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them will have been surprised, maybe a bit overwhelmed, when the e mail invitation dropped in over the weekend, because these are notjust the high head ones, as we say here, but folks from all walks of life who have looked after others in their communities, in many cases through organisations associated with the queen herself. everyone is sitting quietly, chatting a bit, some with an air of suppressed excitement as they came in, doubtless taking in they came in, doubtless taking in the momentous nature of the occasion for those who are here, momentous for those who are here, momentous for scotland, too. the high kirk of edinburgh, as you were saying, huw, is a very ancient place, but much renovated over the years, and full of graceful modern touches, not least the striking communion table. it is not an alter in the church of scotland. it stands right in the middle of the kirk, between the four

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