The Castle of Mey, on the Caithness coast of northern Scotland, was purchased by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1952 — the same year her daughter acceded to the throne — after she discovered it derelict and earmarked for demolition. She restored it over decades and it became her most private retreat. Charles inherited a deep personal attachment to the property and continues to visit annually, making this a quietly biographical choice for a Jersey issue rather than a purely ceremonial one.
The Castle of Mey, on the Caithness coast of northern Scotland, was purchased by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1952 — the same year her daughter acceded to the throne — after she discovered it derelict and earmarked for demolition. She restored it over decades and it became her most private retreat. Charles inherited a deep personal attachment to the property and continues to visit annually, making this a quietly biographical choice for a Jersey issue rather than a purely ceremonial one.