{"id":232933,"date":"2025-07-02T20:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T20:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/232933\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T20:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T20:55:14","slug":"smiling-through-the-reign-king-charles-braves-summer-downpour-during-scotland-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/232933\/","title":{"rendered":"Smiling through the reign – King Charles braves summer downpour during Scotland visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

It may not have been the ideal weather to kick off their official visit to Scotland.<\/p>\n

But Charles and Camilla were all smiles as they strolled through the rain yesterday.<\/p>\n

The King and Queen sheltered under umbrellas as they were greeted by hundreds in\u00a0 Kirkcaldy, despite pouring rain, to mark the centenary of the town’s war memorial.<\/p>\n

They unveiled a commemorative stone Cairn containing school badges, caps and USBs with children\u2019s stories acting as a time capsule.<\/p>\n

The King laid a wreath at the Kirkcaldy War Memorial before a minute\u2019s silence.<\/p>\n

But during the service to recognise 100 years of the commemorative monument local cadet Robbie McGovern, 13, collapsed and needed medical help.<\/p>\n

After he recovered, the teenager was brought to meet the King just before he departed.<\/p>\n

Charles shook his hand asked: \u2018Did you hit your head?\u2019<\/p>\n

\"King <\/p>\n

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive to unveil a Commemorative Cairn to mark the centenary of the Kirkcaldy War Memorial<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The King looks on during a minute’s silence after laying a wreath at Kirkcaldy War Memorial<\/p>\n

Robbie replied \u2018no\u2019 but then nodded and said \u2018a little bit\u2019 when the King asked if he had any \u201cbuzzing\u201d in between his ears.<\/p>\n

Charles replied: \u201cDon\u2019t worry, I remember.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier,\u00a0 alongside the Queen he unveiled a memorial stone marking the spot where Queen Elizabeth\u2019s coffin lay in Edinburgh\u2019s historic St Giles\u2019 Cathedral.<\/p>\n

The couple attend a short service of dedication for the black slate stone, engraved with the Scottish crown and ER cypher together with the date where her Late Majesty rested on her final journey back down to London after dying at Balmoral in 2022.<\/p>\n

Rev Dr Scott Rennie, Minister of St Giles, told them: \u2018We give thanks for our great sovereign who lived a life of deep faith, humble service and unwavering devotion to duty. We honour her legacy of constantly in times of change, of grave in moments of challenge and of steadfast commitment to the people she served.<\/p>\n

\u2018As this stone becomes in time a place of memory, let it also be a sign of inspiration, calling all who pass by to live lives of self-giving love, steadfast devotion and commitment to the common good. \u2018<\/p>\n

A service of thanksgiving and vigil took place in the cathedral on September 12 and 13 2022.<\/p>\n

The new permanent memorial is located on the floor near the Holy Table where HM The Queen\u2019s coffin lay.<\/p>\n

\"King <\/p>\n

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive to unveil a memorial stone in St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, where Queen Elizabeth II lay at rest before being carried to London<\/p>\n

No other sovereign has had such a Service of Thanksgiving in Scotland, with the breadth of Scottish society in attendance.<\/p>\n

Following the service, a vigil was held and, over the following 23 hours, more than 33,000 people queued to pay their respects.<\/p>\n

The late Queen\u2019s children, including the King, also held their own vigil for their mother.<\/p>\n

While her coffin was present in the cathedral the Royal Company of Archers, the Sovereign\u2019s Bodyguard in Scotland, mounted guard – and some of the same officers were present today.<\/p>\n

The engraving on the stone was carried out by Roxanne Kindersley from the renowned Cardozo Kindersley Workshop in Cambridge, who also met the King and chatted about her other work he had seen, and described it as \u2018brilliant\u2019.<\/p>\n

Rev Dr\u00a0 Rennie, minister of St Giles\u2019, said: \u2018It has been a great honour and privilege to welcome Their Majesties King Charles and Queen Camilla back to St Giles\u2019 for such a special event as we commemorate the late Queen Elizabeth, who visited the cathedral many times, with the Dedication of the Memorial Stone.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018It is fitting that St Giles\u2019, which has been at the heart of Scottish civic and religious life for more than 900 years, was able to host the 33,000 people who came to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth.<\/p>\n

\u2018St Giles\u2019 was probably founded by David I in around 1124 so there has been a strong royal connection since the beginning.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It may not have been the ideal weather to kick off their official visit to Scotland. But Charles…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5009],"tags":[748,92,4884,12,712,2417,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-232933","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scotland","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-scotland","13":"tag-the-queen","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114785637522533266","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}