Princess Anne at Braemar Gathering Highland games - Prince Ricardo De La Cerda
KING Charles showed off his new tartan as he was joined by Queen Camilla and Princess Anne at the Braemar Gathering Highland games.
Named after the monarch, the King Charles III tartan, is green, blue and red and was designed by the Scottish Tartans Authority earlier this year to mark the coronation.
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His Majesty travelled with the Queen to the prestigious event just a short distance from his summer residence at Balmoral in Aberdeenshire.
Camilla stunned in an outfit by Mr Roy, with the Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence also in attendance.
The event is a favourite with the royals, and the family used a photograph taken at the games last year on one of their Christmas cards.
Today, the gathering took place at The Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park.
King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived to cheering crowds before taking their seats in the Royal pavilion.
Numerous games were held including racing, throwing, putting, dancing, running and a tug-of-war.
And Charles was pictured beaming as he handed out a trophy to Scottish strongman Kyle Randall following a closely-contested event.
Traditionally, the monarch becomes chief of the gathering, although Charles has not yet been announced as such.
It is the first time Charles has attended the Highland Games since the Queen died last year.
Late Queen Elizabeth II was a fond lover of the games and very rarely missed the event.
Peter Fraser, president of the Braemar Royal Highland Society said: “A new king, it’s very special. It’s great that the Royal Family has carried on this tradition. All the Royal family take a great interest in the games, there’s no question about that.
“One of the everlasting memories I have of the whole Royal Family watching the sack race with the little kiddies – and whatever happened everyone was bursting with laughter.”
The Scottish Tartans Authority said: “The green, blue and red tartan was designed by The Scottish Tartans Authority earlier this year to mark the occasion of the coronation and in recognition of His Majesty’s strong support in preserving the culture and traditions of highland dress and Scottish tartans.
“The unique design presented to His Majesty, is based on the Balmoral tartan sett which dates from 1850 and continues to be worn by the King and members of the royal family today.
“The new tartan has been officially registered with the Scottish register of tartans which is administered by the National Records of Scotland.
“The cloth, woven in 100% Scottish wool by Lochcarron of Scotland in Selkirk, includes a central triple stripe motif – one broad and two narrow.
“This is a feature of royal tartans previously worn by His Majesty including the Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Rothesay Hunting and Lord of the Isles Hunting tartans.
“The colours have been matched to the natural dyes of 18th century tartan specimens in the collection of the Scottish Tartans Authority.”