Coronation Service at St Giles’ Cathedral

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The Prince and Princess of Wales, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland, joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla  for the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication, as well as the presentation of the Honours of Scotland, at St Giles’ Cathedral  in Edinburgh on July 5t, to mark the Coronation, similar to a ceremony held for the late Queen in 1953.

The Honours of Scotland, the Crown Jewels, were taken in a procession escorted by Military Bands and Household Cavalry Mounted Regiments from Edinburgh Castle to St Giles’ Cathedral. The Honours were preceded by a People’s Procession from Edinburgh Castle to the Cathedral, and followed by the arrival of the King and Queen along with the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in a Royal Procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

 

 

King Charles and Queen Camilla followed the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in the procession into St Giles’ Cathedral, followed by several readings and sermons ahead of the presentation of the Honours of Scotland to the King.

 

The King was presented the Elizabeth Sword by Dame Katherine Grainger DBE, while the Sceptre was borne by Lady Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk, and the Crown of Scotland was presented to the King by the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, the hereditary bearer of the Crown.

Following the Service, the Royal Family rode back in a Procession to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where King Charles and Queen Camilla were joined by the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay to view the RAF Flypast outside the Palace.

King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Duke of Rothesay are in the Robes and Regalia of the Order of the Thistle, while the Princess of Wales is wearing the Queen’s Japanese Pearl Choker and Collingwood Pearl Earrings.

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