King and Queen to attend events in Edinburgh as Royal Week begins
He will then take part in the Ceremony of the Keys which welcomes him to the Scottish capital.
The Lord Provost Robert Aldridge will present the Keys to the City of Edinburgh to the King, who then returns them for safe keeping.
The King and Queen will carry out engagements at the Palace of Holyroodhouse (Chris Jackson/PA)
The King will also preside over an investiture ceremony at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Tuesday.
Those receiving honours will include artist Barbara Rae, who was awarded a damehood for services to art in the New Year Honours, and Scotland's most decorated Olympian, Duncan Scott, who becomes an OBE for services to swimming.
Swimmer Stephen Clegg, who won two gold medals at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris and becomes an MBE for services to swimming, will also attend.
The monarch traditionally spends a week based at the Palace of Holyroodhouse each year in what is known as Holyrood Week or Royal Week in Scotland.
Later on Tuesday, the King and Queen will host guests at a garden party at the palace, alongside the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Times
3 hours ago
- Times
Scotland wildfires: lives ‘at risk' as crews fight raging fires
Wildfires are becoming a danger to human life as they leave 'stretched' firefighters unable to attend other incidents, gamekeepers have warned. The Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) said that a 'round-the-clock effort' from gamekeepers and land managers, working with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, helped to prevent two fires from merging into one larger blaze, which would have been a 'nightmare scenario'. The SGA's statement came as a veteran Highlands MSP said the wildfires raging across the area were believed 'by many locals to be the worst in our history'. Fergus Ewing said he had urged the government to convene its emergency response committee, the Scottish Government Resilience Room (SGoRR). His plea came after gamekeepers from across Scotland joined in efforts on Saturday and Sunday to tackle three wildfires in the Cairngorms National Park. The SGA called on the Scottish government's advisers at NatureScot to visit the sites of these fires to see first-hand their impact and the efforts required to tackle them. It said: 'This is becoming a danger to human life because firefighters are becoming so stretched dealing with wildfires that they don't have the resources to attend other fires. 'We need to have the Scottish government and their advisers out now to see what is happening, while these fires are ongoing.' The association also raised concerns about future controls on muirburn — the controlled burning of vegetation on peatland. Gamekeepers said this practice prevented the build-up of combustible materials, but feared it could be severely restricted in the future. An SGA spokesman said: 'We are about to introduce new legislation in Scotland which will severely restrict controlled muirburning while we are letting huge fuel loads build up across the country in planting schemes and rewilding areas.' He said that muirburn was a way to 'control the fuel' that could burn in wildfires and that this 'allows those fighting the fires to get a chance to catch it'. He added: 'The fire service has been brilliant, working closely with gamekeepers and land managers, allowing them to back-burn to prevent flare-ups. The team-working has been great and the police have really helped. But the fire service can't be everywhere. 'At the moment, with the policies we have in Scotland, we are not protecting anything.' Ewing, the MSP for Inverness & Nairn, said: 'Wildfires presently raging in the Highlands in my constituency and beyond are said by many locals to be the worst in our history.' He urged ministers to convene SGoRR to 'co-ordinate the response to what is beyond question an emergency'. Ewing insisted that monitoring alone was 'not enough', adding that efforts to tackle fires on Sunday had been 'hampered through lack of helicopters'. He said: 'More help is urgently needed. That help must be procured and ordered now without delay. SGoRR should therefore, in my view, be convened without delay.' Firefighters on Monday spent a third day battling three wildfires in the Highlands, in the Nairn, Dava and Lochindorb areas north of Carrbridge, after the alarm was raised on Saturday. Three fire appliances remained at the scene near Lochindorb, where the blaze was nearly four miles long. Two crews were tackling the flames at Dava while a further two were at the scene near Nairn, the SFRS said. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said on Monday night it was in attendance at several wildfire incidents from Carrbridge in Highland to Dallas, outside Forres in Moray. A number of road closures were in place. Area Commander Michael Humphreys, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Services wildfire lead, said: 'Due to strong winds, a significant plume of smoke is spreading into nearby residential areas. If you can see the smoke, please make sure your windows and doors are closed.' He appealed to the public not to light fires, stoves or barbecues, adding: 'Leaving litter behind, or dropping cigarettes hugely increases the risk of wildfires. 'I would like to thank all of our firefighters who have attended incidents throughout the area across the weekend and into today.' The Scottish government and NatureScot were contacted for comment.
Leader Live
3 hours ago
- Leader Live
King presented with keys to Edinburgh at start of Holyrood Week
Charles attended the traditional Ceremony of the Keys in the gardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, his official residence in the Scottish capital. The ceremony took place on Tuesday morning, shortly after the King and Queen had arrived at the palace by helicopter. Each year the monarch traditionally spends a week based at Holyroodhouse, an event known as Holyrood Week or Royal Week in Scotland. The King was presented with the keys by Lord Provost of Edinburgh Robert Aldridge, who held them out on a red cushion, which Charles symbolically touched. Mr Aldridge said to the King: 'We, the Lord Provost and members of the City of Edinburgh Council, welcome Your Majesty to the capital city of your ancient and hereditary kingdom of Scotland and offer for your gracious acceptance the keys of Your Majesty's good city of Edinburgh.' In return, Charles gave the traditional reply: 'I return these keys perfectly convinced that they cannot be placed in better hands than those of the Lord Provost and councillors of my good city of Edinburgh.' Before the ceremony, the palace's garden was transformed into a parade ground and the King met senior military and uniformed figures. He then received a royal salute and inspected a Guard of Honour of soldiers from the Royal Company of Archers, who serve as the King's ceremonial bodyguard in Scotland – a role first created in 1822 for King George VI. Also lined up was the Palace Guard made up of soldiers from Balaklava Company, 5 Scots, and the High Constables of the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and the Pipes and Drums of 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland provided music for the occasion. The King walked past the Guard of Honour, casting his eye over the service personnel and stopping to talk to some of them, and he also chatted to members of the military bands.
Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Daily Mail
King Charles appears in high spirits during military parade at Palace of Holyroodhouse - after he was given the keys to Edinburgh in annual Royal Week tradition
The King was greeted with pipes and drums - plus bows and arrows - as he arrived for his traditional official week in Scotland. Charles, 76, was given a Royal Salute and Guard of Honour as he inspected The Royal Company of Archers, The King's Bodyguard for Scotland, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, which is his official residence in the capital. The ceremony took place on Tuesday morning, shortly after the King and Queen had arrived at the palace in a claret liveried helicopter, one of two new aircrafts acquired by the palace. Each year, the monarch traditionally spends a week based at Holyroodhouse, an event known as Holyrood Week or Royal Week in Scotland. Upon his arrival earlier today, Charles also took part in the Ceremony of the Keys - an official welcome to the Scottish city. The Lord Provost Robert Aldridge presented keys to the city of Edinburgh to the King, who then immediately returned them for 'safe keeping'. The Lord Provost said to the King: 'We, the Lord Provost and the members of the City of Edinburgh Council, welcome Your Majesty to the Capital City of your Ancient and Hereditary Kingdom of Scotland and offer for your gracious acceptance the Keys of Your Majesty's good City of Edinburgh.' The King replied: 'I return these keys, being perfectly convinced that they cannot be placed in better hands than those of the Lord Provost and Councillors of my good City of Edinburgh.' Before the ceremony, the palace's garden was transformed into a parade ground and the King met senior military and uniformed figures. He then received a royal salute and inspected a Guard of Honour of soldiers from the Royal Company of Archers, who serve as the King's ceremonial bodyguard in Scotland - a role first created in 1822 for King George VI. Also lined up was the Palace Guard made up of soldiers from Balaklava Company, 5 Scots, and the High Constables of the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Music at the official welcome was provided by The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and Pipes and Drums of 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland. Renditions included 'I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)' by the Scottish duo Proclaimers and 'Counting Stars' by One Republic. The King walked past the Guard of Honour, casting his eye over the service personnel and stopping to talk to some of them, and he also chatted to members of the military bands. Around 250 people were invited as a thank you for their work in the local community to watch the ceremony in the palace garden on July 1. Also in Scotland for Royal Week celebrations is Queen Camilla, who visited Ratho Library on the outskirts of Edinburgh for her first engagement of the day. Britain's King Charles III talks with a Member of Royal Company of Archers during the traditional Ceremony of the Keys in the Gardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland on July 1 The royal, who is a passionate advocate for literacy and literature, urged people to 'keep on reading' as she revealed new research showed that just ten minutes a day can reduce stress levels by 20 per cent. Speaking about the research commissioned by her Queen's Reading Room charity, Camilla said: 'Neuroscientists have been looking at the power of reading and it's just been proved that ten minutes a day reduces stress by 20 per cent. 'Just ten minutes. So just keep on reading!' She was speaking as she visited Ratho Library, which has been recently built as part of a nursery and community hub in partnership with the city's International Book Festival and Edinburgh City Libraries. She was met by Sir Ian Rankin, the world-famous crime author who is also Deputy Lieutenant of Edinburgh and supporting a new initiative, Paper Trails, which promotes literature in local communities by collaboration with the mobile library service. Camilla, 77, appeared delighted to meet him again and was shown to the region's motorised service that was a lifeline during COVID. Inside the building itself Camilla, wearing in a smart polka-dotted dress and court shoes, was introduced to a group of youngsters from the Ratho Early Learning and Childcare centre, who come to the library each Tuesday. Bending down to talk to them, the Queen joked: 'Shall I come down here? I may not get back up again, but I will try!' The Reverend Kenneth MacKenzie, from Ballater, Domestic Chaplain to The King and Minister of the Parish of Braemar and Crathie, is made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order by King Charles III during an investiture ceremony Christopher Stark, from Glasgow, Chief Executive, Climate Change Committee, is made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by King Charles III during an investiture ceremony at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh. The honour recognises services to tackling climate change She hunkered on her heels, nonetheless. She also spoke to a group of young talent who belong to the library's 'Citizen Collective Young People's Writers Programme'. She told one girl who talked about her plans: 'So the book is still brewing', adding: 'You all throw ideas off one another? So do you share your writing and then critique it?' Another member laughed, saying: 'Supportively!' 'It just gives you so much confidence,' another writer told her of the group. ' Well I shall look out for all your names,' the Queen said, 'I can say I met you at the very early stages of your careers!' At a brief reception she met literary stars including Paul Hawkins, who wrote the hit thriller The Girl On The Train, and lives locally. She told the Queen: 'It's a great place to live for a crime novel, you can imagine terrible things happening!' She said afterwards: 'It's a small local library, rooted in the local community. There have recently been some terrifying statistics about literacy levels falling, so if you can get them young and install that passion in them.. you might not read your whole life but if you get the bug you will always come back to it. The Queen with her Reading Room is doing some wonderful things. ' Before the Queen left, she unveiled a plaque and gave a short off-the-cuff speech, telling guests: 'Visiting this library today has just reinforced my belief in what wonderful places libraries are. From toddlers to pensioners, they manage to inspire a love of reading and books. 'And to actually to see a new library like this, which I am thrilled to be opening today, well I wish more people would follow your example and open more new libraries over the country. I think sadly a lot of them have been closing down and to see something as wonderful as this being re-opened is a credit to all of you who have made it happen. 'Writers, volunteers, backers…everyone who has made it possible. I am so please to have been able to come today. Thank you all of you.' Libraries Manager Hana MacKechnie said of the visit: 'It's really exciting. We are proud to be able to celebrate our achievements with her and show her how much this place is loved and valued.'
