The Procession for the ceremony of the Presentation to the King of The Honours of Scotland yesterday consisted of three "pods" or diamond shaped groups, each consisting of an Honour borne, accompanied by a member of the Royal Company of Archers, two Escorts and an herald.
The first "pod" surrounded the great Elizabeth Sword.
Colonel Piers Strudwick OBE, Marcus Humphrey of Dinnet CBE, Dame Katherine Grainger DBE, Second Lieutenant Rosie Coe, Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw Bt LVO Albany Herald Extraordinary.
The magnificent new Elizabeth Sword, replacing the ancient Sword of State which was too fragile for the occasion, was presented to the King by one of Scotland's greatest Olympians Dame Katherine Grainger DBE, Chancellor of the University of Glasgow.
The second "pod" surrounded the great Sceptre.
Frederick Douglas Miller, James Hynd LVO (Secretary to the Commissioners of the Regalia), Ravinder Kaur Nijjar (Chair of Religions for Peace UK), Lady Dorrian (Lord Justice Clerk), Yvonne Holton Islay Herald
The Sceptre was presented to His Majesty by the Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian.
The third "pod" surrounded the Crown of Scotland.
The Hon. Adam Bruce, Marchmont Herald, Lochlan Sweaton Head Boy of Balwearie High School, Ailsa Russell Head Girl of Clydeview Academy, The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, Lord Bruce.
The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, hereditary bearer of the Crown of Scotland, presented it, the oldest Crown in the United Kingdom, to His Majesty.
His Grace kindly posed with the Officers of Arms and then the Royal Company of Archers:
