Cricket At Balmoral

September 1881: The Royal Family attending a cricket match (between Balmoral and Abergeldie) at Balmoral in Aberdeenshire. Prince Albert purchased Balmoral Castle in 1846, and the small castle which stood in the 7,000 hectare wooded estate was redeveloped in the 1850fs. The granite building was designed by Aberdeen architect William Smith with suggestions from Albert himself who decided the interior decoration should represent a Highland shooting box with tartan or thistle chintzes, and walls decorated with trophies and weapons. Queen Victoria often visited the Highlands with her family and he building is still a popular retreat for the present royal family. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)