place for you. edinburgh does these occasions spectacularly, does it not? this is a royal procession with most of the trimmings through the heart of one of the great european cities. a quick look at the crowds here as well suggests there is still a real appetite for this sort of thing in this part of scotland. i got here much earlier at about 10am, and in this part of the high street, crowds were already four or five deep. far deeper now, people craning their heads to look over the early arrivals, but it is the royal party most of them have come to see. a couple of hours ago, it is a walk down to the palace of holyroodhouse, and by that point, people were grabbing their spots all the way down, about a mile grabbing their spots all the way down, abouta mile in grabbing their spots all the way down, about a mile in total, that journey, and judging by their accents, they are notjust from scotland, but much further afield in the uk and far beyond that too, and let s face it, if you are a t
will dedicate himself to the people of scotland. he will be accompanied by queen camilla and by his son prince william, duke of rothesay, and catherine, duchess of rothesay. already, it is full of activity, as the people s procession, 100 in all, hasjust the people s procession, 100 in all, has just arrived, led the people s procession, 100 in all, hasjust arrived, led by the people s procession, 100 in all, has just arrived, led by this magnificent contingent of scots dragoon guards. the monarch s official residence in scotland is the palace of holyroodhouse. preparations are well under way there for members of the royal family to make the short journey up the royal mile to st giles cathedral in time for the service, which is due to start at
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