King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to carry out some very specific traditions in their Highland Hogmanay plans for New Year. The duo have headed to Birkhall since 2004, the first time the duo stayed there on a romantic trip where the at-the-time Prince Charles took Camilla to propose marriage. Now, 19 years later, the duo is set to head off there again to ring in the bells of New Year.
After a Christmas feast at Sandringham with other members of the Royal Family , the presiding monarch is set to journey up to Scotland where he will spend the first hours of 2024 with Queen Camilla. It appears tradition has survived long after the ascension of King Charles III, who is dead set on the Birkhall New Year traditions he laid out almost 20 years ago. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, would remain at Sandringham until early February to commemorate the death of her father King George VI.
New plans are in place for King Charles III though, who is set to enjoy an informal and relaxed time at Birkhall, the Daily Mail reported. It will not mark the first time the King and Queen has attended Birkhall in the New Year, and other family members have accompanied the duo on their trip. Prince William and Kate Middleton made a notable appearance during Hogmanay 2009 where it was believed Charles' son would pop the question in similar fashion, but the Prince opted against it and waited another 10 months.
It is believed Prince William and Prince Harry avoided Birkhall as the crowd of attendee.