Queen reveals Balmoral Castle carpets

Recent pictures of Balmoral Castle, the Queen's home in Scotland, have revealed that she has kept traditional interior design features, including the carpets.

Balmoral Castle was purchased by Prince Albert in 1852, who gifted it to Queen Victoria. Paintings from the time show that the decor had traditional tartan accents, with Prince Albert’s sitting room featuring tartan carpets he designed himself. A picture from 1972 shows the Queen in her study with the same tartan carpet.

Recent pictures of Balmoral Castle show that the red and grey tartan carpet design has been kept. The present carpet is not believed to be the original one from 1853, and it is likely that a new one has been made using the same tartan. Other recent images show that many of the rooms in the castle have a predominantly green colour scheme, which includes patterned carpets and curtains.

The Queen and her late husband Prince Phillip used Balmoral Castle as a summer holiday home. Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge often join the Queen there. Parts of the castle are open to the public until August. It's located in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, and is set amid mountains, glens and lochs.

If you want to copy the Queen's carpet style, you can buy tartan carpets for North Wales, Wrexham and Chester homes. For those homes with a less regal style of decor, there are plenty of patterned and non-pattern carpet choices available.