Having one's picture taken sitting next to the Queen is usually no sniggering matter.
Particularly when it's an official photograph of the battalion in full uniform
and Her Majesty is there in her role as commander of the armed forces.
But Colonel Simon West didn't appear to be taking the occasion too seriously yesterday.
In his cap, jacket and spats, his hands on his knees and his ankles crossed,
he sat proudly in the front row of the 1st Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders,
next to the Queen.
But unlike his comrades, he hadn't taken the time to adjust his sporran and kilt for decency.
And judging by the grin on his face, the colonel knew exactly what he was doing.
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