HM The Queen & the Royal Family: Eightsome Reel at Balmoral Castle, Scotland

The Ghillies Ball is held annually ever since Queen Victoria started the tradition in 1852 at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Here, we see the wonderful Scottish Eightsome Reel dance being performed by members of the Royal Family and others in the Great Ballroom at Balmoral in 1990. The Queen loves Scottish dancing and hosts an annual dance, known as Ghillies Ball, for her neighbours, estate and castle staff during her summer stay at Balmoral, Aberdeenshire. In much happier times, it must be said, the participants include: HM The Queen Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Prince Philip Prince Charles Diana, Princess of Wales Prince Andrew Princess Anne