The image of King Charles in the traditional clothing of the highlands has acquired a new symbolism after a portrait of the monarch was presented in the Scottish Parliament this week.
The portrait, captured by the photographer Millie Pilkington in the garden sunk in the Balmoral Castle last autumn, shows the king with the King Charles III tartan and holding a handmade stick given by the Games of the Highland of Mey.
The painting was revealed by Princess Anne, who smiled while away the roof.
The image will hang next to a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, which Anne also revealed in 2011.
The real supporters praised Charles’ hug for the Scottish tradition, pointing to his long history of Scotch in official commitments.
But the presentation has once again attracted attention to William, the Prince of Wales, who despite sustaining several Scottish titles has constantly chosen conventional costumes on the clothing of the highlands.
The skirt, seen by many as a powerful symbol of Scottish inheritance and real connection with the highlands, now takes an additional weight with the similarity of the immortalized king in him.
If your heir will ever do the same is still an open question.
