King Charles III has officially been presented with the Crown of
Scotland. He
was handed the Scottish crown jewels at a lavish coronation ceremony in
Edinburgh this afternoon.
They include the Sword
of State, sceptre and the crown worn by Mary Queen of Scots in 1543 – and are
symbols of his authority in Scotland.
Following the ceremony,
the famous Red Arrows also performed a special flypast as Charles and Camilla
watched on from the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Nine Hawk jets from the
Royal Air Force’s aerobatic team roared above the Royal Mile in a V formation,
streaming red, white and blue colours behind them.
Thousands gathered in the Scottish capital to watch pipe bands march through the city centre before the service at St Giles’ Cathedral.
Scotland’s leading
figures, and representatives from the nation’s life gathered for a service of
thanksgiving and dedication for the King and Queen.
It was also attended by
William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales, known as the Duke and
Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland, and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
The service came eight
weeks after Charles and Camilla were crowned in an ancient ceremony at
Westminster Abbey where the King made a pledge to ‘serve’.
The Right Reverend Sally
Foster-Fulton, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland,
delivered the sermon, which took the environment as one of its themes.
King Charles and Queen
Camilla heard a stark message for the planet to be safeguarded for future
generations and not left ‘baking to a crisp’.
She told the
congregation that society will be on the ‘right track’ if we understand that
‘the Heavens and Earth’ are not ‘human commodities or possessions’.
‘Blessed are we, on the
right track are we when we understand that our children do not inherit this
Earth from us – we have borrowed it from them,’ she said.
‘And it is our duty to return it still singing
and surging and bathing, not baking to a crisp.’
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