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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

King Charles confers city status on Dunfermline, Scotland

King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, wave to the public at Dunfermline Abbey, Scotland.
King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, wave to the public at Dunfermline Abbey, Scotland, on Monday. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/AFP/Getty Images

King Charles has conferred city status on Dunfermline, an ancient capital of Scotland, after carrying out his first official visit as monarch.

During a short walkabout in the city, a burial place for medieval kings including Robert the Bruce, who fought off an English invasion 700 years ago, the King was greeted by large crowds.

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