Photos from the event wereposted to the official royal family Instagram account, where we can see the British monarch participating in the ceremony, accompanied by his wife, Queen Camilla.
“‘The Ballater Colour’ is a ceremonial Colour used by the Royal Guard: the soldiers who guard Balmoral Castle whilst the Monarch is in residence in the summer months,” the caption read. “The new Colour marks The King’s new reign.”
According toAberdeen Live, “The Ballater Colour is a ceremonial Colour which the Royal Guard will carry during Summer Court in Balmoral, with the retired Ballater Colour of 1996 to rest up in Balmoral Castle alongside the Colours of 1925 and 1973.” TheDaily Recordnotes that the first Ballater Colour was presented by Queen Victoria in 1880.