King CharlesandQueen Camillaare making their way to theircoronation celebrationsin Scotland!

King Charles attends the coronation celebration in Scotland on July 5.YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

King Charles III leaves the Palace of Holyroodhouse to attend a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication

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For the event, King Charles and Queen Camilla wore the Order of the Thistle robes. The Order of the Thistle is the greatest order of chivalry in Scotland.

Kate Middleton, Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla attend Scotland’s coronation celebration on July 5.AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Catherine, Princess of Wales, Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales, Britain’s King Charles III and Britain’s Queen Camilla attend a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication inside St Giles' Cathedral

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In addition to the crowds of fans lining the streets, there were also anti-monarchy protestors chanting and holding yellow signs that read “Not My King.” The same group has been attending royal engagements around the U.K., including theMay 6 coronation in London.

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla leave Palace of Holyroodhouse during a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication to the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at St Giles' Cathedral

Prince William and Kate Middleton attend Scotland’s coronation celebrations on July 5.ROBERT PERRY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay while in Scotland leave the Palace of Holyroodhouse before travelling to St Giles' Cathedral

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During the church service, King Charles will be presented with the Honours of Scotland — a glittering suite including the crown of King James V of Scotland, a sceptre and a sword of state — during a National Service of Thanksgiving. However, thecrown won’t be placed on the monarch’s head.

Anew ceremonial sword of statewas presented to the King. It was named after his mother,Queen Elizabeth, and is being swapped into the Honours of Scotland because the existing sword in the historic suite (over 500 years old!) is too delicate to use.

TheStone of Destiny, which is also known as theStone of Scone(pronounced “skoon”), is also inside St Giles. The 300-lbs. sandstone slab, which has rich significance in both England and Scotland along with some controversy, is kept in the Crown Room at Edinburgh Castle butwas recently featuredinside St. Edward’s Chair for King Charles' crowning ceremony.

The Scottish Crown Jewels arrive at the coronation celebration in Edinburgh on July 5.Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images

A general view of the Scottish Crown Jewels being carried ahead of a national service of thanksgiving and dedication to the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at St Giles' Cathedral

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When the National Service of Thanksgiving concludes, a 21-gun salute will be fired from Edinburgh Castle. The Royal Procession will then move back to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and the Red Arrows of the Royal Air Force will perform a flypast overhead. The 21-gun salute and flypast might feel familiar, as both traditions were recently seen in London following Charles and Camilla’s crowning at Westminster Abbey.

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The Combined Cadet Force Pipes and Drums and the Cadet Military Band process along the Royal Mile ahead of a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication, in Edinburgh

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On June 6, the Scottish governmentannouncedthat the King and Queen’s coronation would be commemorated in Edinburgh on July 5.

“Scotland will welcome the new King and Queen in July with a series of events to mark the Coronation. A People’s Procession, a Royal Procession, a National Service of Thanksgiving and a Gun Salute will take place in Edinburgh," First Minister Humza Yousaf said in a statement.

The church ceremony is the highlight of Royal Week in Scotland this year. King Charles and Queen Camilla are continuing Queen Elizabeth’s tradition of spending a special week in Scotland in the summer to meet local people. On Monday, the King took part in the traditional Ceremony of the Keys andvisitedtheRoyal Yacht Britannia, the royal family’s “floating residence” during its 44 years of service during Queen Elizabeth’s reign.

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Guests and dignitaries arrive for the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland, at St Giles' Cathedral

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On Tuesday, Queen Camilla joined her husband at agarden partyheld at the Palace of the Holyroodhouse. A little rain didn’t stop them from greeting their guests, with the royals walking around the outdoor event holding umbrellas.

The royal couple spend much time in Scotland, both carrying out public engagements and privately at their Birkhall residence on the Balmoral estate. In September 2022, King Charles spoke of his “great admiration” for the nation during an address to the Scottish Parliament.

Prince William and Kate Middleton attend Scotland’s coronation celebration on July 5.PETER BYRNE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Prince William (L), Prince of Wales, and Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, arrive to a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication inside St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh

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