Cadets meet The King

June 11, 2025
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Cadets and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalion Army Cadet Force had the opportunity to meet His Majesty The King at Balmoral Castle.

Battalion Commandant Colonel Derek Balfour, the Regimental Sergeant Major Instructor (RSMI) Craig Smith and two senior cadets were invited by the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Association to attend a dedication ceremony and planting of a tree by His Majesty The King at Balmoral Castle on 11 April.

The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders contingent who visited Balmoral.

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders contingent that visited Balmoral.

The ceremony commemorated Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who was Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment and then Patron of the Regimental Association.

The King spent some time talking to the Commandant, RSMI and both the cadets, Staff Sergeant Adkins and Staff Sergeant Graham, after the planting of the tree.

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