{"id":235741,"date":"2023-09-13T18:37:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T18:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=235741"},"modified":"2023-09-13T18:37:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T18:37:16","slug":"blow-to-one-of-royal-familys-favourite-pastimes-theyve-been-doing-for-175-years-after-massive-change-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/blow-to-one-of-royal-familys-favourite-pastimes-theyve-been-doing-for-175-years-after-massive-change-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Blow to one of Royal Family&#x27;s favourite pastimes they&#x27;ve been doing for 175 years after massive change | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Royal Family have been dealt a blow due to a huge change to one of their favourite pastimes which they\u2019ve been doing for nearly 200 years.<\/p>\n<p>King Charles and his family will no longer be allowed to go shooting, hunting or fishing on the estate next to Balmoral, after a Scottish businessman has axed their leasing agreement which had been in place for 175 years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/prince-charles-grounds-balmoral-castle-844691003.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The boss of the catering company Westbury Street Holdings Alastair Storey bought Abergeldie estate in 2021, following the death of its former owner John Gordon, the Baron of Abergeldie.<\/p>\n<p>Storey forked out \u00a323million for the estate which covers 11,512 acres and lies between Balmoral and Birkhall, Aberdeenshire.<\/p>\n<p>After being in the hands of the Gordon family for five centuries, the estate will now be used for commercial shooting.<\/p>\n<p>In July, planning documents were submitted to Aberdeenshire council proposing new accommodation to be built on the estate \u201cfor paying visitors to support the sporting activities on the estate\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><span>Read More on the Royal Family<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NEW-OFF-PLATFORM-TEMPLATE-12-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle treat fans to second display at Invictus Games<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RW-COMP-ROYAL-FLOPSv2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Biggest royal business flops revealed including sitcom axed after one series<\/h3>\n<p>The documents say: \u201cFor the last 175 years the Royal Family have leased the sporting rights at Abergeldie but this has now ceased, and will be actively run by the new laird.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo facilitate the transformation and to effectively run the estate, new facilities will be required.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s thought there is no animosity between the new owner and the Royal Family over the removal of the rights.<\/p>\n<p>The estate in Royal Deeside had belonged to the Gordon family since James III of Scotland bestowed it upon them in 1482.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DD-liam-payne_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>&#8216;IN A BAD WAY&#8217; 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