King Charles dressed in his namesake tartan in a new photograph shared by Buckingham Palace to mark tonight's Burns Night celebrations. The monarch sports the King Charles III tartan kilt in the newly released photograph, which was taken last autumn in the library of Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
![[The new photograph is reminiscent of another photograph taken of King Charles for his 18th birthday in 1966, in which the then-Prince of Wales wore a kilt made from Balmoral tartan]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/09/94501625-14324061-image-a-4_1737797514058.jpg)
The image was shared ahead of Burns Night, a Scottish celebration of the life of poet Robert Burns which is held annually on 25 January. With it, the King wished those celebrating a 'very happy Burns Night tonight'. It is reminiscent of another photograph taken of King Charles for his 18th birthday in 1966, in which the then-Prince of Wales wore a kilt made from Balmoral tartan.
![[Millie Pilkington's private portrait of William and Kate on their wedding day in 2011]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/09/84219337-14324061-Millie_Pilkington_s_previously_unseen_portrait_of_William_and_Ka-a-1_1737797415768.jpg)
In the older photograph, a young Charles stands in the library of Balmoral Castle, learning on a red leather chair. But in today's photograph, taken by Millie Pilkington, Charles wears a kilt made from King Charles III tartan - a green, red and navy fabric designed by The Scottish Tartans Authority in September 2023.
![[Millie took this photograph of King Charles and Queen Camilla, which was released on Friday 24 May]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/09/84219335-14324061-Millie_took_this_photograph_of_King_Charles_and_Queen_Camilla_wh-a-2_1737797419602.jpg)
He leans on a stack of ornate books inside the library, his colourful tie matching the three colours of the tartan, and a thumb tucked in his waistcoat pocket. King Charles dressed in his namesake tartan in a new photograph shared by Buckingham Palace to mark tonight's Burns Night celebrations.
![[This photograph of Prince William with his three children was taken to mark Father's Day in 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/09/84219333-14324061-This_photograph_of_Prince_William_with_his_three_children_was_ta-a-3_1737797437654.jpg)
The new photograph is reminiscent of another photograph taken of King Charles for his 18th birthday in 1966, in which the then-Prince of Wales wore a kilt made from Balmoral tartan. The tartan is intended for the use of King Charles only, and was designed 'in recognition of His Majesty's strong support in preserving the culture and traditions of Highland Dress and Scottish Tartans'.
