Overview

• They were welcomed by crowds and the Ballater and district pipe band, with the King in his own tartan kilt.
• The couple heard the premiere of a new fiddle tune by Dr. Paul Anderson, with the manuscript set for display in the hall.
• They viewed a Lego model of the Albert Hall and accepted miniature figures of themselves crafted by the village’s Lego club.
• Charles and Camilla met pupils behind winning hall-flag designs and examined a silver trowel used for the 1874 foundation stone.
• The engagement followed the death of their friend Dame Jilly Cooper, to whom the Queen paid tribute in an official statement.