The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they hosted a Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on July 2nd. There are usually four annual Garden Parties hosted by the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Holyrood House for around 30,000 guests yearly, as well as a few special others.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, as well as the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Garden Party for 8,000 guests in the grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, during the annual Holyrood Week. The members of the royal family stood for the national anthem before meeting the guests.
Queen Camilla was wearing Queen Mary’s Diamond Thistle Brooch for the Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
The King was welcomed into the city of Edinburgh, ‘your ancient and hereditary kingdom of Scotland’ by the Lord Provost, who offered him the keys of the city in the traditional Ceremony of the Keys in the gardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse marking the start of Royal Week.
The King also held an Investiture at the Palace of Holyroodhouse while the Queen hosted a reception to celebrate those who work to promote Scottish literacy.
Queen Camilla and the Duke of Edinburgh, as well as Baroness Black, Baroness Kennedy, and Sir Geoff Palmer, were formally invested into the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle during the Service at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Celebrating men and women who have contributed so much to life in Scotland at this special ceremony in Edinburgh today.
Congratulations to the newest Knights and Ladies of the Order of the Thistle 🏴 pic.twitter.com/iwNfj2cvqp
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) July 3, 2024
Celebrating men and women who have contributed so much to life in Scotland at this special ceremony in Edinburgh today.
Congratulations to the newest Knights and Ladies of the Order of the Thistle 🏴 pic.twitter.com/iwNfj2cvqp
The Service followed a Reception in the Signet Library and a Luncheon at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Later in the afternoon, King Charles III and Queen Camilla (wearing the Queen Mother’s Diamond Thistle Brooch) attended a celebration for the 900th Anniversary of the City of Edinburgh at Edinburgh Castle.
