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Lord Lyon

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Born 1863
SpeciesEquus caballus
ChildrenMinting
Breed Thoroughbred
Parents Stockwell
Sex Stallion
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Lord Lyon was a British Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1866 Epsom Derby, 2,000 Guineas Stakes and the St. Leger Stakes, becoming the third winner of the English Triple Crown. Lord Lyon raced until he was four-years old and was retired to stud in 1868.

Scottish ceremony sees King Charles tread a thin line

Scottish ceremony sees King Charles tread a thin line
Jul 4,2023 9:10 pm

... " Sir Thomas, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, described how the Crown Jewels, also known as the Honours of Scotland, had been borne from Edinburgh Castle to the cathedral in " a procession of glittering splendour"...

Coronation order of service in full

Coronation order of service in full
May 5,2023 8:31 pm

... Music before the service: Magnificat anima mea from Magnificat in D BWV 243 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen from Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 Johann Sebastian BachSinget dem Herrn ein neues Lied from New Year Cantata BWV 190 Johann Sebastian BachEcce sacerdos magnus Anton Bruckner (1824-96)Alla breve in D BWV 589 Johann Sebastian BachBrighter visions shine afar* Judith Weir (b 1954)Jupiter from The Planets Gustav Holst (1874-1934) arranged by Iain Farrington (b 1977)Crossing the Stone/Tros y Garreg Karl Jenkins (b 1944)Sacred Fire* Sarah Class (b 1979)Crown Imperial William Walton (1902-83), composed for the Coronation of George VI (1937), arranged by John Rutter (b 1945)Fantasia on Greensleeves Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)Be thou my vision; Triptych for Orchestra* traditional Irish melodyNigel Hess (b 1953), Roderick Williams (b 1965), and Shirley Thompson (b 1958)Voices of the World* Iain FarringtonCoronation March* Patrick Doyle (b 1953)Trumpet Tune Henry Purcell (1659-95)Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)Oh, had I Jubal s lyre from Joshua George Frideric HandelCare selve from Atalanta George Frideric HandelNimrod from Variations on an Original Theme Edward Elgar (1857-1934) arranged by Iain FarringtonFlourish for an Occasion William Harris (1883-1973)Prelude on Rhosymedre Ralph Vaughan WilliamsProcession of faith leaders and representatives VergerDr Wendi Cunningham Momen MBE Director and Trustee, National Spiritual Assembly of The Baha is of the United KingdomMehool Sanghrajka MBE Institute of JainologyMalcolm Deboo President, Zoroastrian Trust Funds of EuropeThe Most Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Chief Sangha Nayaka of Great Britain, Head Monk of the London Buddhist ViharaThe Right Honourable the Lord Singh of Wimbledon CBE Director of the Network of Sikh Organisations UKVisakha Dasi President of Bhaktivedanta Manor TempleAliya Azam MBE Al Khoei Foundation, Shia Muslim CommunityMufti Sir Hamid Patel CBE Star Academies, Sunni Muslim CommunityChief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis KBE Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the United Hebrew Congregations of the CommonwealthVergerRepresenting the Churches of WalesThe Reverend Simon Walkling President, Free Church Council of WalesThe Most Reverend Mark O Toole Archbishop of CardiffThe Most Reverend Andrew John Archbishop of WalesRepresenting the Churches of ScotlandThe Right Reverend Hugh Gilbert OSB President of the Bishops Conference of ScotlandThe Most Reverend Mark Strange Primus, Scottish Episcopal ChurchThe Right Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandRepresenting the Churches of Northern IrelandThe Reverend David Nixon President, Methodist Church in IrelandThe Most Reverend Dr Eamon Martin Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All IrelandThe Right Reverend Dr John Kirkpatrick Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in IrelandThe Most Reverend John McDowell Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and MetropolitanRepresenting the Churches in EnglandPastor Agu Irukwu Senior Pastor, Jesus House UKThe Reverend Canon Helen Cameron Moderator, Free Churches GroupThe Reverend Canon Graham Thompson President, Methodist ConferenceHis Eminence Archbishop Nikitas Archbishop of Thyateira and Great BritainPastor Glyn Barrett National Leader, Assemblies of GodThe Right Reverend Mike Royal General Secretary, Churches Together in EnglandHis Eminence Archbishop Angaelos of London OBE The Coptic Church in Great BritainHis Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols Cardinal Archbishop of WestminsterProcession of the Commonwealth RealmsAntigua and BarbudaAustraliaThe BahamasBelizeCanadaGrenadaJamaicaNew ZealandPapua New GuineaSaint Christopher and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSolomon IslandsTuvaluThe United KingdomProcession of the King and Queen (beginning)BeadleThe Cross of Wales and LightsSerjeant of the VestryThe Reverend Canon Paul Wright LVO Sub-Dean of His Majesty s Chapels RoyalThe Very Reverend Professor David Fergusson OBE Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland and Dean of the ThistleThe Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE Dean of His Majesty s Chapels RoyalThe Right Reverend David Conner KCVO Dean of WindsorThe Right Reverend Dr John Inge Lord High AlmonerThe Right Reverend James Newcome DL Clerk of the ClosetPrimatial Cross of York borne by The Reverend Dr Jenny Wright, Chaplain to The Archbishop of YorkThe Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell Lord Archbishop of York and Primate of EnglandPursuivants of ArmsRouge Croix PursuivantBluemantle PursuivantMarch Pursuivant ExtraordinaryLinlithgow Pursuivant ExtraordinaryOrmond PursuivantPortcullis PursuivantRouge Dragon PursuivantFalkland Pursuivant ExtraordinaryUnicorn PursuivantCarrick PursuivantOrders of Chivalry and Gallantry Award HoldersThe Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood Lieutenant Colonel Stephen SegraveThe Order of Canada Professor Margaret MacMillan OM CH CCThe Order of New Zealand Richard McCaw ONZThe Order of Companions of Honour The Lord Coe CH KBEThe Royal Victorian Order Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Ford GCVOThe Order of Merit The Right Reverend the Lord Eames OMThe Most Venerable Order of St John Professor Mark Compton AM GCStJThe Order of Australia Yvonne Kenny AMKnights Bachelor The Right Honourable Sir Gary HickinbottomThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Dame Susan Ion GBEThe Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George The Right Honourable the Baroness Ashton of Upholland LG GCMGThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton GCBThe Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle The Right Honourable the Lord Hope of Craighead KTCross of Valour, Australia Richard Joyes CVNew Zealand Cross Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah NZCVictoria Cross, New Zealand Bill Henry Apiata VCThe Most Noble Order of the Garter Lady Mary Peters LG CH DBECross of Valour, Canada First Officer Leslie Arthur Palmer CVThe George Cross Dominic Troulan GC QGMVictoria Cross, Australia Corporal Daniel Keighram VCThe Victoria Cross Keith Payne VC AMHeralds of ArmsAlbany Herald ExtraordinaryRothesay HeraldMarchmont HeraldThe Standard of the Principality of Wales borne by the Marquess of AngleseyStandards of the Quarterings of the Royal Arms borne by The Duke of Westminster The Earl of Caledon KCVO The Earl of Dundee DLThe Royal Standard borne by Francis DymokeJo Churchill MP Vice Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Right Honourable Marcus Jones MP Treasurer of the HouseholdRebecca Harris MP Comptroller of the HouseholdBeadleThe Cross of Westminster and LightsThe Reverend Ralph Godsall Acting Minor CanonThe Reverend Mark Birch MVO Minor Canon and PrecentorThe Reverend Robert Latham Minor Canon and SacristPaul Baumann CBE Receiver GeneralSir Kenneth Olisa OBE High BailiffCanons VergerThe Venerable Tricia Hillas Canon Steward and Archdeacon of WestminsterThe Right Reverend Anthony Ball Canon RectorThe Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and AlmonerThe Reverend David Stanton Sub-Dean and Canon TreasurerDean s VergerThe Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE Dean of WestminsterPrimatial Cross of Canterbury borne by The Reverend Tosin Oladipo, Chaplain to the Archbishop of CanterburyThe Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and MetropolitanThe Reverend Canon Adrian Daffern Chaplain Extraordinary to the Archbishop of CanterburyHeralds of ArmsArundel Herald ExtraordinaryNorfolk Herald ExtraordinaryWindsor HeraldYork HeraldWales Herald ExtraordinaryMaltravers Herald ExtraordinaryChester HeraldRichmond HeraldPaul Whybrew CVO RVM Sergeant at ArmsRichard Thompson LVO Sergeant at ArmsThe Queen s Ring borne by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable the Lord Chartres GCVOThe Queen s Rod borne by the Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws KCThe Queen s Sceptre borne by General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB DSO CBE ADC GenThe Queen s Crown borne by the Duke of Wellington OBE DLSt Edward s Staff borne by the Baroness Manningham-Buller LG DCBThe Sceptre with Cross borne by the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT KBE CVO DL, High Steward of WestminsterThe Ring borne by Brigadier Andrew Jackson CBE, Keeper of the Jewel HouseThe Spur borne by the Lord HastingsThe Spur borne by the Earl of LoudounThe Armills borne by the Right Honourable the Lord Darzi of Denham OM KBEThe Jewelled Sword of Offering borne by Petty Officer Amy TaylorThe Sword of Temporal Justice borne by General the Lord Houghton of Richmond GCB CBE DLCurtana, The Sword of Mercy borne by Air Chief Marshal the Lord Peach GBE KCB DLThe Sword of Spiritual Justice borne by General the Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO DLRobert Noel Norroy and Ulster King of ArmsDr Joseph Morrow CVO CBE KC Lord Lyon King of ArmsTimothy Duke Clarenceux King of ArmsDavid White Garter Principal King of ArmsAlderman Nicholas Lyons DL Lord Mayor of the City of LondonSarah Clarke CVO OBE Lady Usher of the Black RodThe Earl of Courtown Captain, The King s Body Guard of The Yeoman of the GuardThe Earl of Dalhousie GCVO DL Deputy Captain General, The King s Body Guard for ScotlandThe Right Honourable the Baroness Williams of Trafford Captain, His Majesty s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of the Gentlemen at ArmsThe Lord Carrington DL Lord Great ChamberlainThe Earl of Crawford and Balcarres Deputy to the Great Steward of ScotlandThe Earl of Erroll Lord High Constable of ScotlandThe Duke of Norfolk GCVO DL Earl MarshalThe Sword of State borne by the Right Honourable Penny Mordaunt MP, Lord President of the CouncilAdmiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC RN Lord High Constable of EnglandThe Sceptre with Dove borne by the Baroness Benjamin OM DBE DLThe Orb borne by Dame Elizabeth Anionwu OM DBESt Edward s Crown borne by General Sir Gordon Messenger KCB DSO* OBE, Lord High Steward of EnglandThe Most Reverend Dr Hosam Naoum Archbishop in Jerusalem, bearing the Holy BibleThe Right Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin CD MBE Bishop of Dover, bearing the PatenThe Right Reverend Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani Bishop of Chelmsford, bearing the ChaliceThe Right Reverend Richard Jackson Bishop of Hereford, Bishop AssistantHER MAJESTY THE QUEENThe Right Reverend Graham Usher Bishop of Norwich, Bishop AssistantFreddy Parker Bowles Page of HonourArthur Elliot Page of HonourAnnabel Elliot The Queen s CompanionLouis Lopes Page of HonourGus Lopes Page of HonourThe Marchioness of Lansdowne The Queen s CompanionMajor Oliver Plunket The Groom of the RobesThe Right Reverend Dr Michael Beasley Bishop of Bath and Wells, Bishop AssistantHIS MAJESTY THE KINGThe Right Reverend Paul Butler Bishop of Durham, Bishop AssistantNicholas Barclay Page of HonourLord Oliver Cholmondeley Page of HonourRalph Tollemache Page of HonourHis Royal Highness Prince George of Wales Page of HonourLieutenant Colonel Jonathan Thompson The Groom of the RobesThe Lord de Mauley TD Master of the HorseThe Right Honourable Sir Edward Young KCVO Joint Principal Private Secretary to The KingThe Earl of Rosslyn CVO QPM Lord StewardSophie Densham LVO Private Secretary to The QueenThe Right Honourable the Lord Parker of Minsmere GCVO KCBLord Chamberlain The Right Honourable Sir Clive Alderton KCVO Principal Private Secretary to The King and The QueenVice Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt KCVO CB OBE Master of the HouseholdSir Michael Stevens KCVO Keeper of the Privy PurseTim Knox Director of the Royal CollectionLieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain s OfficeProcession of the King and the Queen (end)BeadleCross of Westminster and LightsThe Minor CanonsReceiver GeneralHigh Bailiff High StewardCanons VergerThe Canons of WestminsterDean s VergerThe Dean of WestminsterPrimatial Cross of CanterburyThe Archbishop of CanterburyChaplain Extraordinary to the Archbishop of CanterburyThe Sword of Temporal JusticeNorroy and Ulster King of ArmsCurtana, The Sword of MercyLord Lyon King of ArmsThe Sword of Spiritual JusticeClarenceux King of ArmsGarter Principal King of ArmsEarl Marshal Lady Usher of the Black RodThe Jewelled Sword of OfferingHIS MAJESTY THE KINGThe Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of DurhamPages of HonourThe Groom of the RobesHER MAJESTY THE QUEENThe Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of NorwichPages of HonourThe Queen s CompanionsThe Groom of the RobesThe Princess of WalesPrince Louis of WalesThe Duchess of EdinburghThe Lady LouiseMountbatten-WindsorVice Admiral Sir Tim LaurenceThe Duchess of GloucesterThe Prince of WalesPrincess Charlotte of WalesThe Duke of EdinburghEarl of WessexThe Princess RoyalThe Duke of GloucesterRelated Topics...

Stone of Destiny heads south for coronation

Stone of Destiny heads south for coronation
Apr 28,2023 2:50 am

... In preparation for its temporary departure to London, a ceremonial procession took place from the castle s Great Hall, led by the Lord Lyon King of Arms - the monarch s representative in Scotland...

Queen's funeral: Full guide to the gun carriage and the main procession

Queen's funeral: Full guide to the gun carriage and the main procession
Sep 19,2022 1:40 am

... The procession in fullMounted Metropolitan Police • Royal Canadian Mounted Police • Bands of The Rifles and Brigade of Gurkhas • Representatives of the George Cross from Malta, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the UK National Health Service Representative detachments of Commonwealth forces: Territorial Air Force of New Zealand • Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment • The Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers • Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps • Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery • Royal New Zealand Navy • Royal Australian Air Force Reserve • Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps • Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps • Royal Australian Infantry Corps • Royal Australian Engineers • Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery • Royal Australian Navy • The Canadian Armed Forces Legal Branch • The Royal Canadian Air Force (Reserve) • The Calgary Highlanders • The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada • The 48th Highlanders of Canada • The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment • The Royal New Brunswick Regiment • Le Regiment de Ia Chaudière • The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (Princess Louise s) • The Canadian Grenadier Guards • Governor General s Foot Guards • Royal 22e Regiment • The King s Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) The Governor General s Horse Guards • The Royal Canadian Engineers • The Canadian Armed Forces Military Engineering Branch • The Royal Regiment of Canadian ArtilleryRepresentatives of the Royal Air Force: 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force • Royal Auxiliary Air Force • Royal Air Force Marham • The Combined Bands of the Royal Air Force • Royal Air Force College, Cranwell • Royal Air Force RegimentRepresentatives of the Army: The Honourable Artillery Company • Adjutant General s Corps • British Army Bands Sandhurst and Colchester • The Queen s Gurkha Engineers • The Royal Welsh • The Duke of Lancaster s Regiment • The Royal Regiment of Scotland • Welsh Guards • Irish Guards • Scots Guards • Coldstream Guards • Grenadier Guards • Bands of the Irish Guards and Welsh Guards • Corps of Royal Engineers • Royal Regiment of Artillery • Royal Tank Regiment • The Royal Lancers • The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)Representatives of the Royal Navy: Royal Navy • Royal Marines • The Combined Bands of the Royal MarinesDefence advisers and staff of Her Majesty s realms: Jamaica • New Zealand • Australia • CanadaRepresentative colonels of Commonwealth forces of which Her Majesty was Colonel-in-ChiefChaplains of the armed forces: Principal Church of Scotland & Free Church Chaplain Royal Air Force • Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain Royal Air Force • Chaplain-in-Chief Royal Air Force • Deputy Chaplain General (Army) • Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain (Army) • Chaplain General (Army) • Principal Church of Scotland and Free Churches Chaplain (Royal Navy) • Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain (Royal Navy) • Chaplain of the FleetRepresentatives of forces of which the Queen was air commodore-in-chief • Representative Colonels Commandant, Colonels and Honorary Colonels of Her Majesty s Regiments and Corps • Commandant General, Royal Marines • Representatives of Her Majesty s ships • Commander Strategic Command • Vice Chief of the Defence Staff • Chief of the Air Staff • Chief of the General Staff • Chief of the Naval Staff • Chief of the Defence Staff • Drum Horse and State Trumpeter • 1st Division of the Sovereign s Escort • ADC to the Major General Commanding the Household Division • Brigade Major Household Division • Major General Commanding the Household Division • Combined Bands of the Scots Guards and Coldstream Guards Pursuivants and Heralds of Arms of Scotland: March • Linlithgow • Ormond • Rothesay • Falkland • Unicorn • Carrick • Marchmont Pursuivants and Heralds of Arms of England: Portcullis • Rouge Dragon • Norfolk • Windsor • York • Bluemantle • Wales • Maltravers • Chester • RichmondKings of Arms: Norroy and Ulster King of Arms • Lord Lyon King of Arms • Clarenceux King of Arms • Lady Usher of the Black Rod • Garter King of ArmsThe Earl Marshal • Bands of the Scots Guards and Coldstream Guards • Captain, the King s Body Guard of the Yeoman of the Guard • Captain general, the King s Body Guard for Scotland (Royal Company of Archers) (Gold Stick for Scotland) • Captain, His Majesty s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms Royal Household; Vice Chamberlain of the Household • Comptroller of the Household • Treasurer of the Household • Queen s Gurkha Orderly Officer (x2) • Royal Waterman (x2) • Director of the Royal Collection • Comptroller Lord Chamberlain s Office • Master of the Household • Keeper of the Privy Purse • Private secretary to the Queen • Master of the Horse • Lord Steward • Her Majesty s Page (x2) • Her Majesty s Palace StewardBehind the gun carriage: Escort Party of the Household CavalryRoyal Family: The Earl of Wessex and Forfar • The Duke of York • The Princess Royal • The King • Peter Phillips • The Duke of Sussex • The Prince of Wales • Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence • The Duke of Gloucester • The Earl of SnowdonRoyal Car 1: The Queen Consort • The Princess of WalesRoyal Car 2: The Duchess of Sussex • The Countess of Wessex and ForfarField officer in Brigade Waiting • Silver Stick in Waiting • Colonel Coldstream Guards • Gold Stick in Waiting • Adjutant in Brigade Waiting • Silver Stick Adjutant • Crown EquerryHousehold of the King: Master of the Household • Equerry • Principal Private Secretary • TreasurerSecond division of the Sovereign s escortRepresentatives of Civilian Services: Merchant Navy • Royal Fleet Auxiliary • The Maritime Coastguard Agency • Police Services • Fire and Rescue Services • His Majesty s Prison Services • Ambulance Service • British Red Cross • St John Ambulance • Royal Voluntary Service • Cadet forcesRear: Mounted Metropolitan PoliceOnce the procession reaches Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner, at about 13:00 BST, the coffin will be transferred to the new State Hearse for its final journey to Windsor Castle...

Queen appears at armed forces parade in Edinburgh

Queen appears at armed forces parade in Edinburgh
Jun 28,2022 2:55 pm

... A royal salute took place as the Queen arrived in the gardens, before the Lord Lyon, King of Arms, presented three senior representatives from the services to the Queen...

Scottish ceremony sees King Charles tread a thin line

Jun 28,2022 2:55 pm

By James CookScotland editor

The autumn sunlight streamed in through The East window of St Giles' and lit up a scene for the ages.

In a coffin of oak, beneath the red and yellow royal standard of Scotland, lay Queen Elizabeth.

Around her stood clerics in scarlet, archers in green, and police officers wearing pristine white gloves.

All of the imagery was vivid but, as I recorded in my notebook moments after leaving The Cathedral , one detail was especially striking.

It was The Sight of the fragile golden crown of Scotland atop The Coffin .

Here, adorned with gems, Precious Stones and freshwater pearls, was a palpable reminder of both the individual who had died and the ancient institution she had led - a crown first worn by James V at The Coronation of his queen, Mary of Guise, in 1540.

Three years later it was used again, together with The Sword and sceptre which Make Up Scotland's Crown Jewels , to crown the infant Mary Queen of Scots.

Now King Charles III returns to Edinburgh's High Kirk, where he stood guard over His Mother 's coffin After Her death at Balmoral Castle in September, to be presented with The Crown , the sceptre, and a in The Presence of The Stone of Destiny.

In doing so he follows in Elizabeth's footsteps. On 24 June 1953 tens of thousands of people packed The Streets of Edinburgh for a glimpse of the young Queen as she toured the capital En Route to St Giles' for a similar ceremony.

" Scotland, " noted Sir Thomas Innes of Learney at The Time , " yields to none in the warmth of its loyalty for the new-crowned Queen. "

Sir Thomas, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, described how The Crown Jewels , also known as the Honours of Scotland, had been borne from Edinburgh Castle to The Cathedral in " a procession of glittering splendour".

The Queen herself arrived in an open landau carriage drawn by four Windsor greys and flanked by the sovereign's bodyguards from the Royal Company of Archers.

Only her attire - a dress rather than ceremonial robes - went down badly, seen by some as insufficiently respectful.

Inside St Giles', a 1,700-strong congregation gave voice to psalms which had been sung at the coronations of Charles I at Holyrood in 1633 and of Charles Ii at Scone in 1651.

There was a heart-stopping wobble as The Crown , resting on a cushion, was presented to the monarch who held it for a Brief Moment before handing it back.

The Event was not a coronation but it carried many of the trappings of one.

" Fifty-three is remarkable just from The Public interest, " says Dr George Gross , a visiting research fellow at King's College, London who specialises in royalty and coronation history. " The crowds are vast, " he adds.

Seventy years on, The Event is not on the same scale. The monarch will travel directly from The Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' rather than process down Princes Street .

A plan for The King to use the landau has been abandoned in favour of an enclosed limousine.

Commentators have mused about Buckingham Palace 's supposed sensitivity to cost of living pressures although it must He Said that travel by State Bentley hardly screams austerity.

Prof Anna Whitelock , director of the Centre for the Study of Modern Monarchy, describes the occasion as a " reduced, imitation coronation".

It is, she contends, " a poor man's re-enactment, where No One actually gets to wear The Crown . You're kind of shadowboxing with The Past . "

There may also be some shadowboxing with The Present . Times have changed since the 1950s. The United Kingdom is wealthier than it was in The Lean years after World War II. It is also more ethnically diverse, less deferential and less Christian.

It is more atomised too. The ties which bind The Union of Scotland and England have frayed as memories of the unifying experience of The War have faded and the shared enterprise of the British Empire , which brought such riches to Scotland, has been reappraised.

Politics has changed too. The Last time a majority of voters in Scotland opted for a Conservative government, the late Queen was still in her twenties.

Now The Nation 's Devolved Parliament , which before embracing in 1999, is firmly established in Scottish Life - " a new voice in The Land , " in The Words of its draughtsman, Donald Dewar .

The 21St Century has seen the Scottish Labour Party of Dewar swept aside, with the Scottish National Party Now running the devolved government, handling affairs such as health, education and justice.

It will be a First Minister who is both a republican and a nationalist, Humza Yousaf , who attends the thanksgiving service in his official capacity as.

The Scottish Green Party , Mr Yousaf's partners in government who also favour an elected head of state, will not be There - instead joining a rally organised by The Campaign group Our Republic outside Holyrood.

" How can we justify a system that allows one family to enjoy so much unearned wealth and privilege at a time when millions of people have so little? " rhetorically.

There appears to be more support for this position in Scotland than There is elsewhere in the UK.

Recent polling suggests that The Monarchy is backed by less than half of the electorate in Scotland although it remains a more popular constitutional option than a republic.

There is a strong correlation between support for Scottish independence and support for a republic, with the youngest voters most likely to favour both propositions.

According to YouGov, only 31% of those who in 2014 support The Monarchy , while 57% would prefer an elected head of state.

The Polling firm's data also suggest majority support for a republic among voters aged 16-24, with only a fifth of that age group in favour of The Monarchy .

Sir John Curtice , professor of politics at Strathclyde University, says There are also for The Royals since The Queen 's death.

Still, throughout the centuries, the institution of monarchy has weathered immense political, religious and social upheaval.

In 1567 the Honours of Scotland were used at Stirling to crown James VI, and, following his consolidation of the Scottish and English monarchies in the 1603 Union of The Crowns , at The Coronation of his son, the ill-fated Charles I at Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse in 1633.

The Crown Jewels - Now the oldest regalia in the British Isles - proved resilient.

After Charles' execution in 1649, England's Crown Jewels were melted down or sold on the orders of the republican revolutionary Oliver Cromwell as representative of the " detestable rule of kings".

When Charles' son was crowned as Charles Ii with the support of the Presbyterian Covenanters at Scone in 1651, Cromwell invaded Scotland, determined to regain control and to destroy the Scottish Honours in The Process .

Cromwell prevailed, forcing Charles to flee for The Continent , but the Honours, escaped his grasp.

They were Never Again part of a coronation ceremony.

After The Restoration of the Stuart monarchy in 1660, following Cromwell's death, the Honours were used ceremonially in the Scottish Parliament until the parliamentary union of Scotland and England in 1707, when they were Locked Away in an oak chest at Edinburgh Castle .

Their rediscovery and rehabilitation by Sir Walter Scott in 1818 was part of the author and historian's successful effort to create a new image of Scotland, romanticising the Gaelic way of Life even as starving Highlanders were being driven from their homes in the Clearances.

At The Heart of Scott's project was his popularisation of the kilt as a " national" rather than a " Highland" form of dress, stripping it of the Catholic associations of The House of Stuart which was deposed in 1688 and the Jacobites who fought to restore that line.

The period still resonates today not least because the kilt remains the favoured attire while north of The Border of Charles Iii , defender of the Protestant faith in England and member of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland.

In his seminal work The Scottish Nation, Sir Tom Devine contends that " Highlandism answered the emotional need for the maintenance of a distinctive Scottish identity without in any way compromising The Union . "

With This Week 's service of thanksgiving, the modern-day British state is again treading a fine line, attempting to showcase and honour Scotland without encouraging Scottish nationalism or alienating sects or religions other than Protestantism.

" The politics of the SNP and all of the problems that have emerged in The Last few months perhaps makes The Ceremony a lot easier than it was before, " argues Dr Gross, adding, " it doesn't look like we're imminently going to be having another referendum. "

That may be so but with support for independence continuing to hover just below 50% in most polls, Charles Iii may yet face a challenge if he wants his Kingdom to remain united.

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