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King Charles III is dressed in traditional Scottish tartan and holding a walking stick in a new portrait that Princess Anne unveiled at Scottish Parliament. Photographer Millie Pilkington captured the ...

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A striking new portrait of the King has been unveiled by his sister, the Princess Royal, at the Scottish Parliament. The image shows Charles, 76, in the Sunken Garden in the grounds of his beloved ...

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The new portrait was unveiled by the King’s sister Princess Anne on Friday and shows the monarch wearing his own tartan and holding a handcrafted stick. The photo was taken in the Sunken Garden in the ...