Blackford Gala was first held in 1977 as part of commemorations designed to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.
And present-day organisers of what is now Blackford Gala week have said it is fitting the expanded showpiece is due to make its full-scale return later this week in time to mark Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne.
Running from Sunday until June 12, Gala week starts in traditional fashion with a 10am service at Blackford Parish Church on June 5.