The Archive · 1937

Giles' Cathedral

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London, July 7 historic service was' performed at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, to-day when the Queen was installed.

First Lady of the Order of the Thistle in the presence of the King, who proclaimed her appointment 10 the sixteen. Knights assembled the Thistle Chapel.

The Royal Party. afterwards proceeded to Edinburgh Castle, where the picturesque, traditional ceremony summoning the Castle to open the es to the King was performed, His Majesty placed a wreath Flanders Poppies and laurel. leaves fon the wall of the famous Scottish National War Memorial.

'Their Majesties yesterday drove through the si rests of Leith and were most enthusiastically received, par Mewlarly by the fsherwives, who traditional dress and brightly coloured shawls, sat on the fish boxes along the' road, Also on the quayside were 400 men of the Newhaven Free Fishermens Society, the oldest organized society.

the world, having been established over 600 years ago-—Reuter and Wireless,

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