A first cousin of late Queen Elizabeth II has been charged with drink-driving and speeding on the A90 between Perth and Dundee.
The 19th Earl of Strathmore Simon Bowes-Lyon, who lives at Glamis Castle, is accused of driving a Mercedes Benz down the dual carriageway, near Inchture, at 88mph.
He faces a second allegation of being behind the wheel at two-and-a-half times the drink-drive limit.
The charge against the 37-year-old alleges he drove while the proportion of alcohol in his system was 55 mics per 100 ml of breath.
The case was continued without plea in his absence at Perth Sheriff Court on Friday.
It will call again on November 10.
Royal honour
Bowes-Lyon is the great-great-nephew of the queen’s mother, who was born Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
Glamis Castle, which has been in his family since 1372, was the Queen Mother’s childhood home.
Bowes-Lyon is the second cousin once removed of King Charles III and he walked behind Prince William in the Queen Mother’s funeral cortege as a 15-year-old.
He was also a chieftain of the Strathmore Highland Games.
As well as being Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, he holds several other titles including 17th Viscount Lyon, 17th Lord Glamis and seventh Baron Bowes of Streatlam Castle.
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