Image copyright PA Thousands of spectators are expected on Royal Deeside this weekend for the annual Braemar Gathering.
The event is renowned for its attendance by various members of the royal family.
The Braemar Gathering is seen as the biggest event in the Highland Games calendar, and is always on the first Saturday in September.
This year it is helping to raise funds for residents affected when the River Dee burst its banks in December.
It happened as Storm Frank battered Scotland.
Queen Victoria first attended Braemar in 1848 and since then it has been regularly visited by the reigning monarch and other members of the royal family.
The Queen first attended the Braemar event as a seven-year-old child in 1933.
She has attended virtually every year since coming to the throne in 1952.
Last year"s event mark the 200th anniversary of the society which runs it.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-37257716
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