The King and Queen appeared in great spirits as they were spotted arriving for Sunday church service – as the sun finally broke through following this weekend’s stormy weather.
Charles, 76, and Camilla, 78, looked relaxed as they attended the traditional church service at Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral.
The royal couple were seen arriving side by side in their Audi, with Charles behind the wheel and waving to passers by, with Camilla beamed from the passenger seat.
The Queen looked typically elegant in a green hat and a floral scarf draped around her shoulders.
For the traditional visit to the church, best known for being the regular place of worship for the British royal family when they are in residence at Balmoral Castle, King Charles wore his favoured camel-coloured winter coat.
Charles’s summer stays at Balmoral are typically shorter than his late mother’s, lasting for several weeks during August and September.
He began his Scottish holiday in late July at the Castle of Mey before arriving at Balmoral in mid-August – the King has since been back and forth as he has attended public duties elsewhere.
Charles and Camilla appeared to be enjoying a restful Sunday at the Scottish royal residence, after Charles was seen out and about this week on royal duties.
A royal wave: The King and Queen appeared in great spirits as they were spotted arriving for Sunday church service today
The King met with young men and women who are all members of his Foundation ’35 under 35′ charity in Scotland on Tuesday.
King’s Foundation, designed to highlight some of the most inspirational young talent in the country, is to mark three and a half decades of his charity.
Speaking to the group at the organisation’s headquarters at Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Charles marvelled at a tartan outfit sported by Siobhan Mackenzie, a Scottish fashion designer from the Black Isle, who champions sustainable methods and wool in her designs.
The tartan will be used in branding and advertising at next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
‘Marvellous!’ the King said.
He also met William Campion, an architect and ‘inventor of the world’s first carbon-negative robotic construction method’ who is building global net-zero housing, and Kyle Frank, the founder of Frank’s Remedies, a skincare brand based on sustainability and ‘vegan principles’ which he founded after a personal battle with acne and reactions to acne medications.
The scheme was launched to mark the Foundation’s 35th anniversary, and includes young people working across the charity’s key areas, including traditional craftsmanship, sustainable fashion, architecture, health, and the environment.
The Foundation, founded by Charles when he was the Prince of Wales in 1990, offers education courses for around 15,000 students a year.
Charles, 76, and Camilla, 78, looked relaxed as they attended the traditional church service at Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral
The royal couple were seen arriving side by side in their Audi, with Charles behind the wheel and waving to passers by, with Camilla beamed from the passenger seat
The Queen looked typically elegant in a green hat and a floral scarf draped around her shoulders
Crathie Kirk is best known for being the regular place of worship for the British royal family when they are in residence at Balmoral
During the reception inside the house’s Tapestry Room, the King sipped a cup of tea as he made his way around the groups, hosted by Dame Anna Limb, the foundation’s chair. Charles’s cousin, Lord Snowdon, who is vice-president of the Foundation, also joined him.
The King also met Beth Gregg, who makes cloches which are used across Highgrove’s gardens.
‘They’re wonderful,’ Charles told her. ‘I’m glad you like them, I now want to make lots of beautiful accessories for English gardens,’ Beth added.
The King was also shown an acrylic painting of the gardens at Highgrove by the artist Jo Rance, and a hat made by the milliner Barnaby Horn, who has studied on the foundation’s millinery course at Highgrove.
After spending more than 45 minutes with the group – for what should have been a half-hour engagement – he then watched as they placed some of the items into the Foundation’s anniversary time capsule, which the King launched at Dumfries House in January, and which will be buried for a century early next year.
‘I hope there’s space for them,’ he joked.
It comes just two days after the monarch enjoyed meeting a prize-winning cow on Tuesday while attending a reception.
The King (pictured) hailed a group of ‘amazing’ young ‘changemakers’ earlier this week as he met them at Dumfries House in Scotland
The Foundation, founded by Charles when he was Prince of Wales in 1990, offers education courses for around 15,000 students a year
Pedigree Sussex cow Poppy was one of the stars of an event at Clarence House, His Majesty’s London residence, held to mark £50 million in Duchy Originals sales given to charity.
Charles formed the organic food brand in 1990 using produce from his Highgrove estate before being taken over by Waitrose in 2009, with a proportion of profits going to charities supported by the King Charles III Charitable Fund (KCCF).
More than 1,000 organisations have benefitted from the scheme.
Charles, who donned sunglasses for the party, was introduced to Poppy and her handler Leighton Snelgrove, 26, who thanked the King ‘for all you do for young farmers’.
The breeding cow, who has won multiple prizes at country shows, then made the King laugh as she knocked over a small table and crashed into a low hedge.
Leighton said to the King: ‘Sorry about your garden.’
Turning round, the King, smiling and looking relaxed at the antics, said to other guests: ‘Don’t push her back into my boxed hedge.’
Minutes later, after he walked away to speak to other guests, Poppy then urinated on the pathway.
Speaking afterwards, Leighton, of Black Ven Farm, Uckfield, East Sussex said: ‘She was amazing, and thoroughly enjoyed it, and it was great to talk to him about farming.
‘I said thank you for everything you do for young farmers. The King has been a huge support and enthusiasm to young farmers.’
Asked about Poppy’s run-in with the hedges, Leighton said: ‘I didn’t want footprints over his lawn. He said it’s fine don’t worry about it
‘He’s an inspiration to younger generations.’
The King held the reception to mark 35 years since establishing Duchy Originals to support sustainable farming and provide a market for organic goods from small farmers.
Among the charities present who have benefited from funds raised by the brand were the Soil Association, Prince’s Trust International, Coast, BirdLife International, Plantlife, and The King’s Foundation.
While Crathie Kirk is notable for its royal visits, it also earned fame for being Princess Anne’s second wedding venue in December 1992 to Sir Timothy Laurence following her divorce from Captain Mark Phillips.