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Frigid temperatures in the UK apparently haven’t deterred Prince William and Kate Middleton from taking their usual New Year’s holiday at Balmoral in Scotland.  The Sun reports that the couple arrived at Birkhall, Prince Charles’s home on the royal estate, on New Year’s Day.

Prince Charles is also apparently enjoying the freezing temperatures at Birkhall as well, though Camilla has stayed back in England to be with her daughter Laura, who gave birth to twin boys Gus and Louis on December 30.

William and Kate were spotted at Heathrow last year on their return from their Scottish holiday.  An unnamed source tells The Sun, “They loved the peace and quiet there last year and decided there was nowhere they’d rather be together.  Any days they spend with each other are incredibly precious because of William’s busy career schedule, so they want to make sure that when he has time off, it is quality time.”

The couple surely has some sentimental ties to Scotland as well — they first met and began dating while studying at the University of St Andrews.

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William and Kate on the Duke of Northumberland's Scottish Estate (Photo Credit: bild.de)From Royal Romance:

As many had predicted, Prince William and Kate Middleton did indeed head to Scotland during last weekend’s bank holiday, but apparently not to the expected location, Balmoral.

Daily Mail columnist Richard Kay has reported that after returning from their holiday in Mustique, William and Kate flew to Edinburgh to join a shooting party on an estate owned by the Duke of Northumberland.  The duke’s son, George Percy, once dated Kate’s younger sister, Pippa.

Kay writes, “They were later joined by Harry, who had driven up by road from Shropshire where he is based with the Army Air Corps, and around a dozen members of their inner circle. Guests included Thomas van Straubenzee, James Meade, Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, Tom Inskip and Guy Pelly and their partners.”

Kate, who has been criticized in the past for joining in with the royals’ hunting activities, was photographed aiming a gun. Kay adds, “I am told that Kate brought down at least one bird, but it was not thought to be a grouse.”

Read more from Kay’s column at the Mail Online.

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