Britain's Queen Elizabeth is renting one of her car parks to a coach firm.
The monarch has agreed a deal with Stagecoach Scotland to allow one of the parking areas at her Scottish estate Balmoral to be used by their buses, meaning the vehicles will park just 100 yards away from the entrance to the castle.
One local businessman told the Daily Express newspaper: "It's a win-win situation for Stagecoach and Balmoral.
"The bus firm gets parking it desperately needs and the estate gets a welcome cash boost.
"Everyone's happy."
The arrangement will last until the company find a new depot closer to the town centre after they let their last facility in nearby Ballater to the Co-Operative for one of their stores.
A Stagecoach spokesperson said: "We have moved out of our original depot in Ballater to accommodate development work on a new supermarket which will be of great benefit to the town.
"We are working to finalise details and planning on a new site near Ballater, however while that work is ongoing we have an agreement with Balmoral Castle to use their coach parking area to park a small number of vehicles when they are not in use, mainly overnight."
A royal spokesperson added: "The agreement has been in effect since May.
"We are glad to help a local business until their new depot is up and running."

Britain's Prince Harry made festivalgoers laugh with a quirky robot dance.
The 29-year-old royal laughed and joked with revellers on a fairground ride at the Secret Garden Party in Cambridgeshire, South England, last weekend and seemed to be having a good time at the event.
Michaela Baker, who filmed Harry on the ride, said she and her friends had shouted 'Hello' to the royal and he replied: "Hi guys, helloooo" before doing a jokey robot dance to the music.
She added to The Sun newspaper: "I couldn't believe it when I got on the ride and saw Harry next to me.
"He had a really good time waving his arms around and encouraging others to do so."
Harry was seen drinking pints of lager at the festival and even walked through the grounds shirtless.
One festivalgoer said: "He was beside the lake and took his top off - which sent the girls wild.
"He looked like he'd been working out - certainly the girls were complimenting him on his abs."

Ben Whishaw doesn't fear being typecast now he has come out as a gay man.
The 33-year-old actor - famous for playing gadget wizard Q in James Bond movie 'Skyfall' - revealed he was homosexual last year, with his agent revealing he was in a civil partnership with Australian composer Mark Bradshaw.
Whishaw doesn't believe his openness about his sexuality will stop him from landing certain roles now.
Asked whether he worries about being pigeon-holed, Ben said: "It's not a consideration for me, because gay characters are as varied and different as heterosexual characters.
"I've played all sorts of different people, so I don't see the need to balance them out."
Whishaw says he never considers the sexuality of a character before accepting a role, explaining that his only real concern is whether the storyline is any good.
He told Time Out magazine: "It's only worth doing anything if you believe in the story and the experience, there's nothing else to think about."
Looking to the future, he is keen to test his talents by accepting different challenges.
He added: "I'd like to try directing. I'm ambitious about making things. I'm not ambitious about getting places. I don't know where there is to get to, really. I used to be but I don't feel that at all now."
Whishaw's next roles include playing iconic Queen frontman Freddie Mercury - who was homosexual - in a biopic and a lea part in 'Lilting', which tells the story of a man whose male partner dies and he is then left struggling to decide whether he should tell the mother about his and her son's relationship.

Taylor Lautner was "attracted" to 'Cuckoo' because of its nudity and swearing.
The 22-year-old hunk - who plays Dale 'Cuckoo' Ashbrick, Jr. in the BBC Three show - was drawn to the crude sitcom when he heard foul language, vomit and pooping in a bathtub would be involved.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he said: "I knew you guys [the UK] could get away with much more than we can in the US but even so, I was shocked!
"That's one of the things that attracted me -- there are so many less restrictions than we deal with in America.
"The writers were getting away with lots. I was very surprised but it is one of the things that I enjoyed most."
Taylor's alter-ego turns out to be the son of Cuckoo (Andy Samberg), but after he is tragically killed in the Himalayas while taking part in a mountain trek, Dale is forced to move in with Cuckoo's reluctant in-laws Ken and Lorna (Greg Davis and Helen Baxendale).
Dale is the 'Twilight' actor's first comedy role and he admits he was initially worried about taking on such a humorous part, but settled in quite quickly.
He explained: "I wouldn't say I was confident about comedy at first but I wanted to give it a shot. I knew I would be surrounded by people who knew what they were doing so that would be a huge help -- and that's exactly how it turned out. I couldn't have been luckier."

Robin Windsor would have ended up in a wheelchair if he hadn't quit 'Strictly Come Dancing.'
The professional dancer made the heartbreaking decision to leave the BBC One show after a slipped disc in his back left him paralysed for three days.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he said: "I have a slipped disc in my back and the nerve is exposed, causing agonising pains shooting down my leg.
"A week ago I was paralysed on the floor of my friend's house as the pain was so bad. I was there for three or four days.
"I couldn't risk going ahead [with the show]. It was a heartbreaking decision but I had no choice. If the slipped disc had popped out while I was dancing, I could have ended up with permanent nerve damage and been in a wheelchair."
The 34-year-old hunk - who has been part of the line-up since 2010 - is determined to return to the competition next year because he doesn't want to leave permanently without winning the show at least once.
He explained: "Injuries go hand in hand with working as a dancer. I have to listen to my body. Now I'm just going to have my operation and focus on getting better for next year. I have to come back because I haven't won the glitterball trophy yet."
Meanwhile, Robin danced his way into the semi-final with former 'Emmerdale' star Lisa Riley in 2012, but only managed to make it to the fifth week with 'Dragons' Den' investor Deborah Meaden last year.

Peter Capaldi is determined not to be an "old Doctor" and has performed most of his own stunts for 'Doctor Who'.
At 56, Capaldi is one of the oldest actors to take on the role of the titular Time Lord but despite his advanced age he has thrown himself into the action side of the sci-fi series.
In an interview with Shortlist magazine, Capaldi revealed: "I took Matt Smith to lunch before we started and he came in on crutches. I said, 'What happened to you, mate?' And he said "It's this show..." I was just, 'He's younger than me, what am I going to do?' But it's been fine, I try to keep myself fit and healthy and I enjoy it. I've done a lot of running up and down corridors - I don't want to be an old Doctor just standing in the corner with the young people doing all the action for me."
Capaldi particularly enjoyed one high-wire stunt which made him feel like he was the Doctor and Superman at the same time.
He said: "One day I was on wires falling through the air - well, skydiving. People kept worrying about me, asking if I was OK. I was loving it, I didn't want to get down - it was like being nine, because you don't normally get to play Doctor Who and Superman at the same time. How many other guys get a chance to do that?"
Capaldi has been a fan of 'Doctor Who' since childhood and he believes the appeal of the show - which celebrated its 50th anniversary in November 2013 - is that it's like a fairy tale.
He also accepts the myriad of monsters have a strong appeal to viewers.
He said: "To me, it's (the show's) a fairy tale. It embodies some key human desires - the desire for people to escape when their life is crappy. When things are going wrong, it would be very nice if you had a blue box you could use to disappear to another world. People love monsters, as well. There are very few shows with monsters in them, surprisingly - people like men in rubber suits."
Capaldi makes his debut in 'Doctor Who' in the episode 'Deep Breath' which airs on BBC One on August 23.

Helen Wood is planning to start her own 'The Only Way is Essex'-style reality show in Manchester.
The 'Big Brother' contestant - a former escort famous for participating in a threesome with England footballer Wayne Rooney in 2010 - thinks a similar type of programme in north west England is required because the stars of 'TOWIE' have become too "boring".
Speaking about the ITV2 reality show, she said: "The girls are boring, it's a bit stale.
"They really need one in Manchester. We've got Geordie Shore and The Valleys, it is time for Manchester. It would really be so entertaining!"
The 27-year-old star has clearly put a lot of thought into getting the project off the ground as she has already planned which Manchester nightspots could be featured, picking out clubs such as Panacea.
A source close to the brunette beauty - who won a pass to the final of the Channel 5 show earlier in the series - admitted Helen believes the goings-on in Manchester will be much more appealing to viewers than what happens in London.
She added: "Helen loves all that stuff. She always watches 'TOWIE' and 'Made In Chelsea' and reckons what goes on in Manchester is far more interesting.
"Hopefully she can get her idea off the ground once she leaves the 'Big Brother' house."
Helen has caused controversy in the house with a number of foul-mouthed rants, but she is hoping her 'Big Brother' experience will enable her to start such ventures as a new reality show.
She added: "If something comes out of it, it's a massive bonus. If it doesn't, I've still got the experience."
Helen, who was booed when she entered the house, recently revealed she fears leaving the house because she expects everyone to "hate" her.
She said: "I knew what I was walking into, but I think more people hate me now. I don't know why I'm moaning, I cheated my way into this position anyway. So I can't moan.
"I'm going off how the public think and that's what I have to do."

Miley Cyrus sang at a karaoke bar on Tuesday (05.08.14).
The 21-year-old singer entertained late-night drinkers at Sing Sing bar in New York when she, along with her mother Tish, performed a few songs for a group which included Sky Ferreira, but she put on such a good display that it was hard to find anyone else to take to the stage.
A source said: "No one in the crowd wanted to follow her."
However, 'Not Fair' singer Lily Allen - who is opening for Miley on her 'Bangerz' tour - eventually took the mic to perform a few songs too.
Towards the end of Lily's set, Miley heard her own song 'Wrecking Ball' being played in another room - so she went to join the revellers.
The source added to the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "She surprised the group there by jumping onstage."
Miley's karaoke trip came hours after she visited her tattoo artist Bang Bang and they gave one another matching inkings
The 'We Can't Stop' hitmaker had the tattoo artist etch a crescent moon on her left inner-arm, while she then returned the favour and inked the design onto Bang Bang's thumb.
And the inking session didn't end there, as the singer also opted to pay homage to the Flaming Lips by having the words 'Love Yer Brain' - the title of a 1987 song by the psychedelic rockers - etched onto her right forearm.

Samantha Harris' daughters have been "helpers" during her recovery from breast cancer.
The 40-year-old presenter - who has children Josselyn, six, and Hilary, three, with her husband Michael Hess - underwent a double mastectomy in May and says her kids have been "really good" throughout her ordeal.
She told E! News: "They were both really good about it. They were helpers, they brought me things, they checked on me - and we just continually assured them that, 'Mommy's going to be in bed for a little bit, but then I'm going to be fine.' "
The former 'Dancing with the Stars' host is now readying herself for a second stage of reconstructive surgery later this month.
She said: "And I'm like, 'Let's go, let's do this thing!' "
Samantha wasn't diagnosed with the disease for months after first finding a lump and despite her concerns being dismissed by doctors, she refused to "take 'it's nothing' for an answer".
Asked why she was so persistent, she said: "The fact that it was still there after four months from finding it, this lump that I found -- clear mammogram, 11 days later found a lump.
"I thought, if I have to live with this lump, whatever it is, I need to know it's nothing."

Katie Holmes almost took the lead role in 'Orange is the New Black'.
The former 'Dawson's Creek' star was approached by creator Jenji Kohan to play Piper Chapman - the bisexual drug-smuggling prisoner played by Taylor Schilling - in the Netflix drama but turned it down because she had other commitments.
Jenji told E! Online at a show event in Los Angeles: "I'm a big fan of hers. You know, I met with her."
"[Katie] had other things to do. And also in the beginning, no one knew what this was."
While she initially turned down the programme, the cast of the drama would love Katie to make a guest appearance on the show.
Asked who Katie could play, Taylor said: "[Katie] could be friends with Lorna or like Lorna's Boston sister."
And Kate Mulgrew - who plays Red - joked the brunette beauty would have to be careful if she did end up behind bars at Litchfield Prison.
She said: "She better watch herself. Pretty girls have to watch out in prison."
'The Giver' actress - who has eight-year-old daughter Suri with ex-husband Tom Cruise - recently admitted she is a big fan of 'Orange is the New Black' and would be interested in a cameo role.
Asked if it meant she could show off secret body art, she laughed: "No, I don't have any tattoos. My child would kill me."

Mathew Knowles will teach people how to be like Beyonce.
The showbiz patriarch - who used to manage his famous daughter - is running a training course called, 'The Entertainment Industry: How Do I Get In?', where he will lecture students on how to break into show business.
Held at the Houston Community College in Texas, USA the £200 seminars will start from September.
For an extra £100 classmates can have a meet and greet with Mathew himself.
The 63-year-old music executive and record producer was in charge of his Grammy Award winning daughter's career for over 20 years.
Beyonce left his management in 2011 shortly after it was revealed that Mathew had fathered a secret child with Alexsandra Wright.
Later that year, he launched the girl band From Above in the industry after signing them to his label Music World Entertainment in 2008.
Unfortunately, the ladies did not enjoy the same success as Beyonce's girl band, Destiny's Child, as they failed to make the UK Top 40 Music Chart with their debut single, 'Not The Same Girl'. From Above later auditioned for the UK version 'X Factor' but didn't get past the boot camp stage.

Filming for 'The Legend of Conan' is to begin next spring.
The news has been confirmed by the movie's producer Fredrik Malmberg, who revealed the finishing touches are currently being put to the script for the much-anticipated blockbuster.
He said: "We want to polish up the script, specifically about the characters but don't think it will take long.
"We'll probably have this turned in around September after the holiday and then we'll take it to the studio and if they're happy, we can hopefully start in the spring."
The new movie is likely to see Arnold Schwarzenegger, 67, reprise the role he played in the 1980s.
Schwarzenegger has repeatedly stated his desire to appear in the role that first brought him to international fame.
He starred in 'Conan the Barbarian' in 1982, which was a huge hit at the box office, and he also appeared in 'Conan the Destroyer' in 1984.
Arnie - the former governor of California - and Malmberg are both hopeful he will be handed the opportunity to reprise the character.
Meanwhile, Malmberg also revealed that potential directors are currently being considered, ranging from "old great names" to "new fresh faces".