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King Charles III

Another new symbol of the reign of King Charles III revealed

By
28th August 2023

The King has presented a brand new colour to the Royal Guard at Balmoral Castle.

The regimental flag was handed over by His Majesty in a short ceremony at Balmoral as he began his residence there for the summer.

Accompanied by The Queen, King Charles presented the ‘Ballater Colour’ which is used by the Royal Guard who patrol the castle.

This new colour marks the new reign.

It was presented as His Majesty approaches the first anniversary of his accession which took place at Balmoral.

The King was at the castle on September 8th 2022 when Queen Elizabeth II died. His Majesty was with Her Late Majesty at the time of her passing.

Charles III arrived at Balmoral earlier in August. The Monarch traditionally spends part of the summer at the Scottish residence.

The King and Queen have since been joined by other members of the Royal Family.

King Charles and Queen Camilla will remain at Balmoral and spend the actual anniversary of the accession in the castle.

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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.