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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Natalie Wilson

Prince Albert’s pyramid is eroding due to tourist pressure

A stone pyramid commissioned by Queen Victoria to memorialise her husband, Prince Albert, will undergo a “major repair” after eroding under high visitor footfall.

The 11-metre-high cairn was erected at Balmoral in 1862 following the consort’s death.

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