parliaments between scotland and england in 1707, there has been no need for separate combinations in those two nations. there is one coronation for the entire united kingdom. it will have a lot of trappings. an event. it might be emotionalfor king trappings. an event. it might be emotional for king charles. trappings. an event. it might be emotionalfor king charles. inside the cathedral here is where his mother lay at rest last autumn in a goffin draped in the royal standard of scotland. one thing that really struck me when i went in last autumn to look, to see what was happening, was the crown sitting atop the coffin, the fragile golden crown encrusted with jewels. it was quite a sight, the crown used along with the sceptre and sword which make up the sceptre and sword which make up the honours of scotland. he will be presented with the very crown today in the same kirk where he stood
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emphasise the relationship that he has with scotland. in the past, in the ancient past, it was the case that scottish kings were crowned on the stone of destiny and presented with the honours of scotland, that is the sceptre and the crown, and there was the symbolism of that in this service, so the ancient crown and sceptre and a new sword, the elizabeth sword, made in honour of the late queen, they were used in the late queen, they were used in the service, and that gives you a sense of what it meant to the king and the message that was intended for this event. there were huge crowds lining the way to st giles cathedral. there were some protests and some people chanting not miking close to the cathedral, so some
in december 2020. also a headache for the prime minister because rishi sunak came into office and said he wanted to get rid of some of this scandal and stop talking about some of the things we discussed on bbc breakfast over the past couple of years that have wanted the conservative party. that is proving a lot easier said than done.- a lot easier said than done. aren t ou ve a lot easier said than done. aren t you very much a lot easier said than done. aren t you very much indeed. a lot easier said than done. aren t you very much indeed. - a lot easier said than done. aren t you very much indeed. thank. a lot easier said than done. aren t i you very much indeed. thank you. king charles will be presented with scotland s crown jewels later, in a ceremony at st giles cathedral in edinburgh to mark his coronation. he ll receive the crown and sceptre, which form part of the honours of scotland, as well as a new sword named after the late queen elizabeth. let s speak now to our s
significant? today. what stuck out to you as sitnificant? , , ., , , significant? this is only the second time this has significant? this is only the second time this has happened significant? this is only the second time this has happened since - significant? this is only the second time this has happened since 1707| time this has happened since 1707 and the first time was when the late queen received the honours of scotland in 1953. this was actually a much more developed and sophisticated and showy ceremony then in 1950 31, and i think the 1953 one. a number of things stuck out. the son of destiny, which was present during the service, was used in both coronation services, the coronation service in westminster abbey and the presentation of the honours today, so that was very important symbolically, and the lord lyon, as part of this kaabouni service, talked about it as the symbol of scottish sovereignty, and that was choreographed by the palace team. that was quite significa