Dazzling photos show royal castles and palaces decorated for Christmas

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Royal staff members decorated a Christmas tree in Windsor Castle.
Royal staff members decorated a Christmas tree in Windsor Castle.

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Inside the Royal Yacht Britannia, the royal family's luxurious private cruise ship known as a 'floating palace'

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Royal Yacht Britannia
The Royal Yacht Britannia.

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They moved to Scotland from California with their 3 kids. It's safer, slower, and they have a better work-life balance.

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A couple taking a selfie in front of a stall at a fair.
Zack and Annie moved to Scotland from California with their three kids.

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I'm an American who has visited Scotland around a dozen times. Here are the 3 biggest mistakes I see tourists make.

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A woman and dog sit on a rock overlooking a lighthouse and the sea, left, and a waterfall, right.
Helene Sula is a travel blogger from Texas.

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A California family of 5 found a house in Scotland listed for under $270,000. The catch: It was half the size of their old place.

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The exterior of the couple's cottage in Scotland.
The couple bought their house in Scotland without viewing it in person.

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I've been a student in the UK for 6 years. But my family in the US is getting older, and I'm torn about moving back to be with them.

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Composite image of a girl in her graduation gown on the left and London's Big Ben on the right.
Scarlett Kiaras-Attari attended the University of Edinburgh and the University of Oxford.

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Ancient Builders May Have Schlepped Stonehenge’s Altar Stone All the Way From Scotland

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Image of Stonehenge's Altar Stone

See inside Callendar House, the 14th-century Scottish mansion where 'Outlander' was filmed

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The exterior of Callendar House in Falkirk, Scotland
The exterior of Callendar House in Falkirk, Scotland.

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My wife and I moved to a remote Scottish island after only visiting once. We love our slower pace of life.

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Yvonne and Jason Lancaster with their sheep Nori.
Yvonne and Jason Lancaster with one of their 16 sheep, Nori.

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I bought my first house in rural Scotland at 22. Housing is affordable in the countryside and I love it here.

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Painting of Glen Coe, a Scottish mountain.
Simran Kaur loves countryside living in Kilmarnock, Scotland, where she moved after studying in Glasgow for four years.

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