Duke on the mend

THE Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended their annual Highland Games outing in Aberdeenshire last night.

The Braemar Gathering is held near Balmoral Castle, where the royals spend their holidays. Prince Philip has been at the estate since being discharged from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on 20 August, where he spent five nights receiving treatment for a recurrence of a bladder infection.

He accompanied the Queen, patron of the Games, to watch yesterday’s traditional events, including tossing the caber and the tug of war.

The Games, held at the Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park, take place on the first Saturday of every September and attract visitors from around the world to the village.

Last weekend, the duke made his first public appearance since leaving hospital when he attended a service at Crathie Kirk.