{"id":668387,"date":"2026-01-02T06:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T06:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/668387\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T06:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T06:13:12","slug":"rod-stewart-brings-in-the-new-year-with-family-at-plush-scots-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/668387\/","title":{"rendered":"Rod Stewart brings in the New Year with family at plush Scots hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/crop-15750884.jpg\" alt=\"Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart posing together at an event.\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15750931\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>CELTIC-daft Sir Rod Stewart and his wife, Penny Lancaster, celebrated the New Year with their family at the plush Gleneagles Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Da Ya Think I\u2019m Sexy\u2019 singer and his former model wife brought in the bells to the sounds of bagpipes.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Scottish Sun newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"15750884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/abcfd772-d179-4fd9-a7ca-c208361cd5c2.jpg\" alt=\"Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart posing together at an event.\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15750884\" width=\"422\" height=\"586\"  \/>The pair were dressed to impressCredit: Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The pair were dressed to impress with Rod rocking red and grey tartan trousers, while Penny dazzled in a vibrant red sequinned dress, complemented by a gold handbag and matching red heels.<\/p>\n<p>Penny, 54, posted images to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> showing parts of the bash at the five-star luxury hotel in Auchterarder, Perthshire.<\/p>\n<p>One snap of the couple was shared alongside Rod\u2019s hit song \u2018Precious Memories.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Penny also posted a clip of bagpipers playing a tune as they strolled through the hotel\u2019s lush gardens, captioning the short video with \u2018Happy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/new-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Year<\/a>\u2018s Eve\u2019 and \u2018Hogmanay style.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/15747878\/rangers-rod-stewart-celtic-savages-wilfried-nancy-sacked-rant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TM-31-12-Celtic_COMP.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">&#8216;GOOD LUCK RANGERS&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Celtic-daft Rod Stewart calls for Nancy to be sacked in explosive rant<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/15698148\/rod-stewart-celtic-fan-riots-wilfried-nancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/crop-15698336.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">&#8216;FANS WILL RIOT&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Celtic-daft Rod Stewart fears things will get WORSE for Wilfried Nancy<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During their stay the couple were joined by their two sons, Alastair, 20, and Aiden, 15, making it a family affair.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time the family has welcomed in the New Year at the hotel after they stayed in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Rod, 80, left a \u00a310,000 tip for the staff for their exceptional service.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week we told how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/15747878\/rangers-rod-stewart-celtic-savages-wilfried-nancy-sacked-rant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sir Rod stunned his social media followers<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/15747878\/rangers-rod-stewart-celtic-savages-wilfried-nancy-sacked-rant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">savage New Year takedown of Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy<\/a> which concluded with the words \u2018Good luck Rangers\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The rocker, a massive Hoops fan, recorded the brutal diatribe from the gym in his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/la\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LA<\/a>\u00a0home\u00a0which is adorned with signed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/14914\/celtic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic<\/a>\u00a0jerseys.<\/p>\n<p>But watching the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a>\u00a0leaves you with one conclusion \u2013 that he would prefer Old Firm rivals\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/14923\/rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rangers<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0win\u00a0when the two\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/glasgow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow<\/a>\u00a0rivals collide at Celtic\u00a0Park\u00a0on January 3 in order to hasten Nancy\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p>The beleaguered Frenchman has presided over five defeats from his first seven matches and it was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/15740211\/motherwell-2-celtic-0-masterclass-wilfried-nany-brink-rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0the manner of the 2-0 defeat to Motherwell\u00a0<\/a>last night more than anything which has left the Frenchman on the brink of the sack just weeks into his new\u00a0post.<\/p>\n<p>In the video,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sirrodstewart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0shared on his Instagram story<\/a>, Stewart admitted the club\u2019s struggles weren\u2019t helping his sleeping patterns.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI didn\u2019t\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/sleep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sleep<\/a>\u00a0last night and I\u2019ll tell you why.<\/p>\n<p>But watching the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a>\u00a0leaves you with one conclusion \u2013 that he would prefer Old Firm rivals\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/14923\/rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rangers<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0win\u00a0when the two\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/glasgow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow<\/a>\u00a0rivals collide at Celtic\u00a0Park\u00a0on January 3 in order to hasten Nancy\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p>The beleaguered Frenchman has presided over five defeats from his first seven matches and it was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/15740211\/motherwell-2-celtic-0-masterclass-wilfried-nany-brink-rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0the manner of the 2-0 defeat to Motherwell\u00a0<\/a>last night more than anything which has left the Frenchman on the brink of the sack just weeks into his new\u00a0post.<\/p>\n<p>In the video,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sirrodstewart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0shared on his Instagram story<\/a>, Stewart admitted the club\u2019s struggles weren\u2019t helping his sleeping patterns.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI didn\u2019t\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/sleep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sleep<\/a>\u00a0last night and I\u2019ll tell you why.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs Nancy going to go, is he going to be sacked like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/who\/russell-martin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russell Martin<\/a>\u00a0maybe, or is he going to continue and we\u2019re going to keep losing?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s now won two games out of seven and apparently the worst manager we ever had [John Barnes] got sacked after eight losses over 29 games over six months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen he was fired. But it looks like this guy is going to continue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt breaks my heart. Should we give him a chance in January? I don\u2019t know. It looks like it\u2019s going to stay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI come from a football\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">family<\/a>, we all love football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember my\u00a0mum\u00a0once said football has caused more distress in arguments in football than Adolf Hitler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo with that thought in mind I will be up here on Saturday to watch the Celtic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd good luck Rangers!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CELTIC-daft Sir Rod Stewart and his wife, Penny Lancaster, celebrated the New Year with their family at the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":668388,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,77,459,182,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-668387","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-instagram","11":"tag-social-media","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115824034308684635","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}