King Charles Poses in a Kilt in New Photo to Mark the Scottish Burns Night Celebration

Mar. 15, 2025

King Charles III.Photo:Millie Pilkington/Buckingham Palace/PA Wire

Millie Pilkington/Buckingham Palace/PA Wire

A new photo ofKing Charleshas been released ahead of Burns Night.

In the photo, King Charles wears a waistcoat and a suit jacket paired with a kilt made of King Charles III tartan.

He can be seen standing in the library of the Royal Family’s Scottish holiday home of Balmoral in Aberdeenshire.

The new photo of the King was also posted on the Royal Family’s officialInstagrampage. “Wishing those celebrating a very happy #BurnsNight tonight,” the caption of the post reads.

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King Charles recently hosted his first official royal event of the year whilecontinuing his cancer treatmentduring a Holocaust memorial and education event on Jan. 13.

The King met with three organizations committed to educating the next generation about the Holocaust at the event, which was held at Buckingham Palace in London to commemorate the upcoming Holocaust Memorial Day.

On Monday, Jan. 27, King Charles willhead to Polandon Holocaust Memorial Day to visit the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp for the 80th anniversary of its liberation.

There, he will meet with the President of the Republic of Poland, Mr. Andrzej Duda, along with other world leaders.

King Charles at a reception marking Holocaust Memorial Day at Buckingham Palace in London on Jan. 13.Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty

Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty

Charles' upcoming trip to Poland will be his fifth time visiting the country, after last traveling there in 2008 with Camilla, 77.

source: people.com