Snipers have been spotted on the roofs of both the Scottish Parliament and St Giles' Cathedral ahead of King Charles III procession on Wednesday afternoon (July 5).
The security forces snipers look to be watching over the large crowds that have gathered to try to guarantee the safety of the King and his entourage as they make their way to St Giles’ Cathedral.
The King will be accompanied by the Queen Consort in the capital as His Majesty is set to be presented the Honours of Scotland on Wednesday afternoon after he was given his new title last year.
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Massive crowds have gathered along the Royal Mile to see the People’s Procession which is expected to begin at around 1.15pm
They will make their way from Edinburgh Castle Esplanade down to St Giles' before a Military Pipe Band will march from Holyrood Palace to West Parliament Square.
The Royal Procession won't begin until 2.05pm, but despite this Union Jacks are already being proudly displayed over the railings of the Royal Mile by supporters as others have flags in hand ready to wave the entourage on.
However anti-monarchy protestors started to line up the Royal Mile from around 10am, chanting 'Not my King' and holding placards.
With this, a number of counter-protests have begun, and eyewitnesses have spotted the two groups shouting chants at each other as the Royalists chant back 'Long live the King'.
An RAF Red Arrows fly past is also expected to wow spectators after the various processions at around 3.40pm.
Several road closures are also in place to accommodate the Royal event.
You can follow our live blog of the day's events here.
