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Queen Victoria was a skilled highland reeler

Victoria was very fond of dancing at the whiskey-fuelled balls at Balmoral. The so-called Ghillies Balls (which still happen at Balmoral twice a year) had people dressed in kilts and bagpipers piping, and Victoria would join in.

First broadcast on Encounters with Victoria, 14 May 2019.

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