The Royal Family were out in force for Sunday service at Balmoral, gathering at the small church of Crathie Kirk during their annual summer holiday at the Scottish estate. King Charles and Queen Camilla were joined by many family members for the traditional outing near the royal residence.
The King and Queen were seen driving to Crathie Kirk, close to the estate, with most of their family in tow. The Prince of Wales drove his wife and children to the church, and the Princess of Wales, in a high-neck white blouse and beige jacket, smiled broadly as photographers spotted the family arriving. Prince George and Princess Charlotte were visible alongside their parents as they made their way to the service by car.
The convoy reflected the wider family’s presence at Balmoral. Sir Tim Laurence was at the wheel of another vehicle, with his wife the Princess Royal in the passenger seat and her brother the Duke of Edinburgh in the back. The Duchess of Edinburgh and Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor were also among those attending the service.
Sunday worship at Crathie Kirk has long been a fixture of the Royal Family’s stays at Balmoral, a low-key ritual that offers one of the few public glimpses of the family during their private summer weeks in Scotland. The short drive to the church, and the informal convoy of family members behind the wheel, has become a familiar image of the season.
This year’s gathering carried extra attention against the backdrop of a busy news week for the family, but the service itself followed the same understated pattern as in years past: a quiet Sunday morning, a country church, and several generations of the family arriving together for a tradition that continues largely unchanged.
