The 2015 Braemar High land Gathering

BRAEMAR, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 05: Queen Elizabeth II (C), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (L) and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales watch competitors at the Braemar Gathering on September 5, 2015 in Braemar, Scotland. There has been an annual gathering at Braemar, in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, for over 900 years. The current gathering, in the form of a High land Games and run by the Braemar Royal High land Society (BRHS), takes place on the first Saturday in September and sees competitors in Running, Heavy Weigh ts, Solo Piping, Ligh t Field and Solo Dance watched by around 16000 spectators. This year the BRHS commemorate their bi-centenary. Members of the Royal family often attend the event and Her Majesty the Queen is Chieftain of the Braemar Gathering. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)