Yahoo News Litter louts dumping suitcases of empty beer cans on King Charles' Balmoral estate
King Charles has declared war on litter louts with suitcases full of empty beer cans and dog poo bags being dumped on his Balmoral estate.
The monarch's team of rangers have called on visitors to pick up after themselves after a series of pleas over the years relating to litter. Some of the items found on the Scottish estate include an empty suitcase of beer cans and dog poo bags.
Now in a post on the estate's website the ranger service has complained that “too much time” is spent dealing with the problem. As the number of visitors to the area has grown, additional staff have been employed to deal with the problem, the Express reports.
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"A large proportion of the Rangers' time is spent on routine maintenance such as maintaining footpaths, fences and bridges and unfortunately too much time is spent picking up litter," they said.
In June 2021 rangers on the estate also made an impassioned plea asking people not to become litter louts. They say they spend "several days" each week picking up the garbage.
And, a few months earlier the estate blasted those littering Balmoral with bags of dog poo. The estate posted a picture of some of the waste and simply wrote: "Why do people do this?"
In 2021 the rangers also took to social media, to post a picture of a suitcase of empty beer cans left on Balmoral.
"LOST PROPERTY! If anyone has lost a suitcase full of empty beer cans near Loch Muick please can you get in touch with the #BalmoralRangerService to reclaim your luggage. Thank you." they wrote.
Loch Muick is a favourite walk for the Royals. The late Queen even named one of her dogs after it and the family hold a picnic on the banks of the river each year.
