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Daily Record
Daily Record
Politics
Chris McCall

The Queen and the Scottish Parliament: A Royal visitor always welcomed by MSPs

The Queen did not have far to travel when she officially opened the new home of the Scottish Parliament in October 2004.

The building now known as Holyrood was constructed just a stone's throw from the Palace of Holyroodhouse - the official residence of the Royal Family in Scotland.

The parliament building cost £414 million - 10 times the original estimate - but its opening ceremony was a landmark day in modern Scottish history.

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