Prince Albert and his Dog by jamibann

Prince Albert and his Dog

This statue of Prince Albert and his dog stands just behind the 2nd tee box on Balmoral Golf Course. It's the quirkiest of courses and is set on the Royal Estate (entry is by the main Castle gates, and only pre-authorised car registration numbers get access).

The course crosses over the South Deeside road twice and you have to be really careful when teeing off as there are lots of tourists walking along the road, quite oblivious. Cars too, for that matter!

It used to be that the only people allowed to be members there were local residents and Balmoral Estate staff. However, it has now opened up to the public. It's not a fantastic course, (twice nine holes and fairly short), but it is fun to play there, given the Royal connections and the location. Andrew used to play there, but I don't think Charles and Camilla do!

Dad (who was never a golfer ...) was telling me that in the 70s he once played there in a match Local Police vs The Met. That would have been a very competitive match, I'll bet. The Met are not particularly loved when they come to Balmoral, as they swan about in their countrified jackets and ties, whilst the local uniformed police do all the hard work. Or at least that's how it is seen up here. Probably not how it is at all! ;-)
Great shot of this wonderful statue. Such an interesting narrative too.
July 24th, 2023  
Great history intertwined with your personal history. Hopefully you didn't hit anyone with the golf ball :)
July 24th, 2023  
Great to see this statue which will remain for 100's of years! Hope the story is not lost!
July 24th, 2023  
Good capture
July 24th, 2023  
How interesting it would be to play there!
July 24th, 2023  
Great statue and interesting narrative
July 24th, 2023  
Nicely captured
July 24th, 2023  
Beautiful statue of a Proud Pince Albert and his dog. Local stories are always so interesting. Thanks for sharing.
July 24th, 2023  
Fascinating!
July 24th, 2023  
Nice statue, great narrative
July 24th, 2023  
Queen V did love her man!
July 24th, 2023  
Great composition and I enjoyed the narrative
July 24th, 2023  
I love the sense of history and place you convey in your scenes. This one is well composed and I liked your narrative.
July 24th, 2023  
Wonderful!
July 24th, 2023  
Super statue and interesting backstory.
July 24th, 2023  
A very imposing statue, with a great history
July 24th, 2023  
Very nice statue
July 24th, 2023  
it's a fab phot of Albert positioned in just the right place in the frame , I like all the greens too .
I'm surprised you gave that horrible brother of Charles a mention in your narrative, Issi
July 24th, 2023  
I like the natural look of the rocks holding up Prince Albert.
July 24th, 2023  
I couldn't have said it any better than Tunis ( @tunia ) did.
July 25th, 2023  
Sounds like an amazing course. Love the statue!
July 25th, 2023  
Nicely framed
July 25th, 2023  
Neat composition and statue. And love the story!
July 25th, 2023  
Like that plinth.
July 25th, 2023  
Great little narrative. Love it!
July 25th, 2023  
Fun bit of history to be sure. The course sounds unique and fun even though it might not be that challenging. Perhaps having points taken off for hitting cars or tourists might add to the challenge! Good shot.
July 27th, 2023  
Great pov
Really interesting narrativeā€¦.
July 28th, 2023  
So very interesting. Thank you.
July 31st, 2023  
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