{"id":2481693,"date":"2026-06-30T10:33:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2481693"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:33:52","slug":"king-attends-ceremony-of-the-keys-as-royal-week-gets-under-way-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/king-attends-ceremony-of-the-keys-as-royal-week-gets-under-way-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"King attends Ceremony of the Keys as Royal Week gets under way in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-1ihz57b-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"independent\">\n<div data-theme-wrapper=\"independent\" style=\"display:contents\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveMorningHeadlines\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/palace-of-holyroodhouse\">Palace of Holyroodhouse<\/a>, marking the start of Royal Week.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/the-king\">The King<\/a> attended the ceremony on Tuesday morning and was presented with the keys to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/edinburgh\">Edinburgh<\/a>, which he returned for safe keeping.<\/p>\n<p>After Charles arrived by helicopter, a guard of honour was provided by Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/scotland\">Scotland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 hYfVkB\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/30\/11\/eccf066e43bcaddba3f0829fb52888b6Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzgyODk5NDY2-2.85135847.jpg\" 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Archers.<\/p>\n<p>Music was provided by the band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and Pipes and Drums of 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Charles met senior military figures and received a royal salute during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Edinburgh Lord Provost Robert Aldridge presented the keys to the King, holding them on a red cushion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 gcysst\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/30\/11\/6af65f35e31d4fad529e5e2b55332db8Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzgyODk5NTQ1-2.85135902.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/30\/11\/6af65f35e31d4fad529e5e2b55332db8Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzgyODk5NTQ1-2.85135902.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, 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that they cannot be placed in better hands than those of the Lord Provost and councillors of my good city of Edinburgh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The King traditionally spends a week based at the Palace of Holyroodhouse each year for what is known as Holyrood Week, or Royal Week, in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The palace is his official residence in the Scottish capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The traditional Ceremony of the Keys has taken place in the gardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, marking the start of Royal Week. 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