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King Charles donned a kilt to take part in a traditional ceremony at Balmoral Castle this weekend.
The monarch, 74, was accompanied by Queen Camilla, 75, to present a new colour to the Royal Guard.
Their majesties looked sharp in tartan, with the King sporting his kilt and matching tartan tie and a three piece suit.
Meanwhile Queen Camilla sported a tartan white dress and navy blazer paired with a burgundy hat and a feather.
The ceremony saw the use of a new colour, called the Ballater Colour, which is to be used by the Royal Guard as it marks a new monarch.
The Kng and Queen took part in a ceremony on the grounds of Balmoral Castle on Saturday to present a new colour to the Royal Guard
It is used by the soldiers who guard Balmoral Castle while the King is in residence during the summer months.
King Charles is spending the month at the royal residence as the royal family marks its first summer without Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
As members of the family including Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and the Waleses join the King, the gathering will be especially poignant for the royals.
Balmoral Castle, where Queen Elizabeth passed away on September 8, 2022, was the late monarch’s most cherished royal residence.
The ceremony marked the first use of the Ballater Colour, a new colour for the soldiers stationed at Balmoral Castle while the new monarch is in residence
While the King and Queen Camilla are known to prefer staying at Birkhall, their private home on the Aberdeenshire estate, Charles has bucked his preferences for tradition to honour his late mother.
He will stay at the Scottish residence for three weeks, meaning he will be there on the anniversary of his mother’s death next month.
It was also reported this week that the King has ‘extended an olive branch’ to his younger brother Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, by inviting them to the summer gathering at Balmoral.
Andrew, 63, drove himself to the 50,000-acre estate on Royal Deeside before later being accompanied by Sarah, who flew to Aberdeen. The pair are staying at the seven-bedroom Craigowan Lodge on the estate – favoured by the late Queen.
A royal insider insisted it was ‘not a snub’ the pair were staying at the lodge instead of the main house, telling the Express: ‘The King and Andrew are now on much better terms and making him the first member of the family to join him is an olive branch.’
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