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the royal party back at holyroodhouse by that time looking up holyroodhouse by that time looking up athis holyroodhouse by that time looking u- at them. , , ., holyroodhouse by that time looking u- atthem. , , . , up at them. this is quite a sight. the royal— up at them. this is quite a sight. the royal mile _ up at them. this is quite a sight. the royal mile consists - up at them. this is quite a sight. the royal mile consists of - up at them. this is quite a sight. | the royal mile consists of various streets from the canongate, the high street, up to the castle itself. already prepared for the great military tattoo during the edinburgh international festival. it is narrow and it lends itself to spectacle. where the population of edinburgh used to be crowded around for protection for the 18th—century new town was built. this was the heart of the city. as you go through these narrow streets you feel the spirit of those old times. it's a great place to watch a procession. the last occasion was a melancholy one, the funeral of the late queen when she lay in state in st giles'. find she l

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the monarch�*s official residence in scotland is the palace of holyroodhouse.e well under way there for members of the royal family to make the short journey up the royal mile to st giles�* cathedral in time for the service, which is due to start at 2:15pm. inside the cathedral, the congregation are taking their seats, and they are being treated to a wonderful concert, much of it scottish, and very, very beautiful music. we will be bringing you some of that over the course of our programme, but remember, you can listen to all the music and interrupted by us on radio three or bbc sounds. it looks as if this is the national youth choir of scotland chamber choir singing burns at this point. many of the folk filtering into the cathedral are part of what has been called the people�*s procession. about 20 minutes ago, the procession left edinburgh castle and made its way down the royal mile to st giles�*, and the organisers tell you that these are the important people today, because for all the military and ceremonial splendour, they have been chosen to represent the

at 3.40pm the raf fly—past down the royal mile from edinburgh castle to palace of holyroodhouse.quite a sight to behold. lots of people are looking forward to that. 0ur scotland editor james cook is with me. what i would like to ask you is where does this event today in all of its grandeur and pageantry sit in today's scotland? it is of its grandeur and pageantry sit in today's scotland?— today's scotland? it is such a good auestion today's scotland? it is such a good question because _ today's scotland? it is such a good question because as _ today's scotland? it is such a good question because as we _ today's scotland? it is such a good question because as we can - today's scotland? it is such a good question because as we can see, l today's scotland? it is such a good i question because as we can see, and we can see right now, on the street behind me, there is objection here, complaint, protest, notjustabout the monarchy although that is what these protesters on the royal mile are complaining about, both about the cost of this event and the very nature of the constitution of t

there were more cheers and jeers as the king left st giles to return to the palace of holyroodhouse forat. the red arrows trailing notjust the blue of scotland's saltire. but all the colors of the union flag. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. as we mentioned, there were crowds of people lining the royal mile all the way from the palace of holyroodhouse to st giles cathedral, all keen to greet the king and queen and other members of the royal family. but the day also included demonstrations by those who challenge the legitimacy of charles as king of scotland and there was a protest rally outside the scottish parliament attended by some ministers in the scottish government. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. down a packed street, the people's procession came, from all corners of scotland and all walks of life. i am here representing the refugee community in scotland and also my mum, i'm doing this for her, she will be absolutely proud. i am here to try to raise the profile of our beautiful fabric we have in scotland that represents our heritage in culture. it's a real cindere

the king and queen were watching from the palace of holyroodhouse. 0ur scotland correspondent james shawthe closing chapter of the day which has seen the streets of edinburgh filled with people, the people's procession coming from edinburgh castle, bringing the scottish crown jewels to st giles' cathedral, and then the royal party coming from this palace of holyroodhouse, up to the cathedral, and this service which was i think a reflection of scottish talent and a scottish culture and its diversity, there were tributes from different faiths, there was a song sung in gaelic, the language of the western isles of scotland, there was a performance by the world—famous violinist, and as the moderator of the general assembly of the church of scotland said in her sermon, it was a reflection of the deep richness of scottish culture, she said it was a saga, not a short story. and i think probably what king charles would have wanted people to take from it was the feeling he has of this really strong bond with scotland as part of the united kingdom but also reflecting the fact stay with us here on b

the royals were taken to holyroodhouse to watch the raf red arrows fly over.treaming blue, red and white colour behind them. these are absolutely incredible pictures, these are the red arrows flying past edinburgh, absolutely beautiful pictures and all nicer because the weather will was so beautiful up there today. as we said, king charles was presented with scotland's crown jewels in edinburgh or in a sermon into marquez coronation, during the time he was given the crown and sceptre, which form part of the owners of scotland. he wasjoined by which form part of the owners of scotland. he was joined by the prince and princess of wales as you can see there, and of course, queen camilla, who was by his side during the entire germany. absolutely incredible pictures here. there wasn't bbc news, you can go to our website for the very latest in stories, including even more, if you like, on king charles and that an important sermon today scotland in holyroodhouse, for those international viewers watching around the world, it's time to say goodbye. forthose around the

there were more cheers and jeers as the king left st giles to return to the palace of holyroodhouse for. the red arrows trailing notjust the blue of scotland's saltire. but all the colors of the union flag. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. in the uk, a service has been held at westminster abbey to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the national health service. the nhs is unique because of the way it's funded — it's paid for, through general taxation — but it's free of charge for all users, regardless of treatment. today's event is one of a series, marking the milestone. 1,500 health workers joined royalty and politicians for the ceremony, which included readings from the prime minister rishi sunak and the labour leader, sir keir starmer. but the occasion has prompted questions about its ability to survive in its current form into the future. three leading think tanks say the nhs won't reach its centenary — unless there is significant investment. some sad news to bring you now — the hong—kong born singer coco lee has died, at the age of 48. the announcement came from herfamily — who said

mentioned, there were crowds of people lining the royal mile keen all the way from the palace of holyroodhouseo greet the king and queen and other members of the royalfamily the king and queen and other members of the royal family but the day also included demonstrations by those who challenge the legitimacy of charles as king of scotland. and a protest rally outside the scottish parliament attended by some ministers in the scottish government. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. down a packed street, the people�*s procession came, from all corners of scotland and all walks of life. i am scotland and all walks of life. i am here representing _ scotland and all walks of life. i am here representing the _ scotland and all walks of life. i —.n here representing the refugee community in scotland and also my mum, i�*m doing this for her, she will be absolutely proud. truth? mum, i'm doing this for her, she will be absolutely proud. why are ou here will be absolutely proud. why are you here today? _ will be absolutely proud. why are you here today? i— will be absolutely proud. why are y

, that is the palace of holyroodhouse, that is the royal residence in scotland.at service is going to be, i think, a showcase of scottish talent and scottish creativity, and it will be an extraordinary spectacle as well. ., , . be an extraordinary spectacle as well. . , . . well. that service in scotland will be starting _ well. that service in scotland will be starting shortly _ well. that service in scotland will be starting shortly and _ well. that service in scotland will be starting shortly and you - well. that service in scotland will be starting shortly and you can i be starting shortly and you can check out the progress on the bbc website. these are live pictures from edinburgh. the king will be arriving to receive the scottish crown jewels. an internal government documents seen by the bbc indicates the uk is set to break its flagship pledge to give it more than £11.5 billion a year to help developing countries cope with climate change. the paper concludes it would now be a huge challenge to meet the spending target by 2026 and said the government has con

scottish crown jewels to st giles' cathedral, and then the royal party coming from this palace of holyroodhousection of scottish talent and a scottish culture and its diversity, there were tributes from different faiths, there was a song sung in gaelic, the language of the western isles of scotland, there was a performance by the world—famous violinist, and as the moderator of the general assembly of the church of scotland said in her sermon, it was a reflection of the deep richness of scottish culture, she said it was a saga, not a short story. and i think probably what king charles would have wanted people to take from it was the feeling he has of this really strong bond with scotland as part of the united kingdom but also reflecting the fact that for many people, scotland should be an independent nation, and there was a lot about scottish sovereignty, ancient scottish sovereignty, ancient scottish kingship, the stone of destiny, one of the most powerful symbols of scottish nationhood, part of the ceremony at st giles' cathedral. so it was a day full of symbolism, a lot to take away, but of c

the palace holyroodhouse to see palace of holyroodhouse to see king charles and queen camilla and theurney to saint giles louis cathedral, where all the guests are, we understand now, are seated , including scotland's are seated, including scotland's first minister, humza yousuf and scottish conservative leader douglas ross . it will be douglas ross. it will be interesting to oh , see there interesting to oh, see there there is king charles i. king charles has emerged was a very, very quick glimpse of him there and there is the prince and princess of wales or the duke and duchess of rothesay, as we should call them. apologies, correction scotland looking resplendent in blue. >> and the guard there presenting arms and saluting. so they're in the car behind and cameron, as you were saying, perhaps this one reflects it is slightly slimmed down, as you say. no princess royal, of course, who was very much part of the queen's funeral occasion there in scotland last year. >> yes, indeed. it is just we are just expecting the king, queen and the duke and duchess of rothesay, william and cather

king charles and queen camilla at a garden party at the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh. people here think of him? at the moment i think there is something in the order of 46% support for the monarchy. i think honestly the monarchy is simply taken as a given, as part of the routine environment of british life, and it's no big deal. st giles' cathedral and a final rehearsal for the service, which will be full of music. the ayoub sisters, sarah and laura, will be performing a medley of traditional scottish melodies. we've literally grown up with these several tunes and over the years we've kind of woven them into a medley. it was the first single we have released as the ayoub sisters, and kind of the story of that continues as we get to perform it at the service today. it's a huge honour to be performing at this service. we know his majesty is a cellist, a keen musician, so for us to contribute the way that we love, with music and music being the forefront of the celebration, is such a deep honour. today's service may be greeted with complete indifference by many in scotlan

king charles and queen camilla at a garden party at the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh.y indifferent to the royalfamily. some people are strongly against it, and in favour notjust strongly against it, and in favour not just of a strongly against it, and in favour notjust of a republic but an independent republic, independent scotland. and still a lot of people who have affection for the crown and value the institution of the monarchy. i think what we will see today, alongside those small protests, is a lot of people on this street, the royal mile, this historic street that runs from edinburgh castle at the top down to the palace of holyroodhouse, the royal residence in scotland. these streets will be packed with people, a lot of tourists, but local people, people from edinburgh and perhaps other parts of scotland as well. i think there will be an astonishing and quite excitable atmosphere here. this will be the chance for people who support the monarchy to show that support, celebrate the fact that support, celebrate the fact that king charles is the pneumonic of united

arrows are going to be flying over edinburgh castle down the royal mile and over the palace of holyroodhouseell. so lots to look to. not everyone to look forward to. not everyone is though. is very happy, though. the scottish leaders , as we scottish green leaders, as we were discussing yesterday, they have the of have boycotted the service of thanksgiving has the former thanksgiving as has the former snp leader alex salmond. so we'll just have to wait and see just how many protests there are. we are expecting a few and whether or not they are outnumbered by supporters, crowds , i'm crowds and cameron, i'm fascinated by the history of all this because the crown, the scottish crown is, of course, the oldest crown in the crown jewels dating all the way back to 1540. >> and i know it was atop the queen's funeral when she was lying at saint james's lying in state at saint james's cathedral . cathedral. >> yes, scotland had its own monarchs up until the union of the crowns in 1603, where queen elizabeth, the first of england, died without a son or a daughter, and her cousin was heir to the throne

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