Sunday service here after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales on the morning of 31 August 1997. Architecture The walls are built of local granite and the roof made of Scots pine. Building materials were donated by the surrounding estates, and £5000 raised from the local population to fund construction. A gift of £2,000 was made by Queen Victoria's daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Louise who raised the money at a Bazaar held in the grounds of Balmoral Castle. The church, built in the fashionable Gothic revival style by Elgin architect A. Marshall Mackenzie, was completed in 1895. Marshall Mackenzie then went on to build St Ninian's Chapel, Braemar, for Queen Victoria's grandson-in-law, the 1st Duke of Fife. Crathie Kirk's south transept is reserved for royal use. The north transept contains pews belonging to the Farquharson family, Lairds of Invercauld and owners of Braemar Castle and to the Gordon family, Lairds of Abergeldie and owners of nearby Abergeldie Castle. Royal connections Queen Victoria donated two stained glass windows which commemorate author and social reformer Reverend Norman MacLeod, and endowed the Father Willis organ that stood in the kirk between 1895 and 2003. Victoria's highland servant John Brown is buried in the churchyard. Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, donated four bells which continue to hang in the belltower. Edward VII donated two marble medallions commemorating his brother Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and sister Victoria, Princess Royal and Empress Frederick. Edward's son George V donated a communion table dedicated to the memory of his father. This was made from white marble quarried on the island of Iona, the site of Columba's monastery. Elizabeth II donated a Bible decorated with the royal coat of arms. Following the death of Elizabeth II at Balmoral, the church held a private service for members of the Royal Family on 10 September 2022. Ministers 1563 – Sir Laurence Coutts 1567 – Richard Christison 1574 – John Wilson 1576–85 – Archibald Wilson 1590–1608 – David Sanderson 1626–63 – Alexander Ferries (Ferguson) M.A. 1669–99 – William Robertson M.A. 1700–14 – Adam Ferguson M.A. 1715–48 – John McInnes M.A. 1784–88 – James Wilson M.A. 1789–1822 – Charles McHardy M.A. 1822–40 - Alexander McFarlane 1840–63 – Archibald Anderson M.A. 1864–74 – Alexander Minty Beattie M.A. 1867–73 – Malcolm Campbell Taylor M.A. 1874–96 – Archibald Alexander Campbell D.D. 1897–1918 – Samuel James Ramsay Sibbald M.V.O., D.D