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Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
King Charles and Camilla Stand Side by Side and Gaze at New Queen Elizabeth Memorial in Gorgeous Photo
Though Queen Elizabeth II passed in 2022, her memory and legacy continue to be felt. She comes up in family members' anecdotes and Instagram posts; her final diary entry, discovered last year, showed her dedication to the very end. This month, her son, now King Charles III, found another way to honor his mother during a trip to Scotland. WPA Pool/Pool/Getty Images The king, accompanied by Queen Camilla, is currently on a royal tour of Scotland. In the past several days, the pair have been busy. The queen hosted a reception for the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland, meeting nurses, supporters and volunteers. Additionally, the royal couple hosted an 8,000-person garden party at Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh—among numerous other engagements. However, the visit to St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh may prove to be the most meaningful. AARON CHOWN/Contributor/Getty Images Images of the king and queen show them standing solemnly before a black memorial stone. "ER lay here 12-13 September 2022," it reads. The church was Queen Elizabeth's final resting place in Scotland after her passing, where many mourners came to pay respects. The royal family's Instagram account also shared a series of images honoring the late monarch, including some throwbacks. The first image shows a younger queen at the 1977 opening of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, followed by a 2010 snap of Her Late Majesty at the Thistle Service, all smiles. What a sweet way to remember such a legendary queen. Want all the latest royal news sent right to your inbox? Subscribe here.
The Independent
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Duke of Edinburgh says awards mark ‘pride and success' in youth achievements
The Duke of Edinburgh has congratulated young people as they celebrated their gold awards in the gardens of The Palace of Holyroodhouse. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) was founded by the late Prince Philip in 1956 and to achieve a gold award young people must complete physical, skills, volunteering and expedition sections as well as a residential. On Friday, the Palace of Holyroodhouse's gardens were transformed into a festival-style party, with games, food stalls, and various activities as around 600 gold award winners celebrated their achievements. Attendees heard from famous Scots including Olympic runner Eilish McColgan, singer Nathan Evans, and actor James Cosmo. The Duke of Edinburgh, who received his own award from his father, Prince Philip, in 1986, gave a speech and told attendees: 'It's really good to see you all here today, and particularly, congratulations to each and every one of you who have managed to achieve your gold DofE. 'This is for you, this is our recognition and celebration of your achievements. I hope that today is an excellent day for you and a real celebration for that.' Referring back to his youth when he began working towards his own award, he joked: 'I hope the experience of doing your award was a good one, that it was enjoyable. I'm guessing there were probably times when you were wondering why you were doing it, and if it was anything like mine that was probably about halfway through the expedition!' He added: 'But it's a great feeling when you get to the end and it's that feeling of pride and success in your achievement that we want to celebrate today and we want to capture.' Olympian and British and European record holder, Eilish McColgan, delivered a speech alongside Nerea Winchester, 18, from Glasgow, who celebrated her own gold award achievement. Ms McColgan said: 'There are many similarities between the DofE and my athletics club. Not just in the obvious areas like hard work and discipline, but that sense of community. Being surrounded by likeminded individuals, all striving to make themselves better. 'In 2011, I ran in my first ever live televised race. Dreaming of qualifying for the world championships. But with 600m to go. I heard a pop. I knew instantly I'd broken my foot. But me being me, and a typical stubborn Scot, I wasn't going to let a broken foot stop me. I kept running. 'Sadly, it wasn't the fairytale ending. Finishing the race came at a cost. A few days later the surgeon told me I'd never run professionally again but suggested I could 'hobby jog'. It was one of the toughest moments of my life, but like many of you on your DofE journeys, I'd learned the value of resilience, of showing up, and of not giving up when things get hard. 'I think if I didn't have my friends from the running club to distract me, my recovery would have looked very different. Instead, I really leant on my support network. Even when I couldn't run, I'd still go down to the track just to keep my motivation high. I truly believe that made a huge difference.' Nerea, also a DofE youth ambassador, volunteered for Oxfam for three years as part of the work towards earning her award. She said: 'Through my DofE sections, I found groups and niches of people who not only accepted my chatty, loud self, but embraced it fully. Without meeting these people through the DofE, I can't guarantee I would feel confident enough to unapologetically be myself. 'DofE gave me a purpose in life and let me express my creativity like never before. I never felt I was good at art or capable of creating it. 'However, when I picked up knitting for my DofE Skills section, I found an amazing creative outlet. It was challenging, but I learned to trust the process and, in doing so, built my resilience as well as rediscovering my creativity.' Speaking before he gave a speech to those attending, actor James Cosmo told the PA News Agency: 'If you are a parent listening out there, or a young person, you should really think about doing the DofE award. 'No matter what your circumstance is, there's something there to suit you and your future career, for your personal development, nothing beats it, it's fantastic.' He added: 'These people go through the bronze, silver and then gold and so a lot of the time they're doing voluntary work, nobody's paying much attention to them, they're just getting on with it and showing the dedication and stick ability. 'So it's nice at the end of it all, to recognise the effort they've made when clearly there was nobody there to cheer them on. They did it.'
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Duke of Edinburgh says awards mark ‘pride and success' in youth achievements
The Duke of Edinburgh has congratulated young people as they celebrated their gold awards in the gardens of The Palace of Holyroodhouse. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) was founded by the late Prince Philip in 1956 and to achieve a gold award young people must complete physical, skills, volunteering and expedition sections as well as a residential. On Friday, the Palace of Holyroodhouse's gardens were transformed into a festival-style party, with games, food stalls, and various activities as around 600 gold award winners celebrated their achievements. Attendees heard from famous Scots including Olympic runner Eilish McColgan, singer Nathan Evans, and actor James Cosmo. The Duke of Edinburgh, who received his own award from his father, Prince Philip, in 1986, gave a speech and told attendees: 'It's really good to see you all here today, and particularly, congratulations to each and every one of you who have managed to achieve your gold DofE. 'This is for you, this is our recognition and celebration of your achievements. I hope that today is an excellent day for you and a real celebration for that.' Referring back to his youth when he began working towards his own award, he joked: 'I hope the experience of doing your award was a good one, that it was enjoyable. I'm guessing there were probably times when you were wondering why you were doing it, and if it was anything like mine that was probably about halfway through the expedition!' He added: 'But it's a great feeling when you get to the end and it's that feeling of pride and success in your achievement that we want to celebrate today and we want to capture.' Olympian and British and European record holder, Eilish McColgan, delivered a speech alongside Nerea Winchester, 18, from Glasgow, who celebrated her own gold award achievement. Ms McColgan said: 'There are many similarities between the DofE and my athletics club. Not just in the obvious areas like hard work and discipline, but that sense of community. Being surrounded by likeminded individuals, all striving to make themselves better. 'In 2011, I ran in my first ever live televised race. Dreaming of qualifying for the world championships. But with 600m to go. I heard a pop. I knew instantly I'd broken my foot. But me being me, and a typical stubborn Scot, I wasn't going to let a broken foot stop me. I kept running. 'Sadly, it wasn't the fairytale ending. Finishing the race came at a cost. A few days later the surgeon told me I'd never run professionally again but suggested I could 'hobby jog'. It was one of the toughest moments of my life, but like many of you on your DofE journeys, I'd learned the value of resilience, of showing up, and of not giving up when things get hard. 'I think if I didn't have my friends from the running club to distract me, my recovery would have looked very different. Instead, I really leant on my support network. Even when I couldn't run, I'd still go down to the track just to keep my motivation high. I truly believe that made a huge difference.' Nerea, also a DofE youth ambassador, volunteered for Oxfam for three years as part of the work towards earning her award. She said: 'Through my DofE sections, I found groups and niches of people who not only accepted my chatty, loud self, but embraced it fully. Without meeting these people through the DofE, I can't guarantee I would feel confident enough to unapologetically be myself. 'DofE gave me a purpose in life and let me express my creativity like never before. I never felt I was good at art or capable of creating it. 'However, when I picked up knitting for my DofE Skills section, I found an amazing creative outlet. It was challenging, but I learned to trust the process and, in doing so, built my resilience as well as rediscovering my creativity.' Speaking before he gave a speech to those attending, actor James Cosmo told the PA News Agency: 'If you are a parent listening out there, or a young person, you should really think about doing the DofE award. 'No matter what your circumstance is, there's something there to suit you and your future career, for your personal development, nothing beats it, it's fantastic.' He added: 'These people go through the bronze, silver and then gold and so a lot of the time they're doing voluntary work, nobody's paying much attention to them, they're just getting on with it and showing the dedication and stick ability. 'So it's nice at the end of it all, to recognise the effort they've made when clearly there was nobody there to cheer them on. They did it.'
Daily Mail
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
King Charles and Queen Camilla brave the rain to meet Scots at war memorial before greeting former Prime Minister Gordon Brown
King Charles greeted former Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a visit to Kirkcaldy Art Gallery on Wednesday. The 76-year-old is carrying out several engagements alongside Queen Camilla, 77, as Royal Week continues in Scotland. Charles, dressed in a dapper, brown overcoat, and Camilla started the day in Kirkcaldy, Fife, where they marked the centenary of the town's war memorial, and unveiled a commemoration cairn. Crowds lined the streets to meet the royal couple, and the monarch shared a sweet moment with a toddler waiting to greet him in the rain, gently touching her hand as onlookers snapped pictures. Later in the day, the royal father-of-two met Gordon Brown, 74, who served as the leader of the Labour party from 2007 to 2010, before joining a community reception to celebrate the work of local charities and community organisations. Elsewhere today, Camilla is due to travel to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where she will host a reception for the Queen's Nursing Institute of Scotland. Founded in 1899 with a donation from Queen Victoria to organise the training of district nurses, today the charity provides professional development opportunities for Scotland's community nurses and midwives. It also supports them in working collaboratively with those they care for to tackle health inequalities. The King traditionally spends a week at the Palace of Holyroodhouse each year, based on what is known as Holyrood Week or Royal Week in Scotland. Yesterday, Princess Anne joined Charles and Camilla at the Sovereign's Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. During the event, King Charles gave his backing to his first female Scottish bodyguards. The Royal Company of Archers serve as the Sovereign's ceremonial bodyguard in Scotland and have now, for the first time, accepted women. Charles spoke to Lady Katherine Douglas, 35, one of the first women to sign up, during the garden party. Lady Katherine also competed on the women's eights rowing team at the Tokyo Olympics. Her father, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Callander, who served as the Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian, was on duty in his final year with The Royal Company of Archers. Lady Katherine said afterwards: 'The King asked if I had ever done any archery and I said I had not. Before greeting the young child, the 76-year-old royal chatted with her mother and shook her hand 'He said when he did archery the arrows were still in the shrubbery and I said mine will probably be the same. 'He said it is about time that women are allowed and he was very happy about it. 'My uncle was in the Archers and this is his last garden party as at 75 they have to retire.' Queen Camilla chatted to visitors including Campbell Archibald, 52, of charity DD8 Music in Kirriemuir, in Angus, who was dressed head to toe in tartan twill, and blue shoes. She said: 'Amazing twill. You look very smart. Lovely to meet you. And your shoes.' Campaigners from anti-monarchy group Republic unfurled a banner on a hill in Holyrood Park overlooking the garden party which said 'Not My King' but was largely illegible to partygoers. Christie Etukudor, who was accompanied by her husband, Idara, met the Queen as representative of the Rotary Club of Edinburgh. She said: 'We are the second largest in the UK and are 100 years old. The Queen told me that she has agreed to become patron of the Rotary Club. 'Our last patron was the Duke of Edinburgh who held the role for 50 years and we haven't had one since he died, so it's very exciting. She is very passionate about volunteering so it's a perfect match.' Another wellwisher told the Queen: 'Welcome to Scotland. We are really pleased to see you. You are a wonderful asset.' Earlier that day, the King was greeted with pipes and drums - plus bows and arrows - as he arrived for his traditional official week in Scotland. Charles 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, 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'. During the visit on Wednesday, Charles laid a wreath at Kirkcaldy War Memorial, as part of his trip to Scotland for Holyrood Week Pictured: King Charles observed a minute silence after laying a wreath at Kirkcaldy War Memorial 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, five 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. Charles appeared in high spirits as he greeted Gordon Brown with a firm handshake in Scotland today 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 Camilla, who visited Ratho Library on the outskirts of Edinburgh for her first engagement of the day. 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!'
The Independent
02-07-2025
- General
- The Independent
King and Queen to attend ceremony in Kirkcaldy on day two of Royal Week
The King and Queen are set to carry out a number of engagements as Royal Week continues in Scotland. Charles and Camilla will begin Wednesday with engagements in Kirkcaldy in Fife, including marking the centenary of the town's war memorial, and unveiling a commemoration cairn. The Queen will then travel to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where she will host a reception for the Queen's Nursing Institute of Scotland. Founded in 1899 with a donation from Queen Victoria to organise the training of district nurses, today the charity provides professional development opportunities for Scotland's community nurses and midwives. It also supports them in working collaboratively with those they care for to tackle health inequalities. The King traditionally spends a week based at the Palace of Holyroodhouse each year in what is known as Holyrood Week or Royal Week in Scotland. On Tuesday, the King began the official visit with the traditional Ceremony of the Keys in the palace gardens, before presiding over an investiture ceremony for honours recipients. Later in the day the King and Queen hosted guests at a garden party at the palace, alongside the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
