandparents’ estate of Glamis Castle in central Scotland.

From Seattle Times Sep. 12, 2022

The queen's mother, also called Elizabeth, was from a Scottish family, who lived at Glamis Castle in Angus.

From Reuters Sep. 11, 2022

It is said that once a visitor stayed at Glamis Castle for a few days, and, sitting up late one moonlight night, saw a face appear at the window opposite to him.

From The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural by Rhys, Ernest

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