At the age of 102 a clan chief has decided to call it a day as chieftain of a Highland Games attended by Royalty. Captain Alwyne Farquharson, the 16th laird of Invercauld, will pass the mantle of heading Ballater Highland Games to his 40-year-old great nephew Philip Farquharson on May 1, his 102nd birthday. The Games are held close to the Royals Scottish retreat of Balmoral and the captain was Scotland s oldest chieftain. The captain, who was awarded the Military Cross for his role in the Normandy Landings, received a standing ovation when he arrived at the 2019 Ballater Highland Games in his 71st year as chieftain.