“While there’s been a lot of changes, for instance Balmoral opening up again – that’s something the late Queen would never have done, that’s definitely very different.
“[King] Charles has taken on a lot of the late Queen’s charities and that’s very much him wanting to focus on his mother’s work.”
He added: “He’s not going to rush into his reign as King like a bull in a china shop, he’s going to take things very slowly and very carefully, making subtle changes as he goes.”
Speaking of the comparisons between the King and his late mother, he added: “Asides from his health, the biggest challenge Charles has probably faced as King is trying to live up to his mother’s name.
“Obviously Elizabeth, as I’ve said before, she was a one off. She had many years to do the job and become the Queen that we all knew and loved.
“For Charles to take that on, starting at such an old age and at the very beginning, that’s his biggest challenge – winning people over and getting them to see that he is a good King. I think it’s safe to say that he has done that.”
Taking to social media to announce the tours, Balmoral Castle revealed that they will take place between July 1 and August 4.
Tickets will be priced at £100, or £150 to include afternoon tea, while only 40 are available per day.
As well as being given exclusive access inside the residence, visitors will “learn about Balmoral’s history and heritage” as the take a journey through its interiors.
The tour will include a number of rooms that are used today by King Charles and Queen Camilla, as well as other members of the Royal Family.
Other highlights of the tour will include a collection of outfits worn by Charles and Camilla, the late Queen Elizabeth II and the late Queen Mother.
