Overview
- The photograph was taken in 2024 by Millie Pilkington in the Sunken Garden at Balmoral to mark the Scottish Parliament’s 25th anniversary.
- The King wears a kilt in the King Charles III tartan and holds a handcrafted walking stick gifted by the Mey Highland Games.
- Holyrood’s Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone said the portrait will hang in the Parliament’s Main Hall to welcome visitors.
- The new display sits alongside a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II that Princess Anne unveiled in 2011.
- Charles did not attend the ceremony and is reported to be at Balmoral, with Prince William traveling to Scotland for a private visit earlier this week.