The Queen arrives at The Scottish Parliament Building at the foot of The Royal Mile accompanied by her son and heir to the throne The Duke of Rothsay.
Meanwhile The Duke of Hamilton has been tasked with transporting the crown of Scotland from it's normal abode inside of Edinburgh Castle and taking to down to HM Queen Elizabeth. He is provided with The Scots Guards who form an Escort to The Crown for the 1 mile march from Edinburgh Castle Esplanade to The Scottish parliament.
The Queen is there to oversea the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Scottish Parliament.
On 24 June 1953, following her coronation at Westminster Abbey, the crown was carried before Queen Elizabeth II in a procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the High Kirk of St Giles, Edinburgh, where the Honours of Scotland, including the crown, were presented to The Queen during a National Service of Thanksgiving.
More recently, the crown has been present at the official opening ceremonies of sessions of the Scottish Parliament, including the first in 1999[2] and the official opening of the new Scottish Parliament Building in 2004. On such occasions the crown, carried by the Duke of Hamilton, the hereditary bearer of the Crown of Scotland, immediately precedes Her Majesty The Queen in the custom of the ancient opening ceremonial procession known as the Riding of Parliament.
