Overview

• The couple were welcomed by the Ballater and district pipe band, with the King wearing his King Charles tartan kilt.
• Inside the hall, they heard the premiere of a commemorative fiddle tune composed by local musician Dr. Paul Anderson.
• They met Ballater School pupils who designed a new flag for the hall and viewed a silver trowel linked to the 1874 foundation stone with the Local History Group.
• The Ballater Lego club presented a detailed diorama of the hall and miniature figures of the King and Queen, created by Nicola Reid.
• The appearance followed the recent death of friend Dame Jilly Cooper, to whom Queen Camilla paid tribute, as the couple remain based near Balmoral with the King continuing cancer treatment and traveling to London for official duties.