crown today. apart from anything else, it is too small. but it will simply be presented to him. presenting into rolls royces today, rather more stately than some of the places they have ended up in their time, these honours. notably, they were smuggled from pillar to post in a bid to keep them safe from oliver cromwell. after the crowning of charles ii, which was the last of a nation in charles ii, which was the last of a nation ., , charles ii, which was the last of a nation ., ., ., ., , nation in scotland, cromwell was stom - in . nation in scotland, cromwell was stomping around nation in scotland, cromwell was stomping around the nation in scotland, cromwell was stomping around the place, - nation in scotland, cromwell was - stomping around the place, wreaking havoc on anything in particular to do with crownjewels. so, the scottish honours were secreted in various places, and they ended up backin various places, and they ended up back in edinburgh castle. it was the novelist si
goodness this did not happen yesterday. it was a proper scottish summer is macro day yesterday, a bit of sun, a lot of rain, and a fairly ferocious wind. but look at this. the eyes of the world are on edinburgh today, and the city is characteristically showing off. the sun is out, it is shirt sleeve weather. this is constitutionally a big day for scotland, and so far, at least, very good. thank you very much, martin. we will be back to you later. the mascot of the royal regiment of scotland, that lovely black shetland pony. let s have a word about the honours of scotland that will be presented today, consisting of the crown, the sword, and the sceptre. the old sword has been too fragile to be moved from edinburgh castle, so a magnificent new one has been fashioned in time for today s
know, glorious, colourfuland kilted and so on, and the honours were really brought back to public gaze at that point, and they are objects of great pride. at that point, and they are ob ects of great pride-i of great pride. the extraordinary thin is, of great pride. the extraordinary thing is. all of great pride. the extraordinary thing is, all the of great pride. the extraordinary thing is, all the derring-do - of great pride. the extraordinary thing is, all the derring-do and i thing is, all the derring do and skulduggery that rescued the scottish crown jewels skulduggery that rescued the scottish crownjewels mean that skulduggery that rescued the scottish crown jewels mean that they are today the oldest in britain, because oliver cromwell destroyed the english crownjewels, but scotland s were preserved and are still here to be presented to the third king charles. still here to be presented to the third king charles. absolutely. they take us back. third king charles. absolutely
that? i think there was a bit of offence taken that? i think there was a bit of offence taken in that? i think there was a bit of offence taken in some - that? i think there was a bit of. offence taken in some quarters. it was thought not to be regal enough. i think particularly the handbag, some people thought it was a faux pas, but most people did not mind in the least. a more smoky city in those days, as we can see from these shots. much of the service will be the same, the presentation of honours, but the service we will see today has a much more contemporary feel to it. find today has a much more contemporary feel to it. , today has a much more contemporary feelto it. , ., ., , feel to it. and there is the honours procession feel to it. and there is the honours procession coming feel to it. and there is the honours procession coming down feel to it. and there is the honours procession coming down the - feel to it. and there is the honours procession coming down the