As I stated the Castle was under the command of George Preston did not surrender and was blockaded until Charles later called off the siege owing to a lack of artillery. Quite simply Bonnie Prince Charlie held the city but not the Castle. The Castle remained in the hands of Hannoverians, along with the Crown Jewels housed there.
It's not known if he toured his Triple Great Grandmother's rooms. He didn't stay in the Palace of Holyroodhouse but did hold receptions there.
Sorry, I've been travelling and was distracted from what you described previously about Hollyroodhouse etc. One other topic that would be interesting to read about in any book on Jacobitism would be the support or not which the Old and Young Pretenders received from relatives. I'm thinking there of the other children (excluding Mary II and Anne) that James II had - there seems to be quite a few at least out of wedlock.
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