Dry weather helped to ensure music lovers enjoyed a treat at the Prom at Glamis on Saturday.
The lawns of Glamis Castle hosted the open-air music event featuring the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, fireworks, explosions and a proposal.
Gates opened at 4pm for a picnic, followed by the prom proper at 8pm, featuring Welsh conductor Grant Llewellyn, Irish soprano Ailish Tynan and the likes of the Lonach Pipe Band.
Fireworks lit up the night sky and the finale, a rendition of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, was punctuated by the blasts of Abbot self-propelled guns provided by Tank Driving Scotland of Auchterhouse.
Castle administrator David Broadfoot said: ”It stayed dry and we couldn’t have asked for better weather. We had a fabulous audience I would think three and a half to four thousand people. It’s hard to tell until the final figures are done but both lawns were full.
”It was an evening where a soprano, Ailish Tynan, was absolutely sensational. She’s only about five foot tall and what came out of her was unbelievable.”See further coverage and more photos in Monday’s CourierThere were fireworks of a different kind for one couple, as a member of Tank Driving Scotland took advantage of the setting to get down on one knee.
”One of the fellows who organise Tank Driving Scotland, Rod Sim, proposed at half-time at the interval, on top of a tank, and she said yes,” Mr Broadfoot added.
”This was kind of a relief there’s always a gamble in these things,” he joked. ”All in all it’s a very successful night and we were spoiled by the weather.”
Mary, the Dowager Countess of Strathmore, also attended after her recent health scare.
Photo Phil Hannah