Princess Anne was in Forres to present an award to ReBOOT which recycles, refurbishes and repairs IT equipment.
The King’s Award for Voluntary Services is widely known as the MBE for charities.
The Princess showed a genuine interest in ReBOOT’s work as she was given a guided tour of its shop and warehouses by its manager Lee McGrath.
Talking to Chris Smith, an Elgin resident who’s the charity’s technical officer, she jokingly voiced a common frustration amongst computer users everywhere. She stated that her device seems to enjoy updating itself without warning.
ReBOOT collects computers, Sky boxes, electrical leads, keyboards and monitors from both businesses and homes right across the north of Scotland.
Princess Anne also visited Gordonstoun and officially opened what could be the ‘greenest’ classroom building in the UK during her visit to Moray. The Princess Royal named the new classrooms : The Queen Elizabeth II Rooms
