King Charles III has no shortage of ties with Scotland, being directly descended from James VI of Scotland through his grandfather King George VI.
The British royal family can trace their ancestry through generations of Scottish nobility back to the 14th century and Sir John Lyon, Thane of Glamis, who married King Robert II’s daughter.
Meanwhile Glamis Castle was the ancestral home of King Charles’ grandmother the Queen Mother, as well as being the birthplace of the his late aunt, Princess Margaret, who was the first royal baby to be born in Scotland since 1600.
And the royals love to holiday in Balmoral, in Aberdeenshire, which was created by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a private family retreat.
These links with Scotland are accompanies by numerous grand-sounding titles that are bestowed on the royals when they are born, married or inherit them.
Here are 13 of them, where they originated, and who currently holds them.
9. The Lord of the Isles
Yet another Scottish title bestowed upon Prince William is The Lord of the Isles. It dates back to the 12th century when the MacDonald clan ruled the majority of the Scottish islands. King James IV seized the lands - and the title - in 1493 and it has been given to the heir to the Scottish throne ever since. Photo: CHRIS JACKSON
10. Prince of Scotland
Another of Prince William's seemingly endless list of titles is Prince of Scotland. It was granted to the future James I in 1404 by Robert III and has been handed down to the heir to the throne ever since. Photo: WPA Pool
11. Earl of Forfar
Queen Elizabeth II made her youngest son, Prince Edward, the Earl of Forfar in 2019 to mark his 55th birthday. Taken from the old name for the Scottish county in which Glamis Castle sits, it hadn't been used since the death of the second Earl in 1715 at the Battle of Sheriffmuir. Photo: Dan Mullan
12. Great Steward of Scotland
As heir to the British - and Scottish - throne, Prince William holds the title Great Steward of Scotland. Originally it was not held by the Crown but came to be on the creation of the House of Stuart in 1371 with the future Robert II. Photo: Matthew Horwood