Queen Starts Her Annual Holiday in Scotland

In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is accompanied by the Officer Commanding the Ballater Guard, Major Nick Wight-Boycott, as she inspects a Royal Guard formed by soldiers of The Argyll and Southerland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, as she arrives at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, Monday Aug. 8, 2011, at the start of her annual official break. AP Photo