King Charles suited up in his kilt for his latest portrait. The royal was photographed wearing a kilt made out of King Charles III tartan last fall, however it was officially released by Buckingham Palace today.
The portrait was released to mark Scotland’s Burns Night, which celebrates the life and career of the iconic national poet Robert Burns. For the occasion, Charles posed in his kilt for royal photographer Millie Pilkington while standing in the library of Balmoral castle in Scotland.
King Charles paired his kilt with a beige blazer and matching vest, and a tie and pocket square that picked up on the red, blue, and green in the tartan. Charles also wore a brown sporran bag with his kilt.
“Wishing those celebrating a very happy #BurnsNight tonight,” read the caption of the photo posted to the royal family’s Instagram account.
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King Charles wore a similar look back in 1983 while in Scotland with Princess Diana. He was also photographed on multiple occasions while wearing a kilt at Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland, which he attended during the ’60s.
King Charles has been making frequent public outings over the past month, including a visit to the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland last week with Queen Camilla. The queen consort wore a splash of tartan to the event, on the collar of her blue coat dress.
Tartan also made an appearance during the royal family’s Christmas Day services, where the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, and Princess Charlotte coordinated looks in green and blue plaid. Middleton wore a tartan scarf while Charlotte a plaid coat with navy tights.
King Charles and the Princess of Wales were both diagnosed with cancer last year. Middleton announced at the beginning of the year that she is in remission, and King Charles has shared that he will continue to undergo cancer treatment this year.
This past December King Charles thanked the medical staff who have been treating him during his annual Christmas address, saying, “I am speaking to you today from the chapel of the former Middlesex Hospital in London – now itself a vibrant community space – and thinking especially of the many thousands of professionals and volunteers here in the United Kingdom and across the Commonwealth who, with their skills and out of the goodness of their heart, care for others – often at some cost to themselves… I offer special heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who, this year, have supported me and other members of my family through the uncertainties and anxieties of illness, and have helped provide the strength, care and comfort we have needed. I am deeply grateful, too, to all those who have offered us their own kind words of sympathy and encouragement.”
