her death. Fans, however, have been heartened by the new king’s hire, with an insider telling the Sun on Thursday, “His mother adored having her piper.
It’s a lovely tradition. Everyone is delighted the quirky job did not disappear with her.”The UK’s reigning monarch has had their own personal piper since Queen Victoria created the position back in 1843.
Queen Elizabeth II had 17 pipe majors over the course of her lengthy reign, with the musicians performing for her majesty outside of her window each morning at 9 a.m.
The pipe major was based out of Buckingham Palace, but would travel with the monarch to her different residences, including Windsor Castle, Balmoral and Holyroodhouse.Burns will also play for King Charles each morning at 9 a.m. — but the bagpipes won’t be used as the monarch’s personal alarm clock, the Sun reported.“The tradition is for it to happen at 9 a.m., but the King is always awake much earlier,” the insider told the publication.
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