King Charles III visited the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen this Monday January 20, 2025. The museum is dedicated to the history of this famous ancient infantry regiment which is named after a Scottish clan.
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Visit to the Gordon Highlanders Museum after renovation
In 1997, the Gordon Highlanders Museum opened in the former regimental headquarters in Aberdeen, three years after being amalgamated with another regiment. The building was recently renovated and King Charles III took advantage of his current stay in Scotland to visit this museum on January 20, 2025.
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King Charles III wore a kilt in the regimental tartan to visit this museum which pays tribute to the history of this regiment founded in 1881. King Charles also wore a beige tweed blazer, a matching waistcoat, a shirt and tie and long navy blue socks. The regiment is an amalgamation of two older regiments, including the 92nd Regiment raised by the Duke of Gordon in 1794. The Duke of Gordon, chief of the ancient Scottish clan of Gordon, gave his name to this regiment as well as its badge which represents a deer’s head.
-In this museum, a kilt worn by a soldier during the battles of the Somme during the Second World War is on display. The kilt is still stained with mud. In 1978, King Charles III, still Prince of Wales and as Duke of Rothesay, had been appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the Gordon Highlanders. He maintained this honorary military title until the regiment’s merger in 1994. After meeting with volunteers and receiving explanations about the museum’s renovations, King Charles spoke with former soldiers of the regiment, including veteran Jim Glennie, aged 99.
Nicolas Fontaine
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