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Royal and State Visits

Scotland is still visited by our queen and other members of the royal family throughout the year.

On the queens annual Scottish visit the queen has a program of visits which often includes other parts of Scotland.

The Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth

Flower for the Queen at the Kirking of the Scottish Parliament

The history of Kings and Queens down through the ages is well documented.  When Queen Elizabeth I of England died in 1603,  King James the VI of Scotland became heir to the throne, making him King James I  of England.

Scotland past and present history is a fascinating one, and our present Royal family still holds Scotland dear to its heart.

Many countries in the past have had revolution and disposed of their Kings and Queens to become republics.  We have been able to hold on to our Royal family thus creating continuing stability for our country.

The Prince of Wales in deep thought

Throughout the year, other member of the royal family are regular visitors to Edinburgh.  This also includes Royal State and State visits by many world leaders.

Princess Alexandria on the Royal Mile

The Queen at the Conongate Kirk with the minister

The Sultan of Brunei

Nelson Mandela on a visit to Edinburgh

The Duke of York on a visit to St Andrew's Church

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Royal Visit to Scotland 2004

The Queen visiting Forfar

The Queens visit to Forfar 2004

This year the Queen visited Arbroath, Forfar and Kerriemuier in Scotland along with her many other engagements throughout her visit.  In Arbroath the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh met the families of servicemen serving in the Gulf.

From Arbroath the Queen made a visit to Forfar.  It looked like the whole town had turned out as local people lined the streets to get a glimpse of the Queen as she stood and spoke with local people before going for lunch with the towns dignitaries and guests.

Flowers for the Queen in Kerriemuir

The Queen on a visit to Kerriemuir 2004

From Forfar the Queen was taken to Kerriemuir, a small place on the map, but a big place in the world of literature.  This is where Sir James Mathew Barrie was born.  The writer of Peter Pan and many other works.

The Queen was welcomed by the local people who were lining the streets, this for them was a big day, and it looked like the whole of  Kerriemuir had turned out as the Queen arrived and walked down the street talking with as many local people as she could.

From there the Queen went to the local museum for a visit.  On coming out of the museum, some children had gathered outside with bunches of flowers for her.  The flowers were accepted with thanks before the Queen got in to her car to leave and return to Edinburgh.

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