Balmoral Castle launches Christmas collection inspired by the late

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Balmoral Castle has launched an online shop featuring a range of gifts inspired by Royal Family’s private Scottish residence for more than 170 years – where the late Queen’s spent her summers and her final days.

Leading designer Araminta Birse-Stewart has created a collection of using the newly launched Balmoral hunting tartan – including a £962 cashmere tartan throw, a scarf priced at £385 and a shawl priced at £140.

Other luxury products include a deerskin zip-top backpack for £750, a thistle tall lamp for £365 and a Balmoral tweed wool throw for £285.

On the lower end of the scale, shoppers can find a pair of cashmere socks priced at £38, baby boots costing £29 and a Balmoral monogram Christmas decoration for £24.

Dog owners can also invest in a a £30 Balmoral tweed treat bag, a £32 collar and a £40 lead.

Balmoral Castle has been part of royal life since Queen Victoria bought it in the mid-19th century

Balmoral souvenirs

A hand-engraved crystal glass bowl, featuring a 3D image of the castle and the surrounding grounds, listed at £2,050.

A range of luxury crockery, including a £150 tartan teapot, fine bone china plates priced at £69 each and matching cups embossed with Balmoral insignia at £39 each.

Among the range of products available bearing the Balmoral coat of arms are a dog bowl (£28), utensil pot (£65) and teabag tidy (£15).

A tea towel twin pack costs £21.

A Balmoral Hunting tartan tie costs £65, and a hair scrunchie £25.

There is also a range of food and drinks including Balmoral milk and dark chocolate, flapjacks, cookies, cheese sables and ground coffee.

Soft toy corgi dogs are available for £25

The new items fall in line with King Charles’s plan to make Balmoral more accessible to the public.

He has introduced a series of new money making measures. First it was £250-a-head fine dining, now the King is offering ‘unique’ £25 Sunday lunches this winter at his Scottish home for the first time.

The chance to dine like the King at his Scottish castle sold out in rapid time and all of the 70, £250-a-head tickets were quickly snapped up.

For those lucky enough to get a ticket it is another chance to see the interior of Balmoral – but this time to be wined and dined.

The 50,000-acre estate has been part of royal life since Queen Victoria bought it in the mid-19th century.

It was further thrown into the global spotlight in September 2022, when Queen Elizabeth II died at the retreat – which she adored all her life.

But until recently, the royals fiercely guarded their privacy at their Deeside getaway that they usually visit during the summer.

Balmoral was beloved by the late monarch and she, and the wider family, came to be regarded as neighbours by the locals in the nearby towns of Ballater and Braemar.

In a statement, Balmoral Castle and Estate said: ‘It is an exciting time of change for Balmoral, a place that has been the cherished home of the British Royal Family since 1852, nestled in the heart of the Scottish Highlands.

The late Queen Elizabeth II ‘treasured’ her Balmoral Castle home in Aberdeenshire, her son King Charles has told the Scottish Parliament – she is seen there in September 1952

The new items fall in line with King Charles’s (pictured in September 2024) plan to make Balmoral more accessible to the public

‘While our full new website is launching soon, you can now shop online while you wait! The Balmoral Castle Gift Shop is officially open and ships worldwide.

‘Discover a wide range of carefully curated products that embody the rich heritage and timeless elegance of Balmoral, including our brand-new product range, exclusive collections, treasures handmade by Scottish artisans, authentic local delicacies, and much more.’

Mrs Birse-Stewart says she created the Balmoral tartan to ‘tell the story’ of Balmoral Castle and Estate.

The 36-year-old, who runs a textile design firm, described the commission as ‘a personal dream come true’.