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Bonnie Christian

The Queen and Prince Charles join crowds at Braemar Highland Games

The Queen and Prince Charles have braved the cold to join the crowds watching the annual Braemar Gathering.

She is patron of the Highland games event, held on Saturday, which takes place a short distance from the royals' summer residence Balmoral, and she regularly visits.

Dressed in bright purple, the Queen, 93, was seen sitting beside her son, known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall.

They were presented with flowers from girls wearing traditional tartan at the royal box in front of 15,000 spectators.

The Queen was in high spirits at the Braemar Gathering. (AFP/Getty Images)

The Queen hosted Boris Johnson at Balmoral on Friday night but the Prime Minister did not join her at the games, having cut short the anticipated weekend-long visit to return to Downing Street after a turbulent week in British politics.

She was instead joined by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to watch the event.

The Queen sat between Camilla Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles. (AFP/Getty Images)

Always held on the first Saturday in September at The Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park, Braemar Gathering visitors can watch competitions in events including tossing the caber, hammer throwing and tug of war.

Pipe bands and Highland dancers also perform at the gathering, which is organised by the Braemar Royal Highland Society.

Queen Elizabeth arrives at the annual Braemar Highland Gathering. (REUTERS)

It has been run in its present form since 1832.

Queen Victoria first attended the gathering in 1848 and since then the reigning monarch and other members of the Royal Family have regularly visited it.

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