Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they hosted a Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on July 2nd. There are usually four annual Garden Parties hosted by the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Holyrood House for around 30,000 guests yearly, as well as a few special others.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, as well as the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Garden Party for 8,000 guests in the grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, during the annual Holyrood Week. The members of the royal family stood for the national anthem before meeting the guests.

Queen Camilla was wearing Queen Mary’s Diamond Thistle Brooch for the Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

The King was welcomed into the city of Edinburgh, ‘your ancient and hereditary kingdom of Scotland’ by the Lord Provost, who offered him the keys of the city in the traditional Ceremony of the Keys in the gardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse marking the start of Royal Week.

The King also held an Investiture at the Palace of Holyroodhouse while the Queen hosted a reception to celebrate those who work to promote Scottish literacy.