The Queen’s Balmoral visit this year will be missing this 900-year tradition Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity The Queen will miss this 900-year old tradition during her Balmoral visit this year By You Magazine - August 11, 2021 Every summer, The Queen heads up to Scotland to enjoy the warmer months at her Balmoral estate. Just this week, she made her way over and arrived to be greeted with an adorable Shetland pony as she entered the grounds. But while tradition is deeply important within the royal family, this year a long-standing one will be missed during The Queen’s summer stay. Getty Images While The Queen is known to steer clear from any official engagements so she can fully relax during her summer visit, there is one thing she is known to do every summer since she was a child: attend the Braemar Gathering. At said gathering, the Highland games take place, which have been tradition for hundreds of years. In fact, the Braemar Gathering has been running since 1832. Unfortunately however, the event is having to be cancelled for the second year running due to Covid precautions; a decision not taken lightly by the founders. Instagram/@braemargathering ‘This has been an extremely difficult decision to make. To cancel a gathering is something which I had hoped I would never have to do in my time as President. Now, to cancel for a second year is heart-breaking,’ the event’s website read. ‘As I said last year, like the hills around Braemar, the gathering will be here next year, and we look forward to happier times and to welcoming you back to Braemar on September 3, 2022,’ explained President of the Braemar Royal Highland Society, David Geddes. Getty Images The Queen has often been photographed at the occasion enjoying the games, sometimes with other family members like Charles and Camilla. She is regularly snapped laughing and in good spirits, so it’s a shame the occasion will have to be missed this year. However given how beautiful her Balmoral estate is, we’re sure she’ll find plenty more to do! RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity Beauty vlogger Nic Chapman opens up about her diagnosis and troubled August 22, 2017 Quickfire with Strictly veteran Anton Du Beke December 5, 2017 Yolanda Kettle reveals what it’ s like playing the other woman February 12, 2018 The billion-dollar baby club The celebrity children living it large April 15, 2018 Tom and Giovanna Fletcher talk married life and working with your June 3, 2018 Jacqueline Gold ‘ I want to give women confidence’ July 15, 2018 Quickfire Comedian Alex Horne on Gary The Gorilla losing his trousers August 26, 2018 ‘ I’ m probably overindulgent with him’ Elizabeth Hurley reveals the most important September 30, 2018 One s best friends The Queen’ s corgis and their doggy dynasty October 28, 2018 Ruth Wilson will play her own grandmother in this new BBC November 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved