The Queen has joined spectators at the Braemar Gathering – the biggest event in the Highland Games calendar.
The annual games are held a short distance from the royals’ retreat on the Balmoral estate and always held on the first Saturday in September.
The Queen first attended the event as a seven-year-old in 1933, following in the footsteps of Queen Victoria who was a spectator in 1848.
The massed pipe bands started off the day before the Queen arrived (Andrew Milligan/PA)
The Queen was presented with a bouquet of heather by a highland dancer (Andrew Milligan/PA)
The Queen is the patron of the Braemar Gathering which is held near her Balmoral home (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Heavyweight James Dawkins throws a stone during one of the sports events (Andrew Milligan/PA)
An RAF team took part in the tug-o-war (Andrew Milligan/PA)
The massed pipe bands of Canada outside the Duke of Rothesay pavilion (Andrew Milligan/PA)
