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Queen Elizabeth just made the trip north to her most beloved retreat, Balmoral, an ersatz Scottish castle sitting on 50,000 ravishing acres of the Highlands west of Aberdeen—and a world away from the unrelenting goldfish bowl of royal family life south of the border. This summer, as she always has, the queen has returned to Balmoral seeking the calm only it can provide. Observers wonder if this year will be her last time there as monarch.
One of her duties this year, unusually, will be to “send for” a new prime minister, the ritual audience that confirms a change in political leaders. This is due to happen on September 5, with the election of her fifteenth prime minister, a number unequalled in history.