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As members of the British royal family begin retreating to the Scottish highlands for their annual summer holidays, Princess Anne was still hard at work on Wednesday. The Princess Royal attended a rehearsal for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Redford Barracks in Edinburgh, meeting with international performers, military personnel, and crew ahead of the event’s opening night on Friday.
Being in Scotland, Princess Anne wore a pleated skirt with a traditional tartan print in red, blue, and green, which appeared similar to one made by House of Edgar, a Perth-based Highland wear manufacturer that the Princess Royal visited in 2022 in Keith, Scotland. House of Edgar has been producing Scottish tartan and Highland wear since 1835. She paired the skirt with a cream jacket and a light blue collared shirt, and was photographed holding a bouquet of blue, white, and purple flowers as she spoke with members of the Vancouver Police Pipe Band visiting from British Columbia, Canada, one of the international ensembles performing this year.
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is one of Scotland’s most celebrated annual events, first staged on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in 1950. Held each August as part of the broader Edinburgh Festivals program, it draws audiences from across the world and has featured military bands, pipe and drum corps, and international performers from dozens of countries over its 75-year history. Princess Anne has served as patron of the Edinburgh Tattoo since 2006.
This year’s show, themed “A Call to Gather,” runs from August 7 through August 29 and features more than 800 performers from around the world performing against the backdrop of Edinburgh Castle.
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