Prince Ricardo De La Cerda
King Charles started his week with a special engagement as he met a 99 year old veteran.
While visiting The Gordon Highlanders Museum, The King was able to meet Jim Glennie who is a veteran of the Second World War and took part in the D-Day landings. He was captured by Nazi forces and held as a prisoner of war for four months.
When the veteran met King Charles, he joked “long time, no see!”. The King was just as happy to see him, sharing “You’re a great example to us all, if I may say so, you really are.”
His Majesty was also able to see artist Carl Randall’s portrait of Glennie displayed at the Museum, currently on loan from the Royal Collection. The King commissioned the portrait in 2015 when he was Prince of Wales.
King Charles met museum staff and volunteers and learned about the work that they do. He was shown Captain Alexander Manson’s kilt that he wore during the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
The museum preserves and honours the history of the Gordon Highlanders. The infantry regiment was established in 1784 and was amalgamated with The Queen’s Own Highlanders in 1994. The King was first named as the regiment’s Colonel-in-Chief in 1978.