King Charles Wears Kilt in Tartan Named after Him in New Photo

This handout photograph released by Buckingham Palace on January 25, 2025, shows Britain's King Charles III, posing for a photograph in the library at Balmoral, Scotland in Autumn 2024. (Photo by Millie Pilkington / Buckingham Palace / AFP)
This handout photograph released by Buckingham Palace on January 25, 2025, shows Britain's King Charles III, posing for a photograph in the library at Balmoral, Scotland in Autumn 2024. (Photo by Millie Pilkington / Buckingham Palace / AFP)
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King Charles Wears Kilt in Tartan Named after Him in New Photo

This handout photograph released by Buckingham Palace on January 25, 2025, shows Britain's King Charles III, posing for a photograph in the library at Balmoral, Scotland in Autumn 2024. (Photo by Millie Pilkington / Buckingham Palace / AFP)
This handout photograph released by Buckingham Palace on January 25, 2025, shows Britain's King Charles III, posing for a photograph in the library at Balmoral, Scotland in Autumn 2024. (Photo by Millie Pilkington / Buckingham Palace / AFP)

Buckingham Palace published a new photograph of King Charles wearing a kilt made of a tartan named in his honor to mark the birthday of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns on Saturday.

Burn’s Night is an annual celebration of the poet, who was born in 1759 and died in 1796.

In the photograph, taken last autumn, the 76-year-old king appears standing in the library at Balmoral Castle, the royal family's summer retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

The monarch is seen wearing a kilt in the King Charles III tartan, which was designed by the Scottish Tartans Authority in May 2023, and a tie in matching colors.

The palace revealed in February 2024 that Charles, who became king in 2022, had been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer detected in tests after a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate.

His treatment has been progressing well and would continue this year, a palace source said late last year.



Saudi Heritage Commission, ICESCO Partner on Heritage Site Registration

The program is part of the commission's strategy to boost the regional and international presence of Saudi cultural heritage. SPA
The program is part of the commission's strategy to boost the regional and international presence of Saudi cultural heritage. SPA
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Saudi Heritage Commission, ICESCO Partner on Heritage Site Registration

The program is part of the commission's strategy to boost the regional and international presence of Saudi cultural heritage. SPA
The program is part of the commission's strategy to boost the regional and international presence of Saudi cultural heritage. SPA

The Saudi Heritage Commission has signed a specialized executive program with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) to train specialists in registering heritage sites on the organization's lists.

The signing ceremony was held in Jeddah in the presence of Saudi Minister of Culture and Heritage Commission Chairman Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan.

The program is part of the commission's strategy to boost the regional and international presence of Saudi cultural heritage and enhance Saudi experts' ability to prepare nomination files according to international standards.
The commission will manage and oversee the program's implementation in cooperation with ICESCO. The commission aims to develop qualified personnel to effectively preserve cultural heritage for future generations.