- Queen Camilla, 77, arrived at the university library to meet students and staff
- READ MORE: King Charles to meet 99-year-old D-Day veteran as he visits Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen
Queen Camilla today visited the University of Aberdeen to meet students and staff in true Celtic style.
Wearing dark leather gloves and knee-high boots to stave off the winter chill, Camilla arrived at the University of Aberdeen's Sir Duncan Rice Library, which was opened by the late Queen Elizabeth in September 2012.
The Queen Consort, 77, chose a pale blue vintage coat for the occasion complete with green tartan detailing on its collar.
She paired the elegant ensemble with a thistle-patterned scarf, another nod to Scotland - a country which her husband King Charles has always cared for deeply.
The royal kept her makeup look simple with a dark smokey lid to accentuate her blue eyes, adding a smattering of colour on the cheeks and lip.
Camilla, who became the university's chancellor in June 2013 and has visited it on numerous occasions, met participants involved in a range of programmes supported by the university for the local community.
These include students and staff on the university's online PGDE primary education course, which is aimed at widening access to teaching qualifications.
The Queen wore her tresses down in blow-dried waves and shook the hands of those waiting to meet her in the entrance to the award-winning library.
Queen Camilla wears a pale blue vintage coat for the occasion complete with green tartan detailing on its collar at the Sir Duncan Rice Library at the University of Aberdeen
Camilla met with members of a cooking club that teaches students how to cook nutritious meals despite financial challenges.
Members of the Savvy Students Club gifted her with a recipe book, which Camilla, a passionate cook herself, accepted with glee.
Her Majesty was also introduced to supporters and volunteers of the Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust.
The charity uses 'the power of football and passion for Aberdeen FC' to work in local schools to tackle the impact of child poverty, reduce social isolation and improve mental wellbeing.
Before her departure, the university's chapel choir performed Professor Paul Mealor's arrangement of Robert Burns' Ae Fond Kiss.
The tragic poem, which describes two lovers parting, was sent by Burns to a woman he had hoped to marry just before she left Scotland, never to see him again.
Professor Mealor, who was pictured smiling alongside the Queen Consort, recently composed new pieces for the coronation at Westminster Abbey and the national service of thanksgiving and dedication at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Upon her departure, Camilla was handed a bouquet of brightly-coloured flowers featuring poppies, hydrangeas and chrysanthemums.
The Queen wears her tresses down in blow-dried waves and meets with those waiting in the entrance of the Sir Duncan Rice Library in Aberdeen
The royal kept her makeup look simple with a dark smokey lid to accentuate her blue eyes and a smattering of colour on the cheeks and lip
Members of the Savvy Students Club gift Camilla with a recipe book, which the Queen Consort, a passionate cook herself, accepts with glee
Queen Camilla poses with the Chapel Choir after their rendition of Robert Burns' Ae Fond Kiss
Queen Camilla applauds the university's chapel choir alongside Professor Paul Mealor
Camilla waves farewell with a bouquet of brightly-coloured flowers featuring poppies, hydrangeas and chrysanthemums, in her hand
Meanwhile, the King, 76, also braved Scotland's temperatures - whilst in a kilt - for an engagement in Aberdeen.
Today he visited The Gordon Highlanders Museum, which celebrates the story of the British regiment originally raised by the 5th Duke of Gordon in 1784.
The King appeared in good spirits as he made his way around the historical regiment building this morning.
For the engagement, the monarch donned a kilt complete with a traditional sporran and a beige tweed blazer and navy blue knee-high socks.
He completed the look with a green and yellow striped tie, in addition to a pair of black leather lace-up loafers.
As the Duke of Rothesay, Charles was appointed Colonel in Chief of the regiment in 1978 and remained so until its amalgamation with the Queen's Own Highlanders in 1994.
During this time, Charles visited the regiment's 1st Battalion on operations - while they were training in the field - and in barracks.
As well as viewing recent renovations at the museum and meeting some of the staff involved, the King will meet museum volunteers and supporters, among them 99-year-old D-Day veteran Jim Glennie.
King Charles has paid a visit to the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen today to preside over recent renovations
The King, 76, was spotted looking relaxed as he made his way around the historical British regiment building
The veteran of the Gordon Highlanders was unable to join last summer's D-Day commemorations in Normandy.
The engagement on Monday marks the King's first visit to the museum since 2011, when he went there after unveiling the Gordon Highlanders statue in the city's Castlegate.
At the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Scottish Parliament in September, Charles spoke of how Scotland has always had a 'uniquely special place in the hearts of my family and myself'.
Indeed, his grandmother was Scottish and his mother, the late Queen, chose to spend her final days chose to spend her final days at her beloved Balmoral Castle.
