Queen Camilla jets back to Scotland to join King Charles at annual Braemar Games
The King represented the Royal Family at the Braemar Games alongside his wife Queen Camilla – who returned to Scotland specially for the event following a busy work schedule in England this week.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend The Braemar Gathering 2024 (Image: Samir Hussein/WireImage)
King Charles looked in good form as he enjoyed the Braemar Games today, the second since he ascended the throne.
The monarch, 75, appeared to be in high spirits as he donned a traditional kilt and sporran to watch the event that was rarely missed by the late Queen.
The King represented the Royal Family alongside his wife Queen Camilla – who returned to Scotland specially for the event following a busy work schedule in England this week.
The Braemar Gathering is one of the most famous of the Highland Games.
The event was a particular favourite of the late monarch who rarely missed the spectacle which takes place in September each year near Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire.
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The late Queen was regularly pictured enjoying the event alongside the then Prince Charles and other members of the Royal Family.
King Charles was regularly spotted at the event alongside his mother, with the Royal Family currently seeing out the end of their summer holidays at Balmoral Castle.
Her Majesty returned to work this week as she threw herself into a number of royal engagements while the King remained in Scotland.
On Tuesday, Camilla visited Bath to open a new cancer centre. The Queen then headed to Wiltshire to open the new headquarters of Stonegate Farmers, a new state-of-the-art facility where free-range and organic eggs are packed.
Queen Camilla receives a bouquet from a flower girl (Image: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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Queen Camilla and King Charles did a walkabout to meet members of the public (Image: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
The Queen returned to royal duties on Thursday when she made her first visit to the English National Ballet since becoming patron earlier this year.
Later that day, Camilla stepped out of her royal shoes and into her parenting pumps as she headed to the launch of her son Tom Parker-Bowles’ new book.
The Queen attended her final engagement of the week on Friday when she paid a visit to RAF Leeming to meet service personnel and their families to learn about the welfare support they are offered.
The King and Queen are expected to mark the second anniversary of the late Queen’s death tomorrow in quiet reflection and prayer at Crathie Kirk on the Balmoral estate.
