The order of service has been announced as the King and Queen get set for their trip to Edinburgh to be presented with the Honours of Scotland.
The ceremony, which will take place at 2.15pm on Wednesday at St Giles' Cathedral, is a Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication, will involve longstanding royal traditions in Scotland following King Charles III's coronation in May. There will also be new aspects to the centuries-old gathering, including parts of the bible read out in Scots, as well as psalms being sung in Gaelic.
Prince William & Princess Kate will be in attendance, as well as other high-profile Scottish names such as First Minister Humza Yousaf and Olympian Dame Katherine Grainger.
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Rev Calum I McLeod will welcome the guests in attendance, while also providing a call to worship at the beginning of the service. Preaching the sermon will then be performed by Rt Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, who will also provide a blessing to close the ceremony.
The prayers will be read by Very Reverend Professor David Fergusson, who is also Dean of the Chapel Royal and Dean of the Order of the Thistle. He will so take part in the presentation of the Honours of Scotland at the Elizabeth Sword to The King.
He said: I am delighted that Their Majesties King Charles and Queen Camilla will be attending the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at St Giles' where they will be presented with the Honours of Scotland.
“For many centuries, these regalia have been used at ceremonial occasions in Scotland. The King's deep love of Scotland is well documented, and a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication is a welcome opportunity for people to gather together in a moment of celebration."
Poet Christine De Luca, who was once Edinburgh Makar, will do a reading from a Murdoch Nisbet's New Testament, the first translation into Scots which was printed back in 1520.
Many Edinburgh residents and tourists from further afield are expected to line the streets to catch a glimpse of the King and Queen in their first visit to the capital since their coronation in London. For those unable to line the streets, the service will be broadcast live on BBC1.
