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The British monarch has a few official royal residences scattered around the U.K. In Scotland, Balmoral is her private estate and much-loved summer home—but the Palace of Holyroodhouse has the distinction of being the monarch's official residence in the country. Here's what you should know about the palace.

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The Palace of Holyroodhouse, commonly referred to as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland. Located at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, at the opposite end to Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace has served as the principal residence of the Kings and Queens of Scots since the 16th century, and is a setting for state occasions and official entertaining. Queen Elizabeth spends one week in residence at Holyrood Palace at the beginning of each…

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I step off the path on the backside of Calton Hill and stand in the wind as it flows among Edinburgh's seven hills. The sun has come to Scotland, and there are people traipsing in the greens like ants upon the hill. The Palace of Holyrood, the ancient seat of the kings and queens of England in Scotland.

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