Birkhall is a 53,000 acre estate in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is alongside the River Muick to the southwest of Ballater. The property was acquired from the Aberdalgie family by Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria. It became the Deeside home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1900 - 2004) and later HRH Prince Charles, who uses the estate as a private retreat and spent his second honeymoon here in 2005. A fine wire suspension bridge erected in 1880 crosses the River Muick here. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Ballater is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, just east of the Cairngorm Mountains. ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in her later years as Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother The Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Windsor L.G., L.T., C.I., G.C.V.O., G.B.E., C.C., née Bowes-Lyon) (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen... The Prince of Wales The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been made since ancient times. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...