King Charles' Balmoral Castle forced to close as warning issued in statement

King Charles' Balmoral Castle has been forced to close today due to Storm Floris.

The castle on the royals beloved Balmoral estate is located in Aberdeenshire, which is currently subject to a weather warning of heavy rain and gusts of up to 90mph. The Met Office has issued both Amber and Yellow weather alerts.

As a result, Balmoral Castle has today been closed to visitors, with a statement asking people to stay away. It read: "Balmoral will be closed to the public today, Monday 4th August, due to Storm Floris. Please do not travel to the Estate. We will be issuing refunds for tickets to visit today. Stay safe everyone." It comes after an exciting heatwave forecast with maps revealing the exact date a 39C heat plume will scorch the UK.

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A yellow warning for wind for northern parts of the UK became active at 6am on Monday, lasting until 6am on Tuesday. Central and northern Scotland are covered by a more serious amber warning from 10am to 10pm on Monday.

The warning zone covers Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland, north Wales and the north of England. Storm Floris is the sixth named storm of the 2024-25 naming season, which runs from early September to late August.

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