King meets 99-year old D-Day landings veteran

The King has met with one of the last surviving veterans of the D-Day landings.

Jim Glennie - now 99 - was an 18-year-old soldier when he took part in Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944 to liberate Europe from Hitler's Nazi regime.

It was the largest air and sea invasion in history.

King Charles was inspecting renovations at the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen when he spoke with Mr Glennie, who he described as as a "great example to us all".

He greeted the King with the words "long time no see".

The two had previously met several years ago.

The veteran from Aberdeenshire has previously put his survival down to "sheer luck".

He saw the body of a fallen soldier as he entered the water from a landing craft, but knew he had to carry on.

A week later he was injured and captured, eventually arriving in a prisoner of war camp on what was his 19th birthday.

Once Europe was liberated, he was due to deploy to Japan but the war ended before he was sent.

He later married and had two children.

Mr Glennie - who now features in a portrait in the museum - will be 100 in August.

The veteran plans to keep on volunteering at the museum when he can.

He hopes future generations will remember the sacrifices which were made in the war.

The King said the portrait looked "terrific" and promised to send him a message when he turns 100 in August.

The King said: "You're a great example to us all, if I may say so, you really are."

The Gordon Highlanders Museum celebrates the story of the British army regiment, which was originally raised by the 5th Duke of Gordon in 1784.

As the Duke of Rothesay, the King was appointed colonel in chief of the regiment in 1978 and remained so until its amalgamation with the Queen's Own Highlanders in 1994.

Queen Camilla was also on an engagement in Aberdeen.

She met students during a visit to the Sir Duncan Rice library to meet some of those involved in community-building initiatives supported by the university.

She met members of a club which teaches students how to cook healthy and nutritious meals while taking into account the pressing financial challenges.

She was also introduced to supporters and volunteers of the Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust (AFCCT), which works across schools in the city to tackle the impact of child poverty, reduce social isolation and improve mental wellbeing.