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Duke of Edinburgh joins the Queen at Highland Games

PRINCE Philip showed no sign of suffering from his recent bladder infection as he stepped out in traditional attire at the Highland Games.

Sporting a kilt, the Duke of Edinburgh, who spent five nights in hospital last month, joined the Queen at the annual festival.

The Braemar Gathering is held each year just a short distance from Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, where the royals spend their holidays.

Prince Philip has been at the Balmoral estate since being discharged from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on August 20 where he was treated.

He accompanied the Queen, who is patron of the Games, to watch events including tossing the caber and 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 regularly attracts visitors from around the world to the village.

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

In June he was admitted to hospital with the same infection the day after braving cold, wet and windy conditions on the royal barge for several hours during the Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames.

Philip, 91, spent five nights in London’s King Edward VII Hospital and missed some of the key celebrations of a special bank holiday weekend marking the Queen’s 60-year reign.


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And a close-up of the top half of the Prince -


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Chas