King Charles has been officially welcomed to Balmoral Castle with a small ceremony outside the Castle gates. A display of pageantry greeted the monarch as he marked the start of his annual summer break in Scotland, with a new special touch added to the traditional ceremony.
The King, who is Colonel in Chief of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, was welcomed by a Guard of Honour provided by the Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. The short ceremony included a performance from the Pipes and Drums of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS).
For the first time this year, the first two members of the revived Balmoral Highlanders, something the King has re-established following its disbandment in 1936, were stationed outside the Castle’s gates.
