King Charles to receive Scottish crown jewels

King Charles III volition beryllium presented with Scotland's crown jewels successful Edinburgh aboriginal successful a ceremonial to people his Coronation.

He volition person the crown and sceptre which signifier portion of the Honours of Scotland.

The nationalist thanksgiving work astatine St Giles' Cathedral volition besides diagnostic a caller sword named aft the precocious Queen Elizabeth.

It echoes an lawsuit held successful 1953 to observe her accession to the throne.

Before the work the crown jewels volition beryllium brought from Edinburgh Castle to St Giles' successful a procession down the Royal Mile involving astir 100 radical from assorted aspects of Scottish life.

They volition beryllium followed by much than 700 members of the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.

The King and Queen Camilla volition permission the Palace of Holyroodhouse - their authoritative Scottish residence - by car astatine 14:05 for a abstracted procession up the Royal Mile to the Kirk.

They are expected to beryllium joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales, who are known successful Scotland arsenic the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay.

Three pipers from King Charles' erstwhile school, Gordonstoun, volition play during the last signifier of the procession.

The Stone of Destiny - which was taken to London for the King's Coronation astatine Westminster Abbey successful May - has been returned to Edinburgh and volition besides play a portion successful the service.

The moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Sally Foster-Fulton volition preach the sermon.

The crown jewels volition beryllium presented to the King by the Very Reverend Prof David Fergusson, Dean of the Chapel Royal and Dean of the Order of the Thistle.

A 21-gun salute volition beryllium fired from Edinburgh Castle astatine astir 15:20 earlier the royal procession travels backmost to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Crowds, which are expected to stitchery connected the streets of the Scottish capital, volition past spot a fly-past by the Red Arrows.

Made of gold, metallic and precious gems, they are the oldest crown jewels successful Britain and comprise the priceless crown, sceptre and sword of state.

The crown was made for James V, who archetypal wore it astatine the Coronation of Queen Mary of Guise successful 1540.

Mary Queen of Scots was the archetypal to beryllium crowned utilizing the caller crown and sceptre together, successful 1543. The origins of the sceptre are little definite - it whitethorn person been a papal acquisition to James IV.

Named aft his precocious mother, it is called the Elizabeth sword.

The Honours person had a turbulent past. They were removed from the castle and hidden successful 1651-60 to support them from Oliver Cromwell's army.

In 1707, pursuing the Act of Union betwixt England and Scotland, they were locked successful a thorax and sealed away.

In 1818, Sir Walter Scott, the celebrated novelist, rediscovered the Honours - on with a mysterious metallic wand.

The Honours of Scotland and their accompanying accumulation are located connected the archetypal level of the Royal Palace connected the eastbound broadside of Crown Square astatine Edinburgh Castle.