King to meet 99-year-old D-Day veteran in Aberdeen

The King has arrived for an engagement in Aberdeen, where he is to meet a 99-year-old D-Day veteran at a regimental museum.

Charles is visiting The Gordon Highlanders Museum, which celebrates the story of the British regiment originally raised by the 5th Duke of Gordon in 1784.

As the Duke of Rothesay, Charles was appointed Colonel in Chief of the regiment in 1978 and remained so until its amalgamation with the Queen’s Own Highlanders in 1994.

During this time, Charles visited the regiment’s 1st Battalion on operations – while they were training in the field – and in barracks.

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As well as viewing recent renovations at the museum and meeting some of the staff involved, the King will meet museum volunteers and supporters, among them 99-year-old D-Day veteran Jim Gleannie.

The veteran of the Gordon Highlanders was unable to join last summer’s D-Day commemorations in Normandy.

The engagement on Monday marks the King’s first visit to the museum since 2011, when he went there after unveiling the Gordon Highlanders statue in the city’s Castlegate.

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