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King Charles and Queen Camilla at Braemar Games on eve of accession anniversary

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8th September 2024

The King and Queen attended the Braemar Games ahead of a big anniversary.

With just hours to go until the second anniversary of Charles III’s accession, Their Majesties were at the annual Highland gathering near to Balmoral.

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They enjoyed an afternoon of Games including the famous tug of war and toss the caber competitions. The Braemar gathering is the most famous of all the Highlands events and draws thousands of visitors every year. The Royal Family has been attending for over a century.

The Queen wore a blue print dress with a brown, feather trimmed beret. The King was in Balmoral tartan.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at Balmoral last month for their annual stay. The Royal Family has long spent their summers at the Scottish estate but it is particularly important for them to be there now as it was at Balmoral that Queen Elizabeth II died.

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Her Late Majesty passed away at 3.10pm on September 8th 2022 and was succeeded immediately by her eldest son as Charles III.

King Charles has been at Balmoral over the past few days although Queen Camilla has been carrying out engagements across the UK this week.

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Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.