Places being made cities as part of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations.He’s now coming to Edinburgh and return to Holyroodhouse where just three weeks ago his mother’s coffin was brought. The new King Charles has formally granted it city status. In Dunfermline – the birthplace of King Charles I – Public gaze of London and Windsor to complete the official period of RoyalĪnd today it is where the King and Queen Consort are carrying out their first official public engagements together. Scotland is where he returned to after the intense It was where we first saw him lead his family in He became King the moment his mother died at her So far, Scotland has played a significant part in The 16th-century historic apartments of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the State Apartments, used for official and state entertaining, are open to the public throughout the year, except when members of the Royal family are in residence. The late Queen would spend a week at the palace at the beginning of every summer carrying out a range of official engagements. Holyrood Palace has served as the principal royal residence in Scotland since the 16th century. King Charles returned to Balmoral for the official period of mourning after his mother's funeral in London but now he is back in Edinburgh to host a reception to celebrate British South Asian communities. It was at Holyroodhouse that the Queen's coffin lay at rest when it arrived in Edinburgh following its 175-mile journey from Balmoral three weeks ago.Īnd it was from the Edinburgh palace that the new King and the rest of the Royal family began their walk up the Royal Mile to St Giles' Cathedral for a service in remembrance of the Queen. While the late Queen Elizabeth and her son King Charles are said to love spending time at Balmoral in Aberdeenshire, it is the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh that is actually the official Royal residence in Scotland. The King and Queen Consort are now holding a reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. PA Media Copyright: PA Media King Charles III and members of the royal family join the procession of Queen Elizabeth's coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral Image caption: King Charles III and members of the royal family join the procession of Queen Elizabeth's coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral People had turned out because, yes, they wanted to see the King, they thought it was a bit of history. People I think were quite surprised at that he would come up to folk and have a bit of a chat. He came out of the car, he went for a little wander around, there were handshaking.

People really turned out in numbers around the city chambers and on the walk to the Abbey. I was out on the street when the King arrived here at Dunfermline city chambers and there was seven or eight people in front of me, between me and the barriers. This morning he was in Dunfermline, now he is in Edinburgh with the Queen Consort, hosting a reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, to celebrate British South Asian communities King Charles is in Scotland this lunchtime on his first public engagement since the Queen's funeral. PA Media Copyright: PA Media King Charles meets the people of Dunfermline this morning Image caption: King Charles meets the people of Dunfermline this morning

King Charles then went on to reception at Holyrood Palace that celebrated the British South Asian community. Hundreds of locals turned out to greet the royal couple, with Charles telling them: 'As you celebrate your well-deserved status as Scotland's new city, I can only offer my warmest congratulations, and my heartfelt wishes for the years to come.' He said: 'It is my hope that all those who live in, or who hail from, this very special place will feel a real sense of pride at this latest chapter in our rich history, and that this new distinction will not merely burnish the legacy of the past but will also brighten the prospect of our future.' The King highlighted the new city's 'immense significance' in Scottish history as the birthplace of entrepreneur and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. He spoke of his mother's 'deep love for Scotland', describing it as 'one of the foundations of her life'. The King offered his 'warmest congratulations' to Scotland's newest city and said conferring the honour on Dunfermline would 'gladden my dear mother's heart'. King Charles III's first official visit since the Queen's funeral has come to an end. Reuters Copyright: Reuters King Charles waves at the crowd as he attends an official ceremony to mark Dunfermline as a city Image caption: King Charles waves at the crowd as he attends an official ceremony to mark Dunfermline as a city

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