The monarch likes his tartan (Picture: PA)
King Charles donned a red, white and green kilt with green socks to meet the public in Aberdeen today.
He waved to crowds in the Scottish city while also wearing a tie and tweet jacket, while visiting to hear how refugees were settling into the area.
It’s not the first time the King has worn a kilt, as he is quite partial to tartan.
Two weeks ago, he wore a different-patterned blue and green kilt on a walkabout while conferring city status to Dunfermline, his first public engagement since the Queen’s funeral.
He was back in Scotland again today to hear how Aberdeen is welcoming displaced families from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan, with the city council working with government to support over 1,000 people.
The King attended a reception at the city’s Town House, where among those he met was Inna Skvortsova, a Ukrainian woman who arrived in the city in April.
She now has a full-time role at the council assisting with the resettlement programme.
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Ms Skvortsova said it was ‘such an honour’ to be invited, saying: ‘Six months ago I didn’t expect that I would be here, or with the King, his majesty, and now I am proud to represent my country.
‘I’m so grateful that the United Kingdom helped me and helped my compatriots.’
The monarch also met Burhan Vesal, who worked as an interpreter with the British Army in the south of Afghanistan.
He also met Mr Vesal’s wife, Narcis, who plans to use her medical experience as an Ob-Gyn to work as a doctor in the UK, and their son Sapehr, seven, who is enjoying school in the city.
Of meeting the monarch, Mr Vesal said: ‘It means a lot as a new immigrant. He spoke to us with openness and with laughter and joy.
King Charles III during a visit to Aberdeen Town House (Picture: PA)
He also greeted crowds on Union Street (Picture: PA)
He swapped stories on being a grandparent with one Afghan refugee (Picture: PA)
One well wisher handed him a flower (Picture: PA)
‘We ran away from conflict, we ran away from violence, in a hard situation, and now besides having the support from the community here, we have the support from the King and the Government.’
An Afghan refugee who asked to be known only as Yar to protect his identity told Charles his family had expanded to 12 with a recent new addition.
The King shared some advice on being a good grandparent, wishing him luck in dealing with his growing family.
Yar, who is still awaiting a permanent home in Aberdeen, had been employed as an interpreter with the Armed Forces and worked in Camp Bastion as an IT support worker before fleeing to Pakistan where he was evacuated to the UK.
He said: ‘I had a good chat with him telling my family story to him and he was really, really good and said that “now you’re going to have a safe life here”.’
Before the King left, a choir of school children, university students and some of the refugee families sang him a song, the Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen.
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It’s not the first time the King has worn a kilt, as he is quite partial to tartan.