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This association with abdication and loss has left a lingering aura of negativity attached to the estate. For the Queen Mother, Elizabeth II's mother, Fort Belvedere was particularly an unwelcome reminder of upheaval, and she reportedly avoided visiting the house altogether, even when friends stayed there. The house's reputation as a site of royal upheaval and change seems to have had a lasting impact on royal family members’ perceptions.