Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother bought the Castle of Mey in 1952 after the death of her husband George VI and she then did extensive renovations so that she could live there part of the time. I was interested in visiting in particular because I had sung at George VI’s funeral in 1952. There was an excellent guided tour with lots of interesting stories told. The part occupied by the Queen Mother has been designed to show exactly what it was like in her time. (She died in 2002 aged 102). When she lived in the castle she was clearly very gregarious - visiting and supporting many local institutions such as schools. She also loved collecting bric-a-brac from local stores. Unfortunately we could not take photographs inside the building.
This flower was in the Garden - not sure what it is but it was the Queen Mother’s colour.
This 1926 Bentley was with two others likely travelling the North Coast 500 route.
Two wire haired Dachunds for the interest of Penny and Lucy.
Here was a Taurus seen on the road to John o’Groats to stay at our next B&B.
We cycled about 53 KM to-day.
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