The Queen meets Ballater flooding victims

[Jennifer]

On Tuesday, 27 September, The Queen visited Ballater in Aberdeenshire to meet members of the community whose livelihoods were affected by flooding in December last year and to hear of the recovery that has been achieved thus far.

As Storm Frank battered Scotland in the lead up to New Year the River Dee burst its banks, badly affecting 600 homes and 100 businesses in Ballater. The cost of clean-up included repairs and refurbishment of flood-damaged council houses and ran into millions of pounds.

The Queen's visit began with a walk along Bridge Street to see the ongoing stages of repair and rebuilding that the local businesses are going through. Her Majesty met people involved in the recovery effort and one of the people she spoke with was John Sinclair, the co-owner of HM Sheridan butchers.

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