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Queen Elizabethis celebrating of the spirit of the Scottish Highlands!

The 93-year-old monarch stepped out on Saturday for the Braemar Royal Highland Gathering, a special exhibition of the Scottish heritage and their traditional games.

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For more than 150 years, the Balmoral Castle in Scotland has served as a private retreat for the British royals. In the highlands, the royals like to entertain friends, hold dances, picnic and go on shooting parties – all the while battling the nibbling little flies that stalk the heather-covered mountainsides.

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