right. you have the guard of honour to make sure nothing right. you have the guard of honour to make sure nothing happens- right. you have the guard of honour to make sure nothing happens to i to make sure nothing happens to those on the way down? fine to make sure nothing happens to those on the way down?- to make sure nothing happens to those on the way down? one of the first thin . s those on the way down? one of the first things to those on the way down? one of the first things to happen those on the way down? one of the first things to happen today, i those on the way down? one of the first things to happen today, the i first things to happen today, the honours first things to happen today, the honours of scotland will come out of the crown honours of scotland will come out of the crown room, going to the great hall in the crown room, going to the great hall in edinburgh castle. they will be processed out of the great hall in two be processed out of the great hall in
has been diagnosed with alzheimer s disease. we can return to the streets of edinburgh and the conclusion of the celebration for king charles s coronation in the parade is still going through the streets after king charles was presented with the scottish crown jewels, a sceptre and crown, which were whereby mary queen of scots, dating back to 15113. which were worn by. they were also in st giles cathedral for the ceremony and the scottish first minister humza yousaf gave a reading and there was also a lot of music. the service was followed by a 21 gun salute from edinburgh castle and the red arrows have taken part in a fly byjust a
probably less popular here than other parts of the uk, but for a lot of people, tourists from all over the world, people from scotland, i think they will have enjoyed the spectacle and the colour of these events today in edinburgh. thanks ve much events today in edinburgh. thanks very much for events today in edinburgh. thanks very much for taking events today in edinburgh. thanks very much for taking us events today in edinburgh. thanks very much for taking us through i events today in edinburgh. thanks| very much for taking us through all of that. as we come away from james, let me bring you the very latest information because our correspondent was referencing it, but a bit more detail about arrests and protests around the royal mile because we are hearing from our home affairs correspondent a small group of protesters on the royal mile have been arrested after chanting at the king and queen after they were driven back from st giles cathedral, you would have caught a little
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
with the honours of scotland the nation s crown jewels at a special ceremony of thanksgiving in edinburgh later today. there ll be a royal procession and a people s procession along the royal mile, before a service at st giles cathedral. graham satchell is there. i know it is early, but these preparations have been going on for some time, haven t they? timer;r preparations have been going on for some time, haven t they? they have, that s right- some time, haven t they? they have, that s right. there some time, haven t they? they have, that s right. there have some time, haven t they? they have, that s right. there have been - that s right. there have been rehearsals here and the military in particular have been making sure that everything is going to go exactly right today. this is not a scottish coronation. we have already had that of course in westminster. but it is an important service, a moment for scotland to mark the reign of the new king and queen. and a moment for th