The Queen has taken part in the Ceremony of the Keys at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh
The 96-year-old monarch arrived in Scotland on Monday with members of her family for their traditional week of events north of the border.
The monarch travelled to Edinburgh with her youngest son, Edward, and his wife, Sophie, known as the Earl and Countess of Forfar. Queen Elizabeth II is greeted as she attends the Ceremony of the Keys on the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, accompanied by the Earl and Countess of Wessex, as part of her traditional trip to Scotland for Holyrood week.The trip comes after the recent Platinum Jubilee celebrations for the Queen, marking her 70 years on the throne, in which she pledged to continue to serve the country "to the best of my ability supported by my family".
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