Overview

• Holyrood’s Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone said the portrait will hang in the Parliament’s Main Hall and greet thousands of visitors each year.
• The photograph was taken in 2024 by Millie Pilkington in the Sunken Garden at Balmoral Castle.
• The King is pictured wearing his own tartan kilt and holding a handcrafted walking stick gifted by the Mey Highland Games.
• The display sits alongside existing items in the Main Hall, including the Three Honours sculpture and a 2011 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II unveiled by Anne.
• The King is believed to be at Balmoral, and the Prince of Wales was reported travelling to Aberdeen earlier this week for a private visit.