Did you know that the new King of Britain, King Charles III, has a deep love for books? So much so that he has authored a few books in different genres including a children's book for young readers! A malt-whisky distillery located near the Balmoral estate on the south side of the River Dee produces the Royal Lochnagar Single Malt whisky. Due to its location on the Balmoral estate the mountain has many royal links, and Queen Victoria climbed to the summit in 1848. [8] In the film Mrs. Brown, John Brown and Benjamin Disraeli hike up Lochnagar to discuss the need for the Queen to return to active involvement with government. It is also the setting for a children's story, The Old Man of Lochnagar, originally told by Prince Charles. In 2023, a recessional tune entitled The Call of Lochnagar was composed for the service at which Charles III was presented the Honours of Scotland. [17] [18]

I thoroughly enjoyed directing the production, which proved an excellent vehicle for the entire Whirligig team, particularly Susie Caulcutt, the designer, Sheila Falconer, the choreographer (a Scottish lady!) and Peter Pontzen, the musical supervisor (married to a Scottish lady!). Donald Bennett, ed. (1985). The Munros, SMC Hillwalkers' Guide. Scottish Mountaineering Trust. p.122. ISBN 0-907521-13-4. The story is about an old man of who lives in a cave near Loch Lochnagar (which is close to Balmoral, where the British Royal family have their favourite Summer home). The old man loves living alone out in the wild countryside and has many strange and wonderful friends including the underwater Loch King lagopus Scoticus, the little Gorm people who live in cairns, and his tame bird friends such as the capercaillie who pull his flying carriage, Skean and Dhu his fishing ospreys and a pair of stags who pull his winter sledge.The poet Lord Byron spent time in the area in his youth, [19] and wrote the poem, Lachin y Gair (also known as Dark Lochnagar), which also forms the basis of a song which would eventually be composed by Beethoven.

magical, indeed, is the key word in THE OLD MAN OF LOCHNAGAR, which appeals to, and delights, the child in all of us with its lovely amalgam of fantasy, comedy, puppetry, dance, acrobatics and much else.” Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Mounth, in the Grampians of Scotland. It is about five miles (eight kilometres) south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is a popular hill with hillwalkers, and is a noted venue for summer and winter climbing. The Old Man of Lochnagar is a children's book written by Charles, Prince of Wales, and illustrated by Sir Hugh Casson. The story revolves around an old man who lives in a cave in the cliffs surrounding the corrie loch under the Lochnagar, a mountain which overlooks the royal estate at Balmoral in Scotland where the Royal Family spend much of their summer holidays. Lochnagar's summit experiences an Alpine Tundra Climate, with freezing, snowy winters and cool summers. The nearest UK Met Office weather station is at Braemar 6 + 1⁄ 2 miles (10 kilometres) northwest. The yearly temperature range is usually between −6.6 and 9.4°C (20.1 and 48.9°F). January has the highest average frosts, despite February nights being colder; January has an average of 26.9 frost days, compared with 24.3 in February. There is the risk of a frost at any time of the year, even in July and August, when each month averages 1 air frost every 10 years. [10] [11] Nature and conservation [ edit ] a b Cassidy, Suzanna (5 November 1991). "A Prince's Storybook Is Adapted To Television". The New York Times . Retrieved 12 August 2013.

A musical play. Book, music & lyrics by David Wood. Based on the book by HRH The Prince of Wales, published by Hamish Hamilton. The story of the old man of Lochnagar was one King Charles had told some years earlier to entertain his brothers, Andrew and Edward, when they were young. [4] The book was published in 1980 in aid of The Prince's Trust charity. [5] a b c Townsend, Chris (30 March 2011). Scotland. Cicerone Press Limited. p.265. ISBN 9781849653534 . Retrieved 15 March 2018.

Reynolds, Norman (5 August 2007). " "National Youth Ballet – The Old Man of Lochnagar" ". ballet.co.uk . Retrieved 12 August 2013. The story ends by saying that the old man was secretly rather pleased not to go to London. "He couldn't think of anywhere more special to be," concludes the storyteller, "than to be living at the foot of Lochnagar."Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. with cold. drawings, incl. frontis. Oblong 8vo. pict. bds. d/w. v.g.

David Wood, who set it to music, also directs – and creates a show of enormous charm, delight, visual surprise and zany humour, bound gently together by his cheerful, ebullient and tuneful score … The story of the old man of Lochnagar was one Prince Charles had told some years earlier to entertain his brothers, Andrew and Edward, when they were young. The book was published in 1980 in aid of The Prince's Trust charity. In 2007, National Youth Ballet of Great Britain received permission from the Prince of Wales to create a new ballet based on the story. With choreography by Drew McOnie and a commissioned score by Nigel Hess, the ballet received its première at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 14 October 2007 and was performed from 24 to 27 October at Leatherhead Theatre in Surrey. Plot urn:lcp:oldmanoflochnaga0000char_n2v8:lcpdf:66f5a0e8-844b-4b2a-a798-e119b9b17f03 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier oldmanoflochnaga0000char_n2v8 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6tz2jq67 Invoice 1652 Isbn 0241105277

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Lochanagar lies within the Cairngorms National Park, and also gives its name to Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland. [12] The designated national scenic area is 40,000 hectares (99,000 acres) in size, and covers the mountains surrounding Lochnagar as far south as the head of Glen Doll, as well Deeside to the north. [13] Kiddle encyclopedia articles are based on selected content and facts from Wikipedia, edited or rewritten for children. The Call of Lochnagar (2023)". wisemusicclassical.com. Wise Music Classical. 2023 . Retrieved 31 August 2023. Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Illustrations by Sir Hugh Casson, K.C.V.O. Oblong 4to. London (Hamish Hamilton) 1980. Name on e/p else a very good copy in price-clipped and stained dust wrapper. Illustrated by Sir Hugh Casson, it is a story of an old man who lived in a cave in the cliffs near the corrie loch, Lochnagar-- a mountain that overlooks theroyal family's Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Interestingly, King Charles III had earlier told this story to his younger brothers, Andrew and Edward, in their childhood and he later got it published.