Coronation celebrations continue in Scotland day after King Charles is crowned with military parade
07.05.2023 - 10:01
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Coronation celebrations are continuing in Scotland the day after King Charles III was officially crowned. Following the historic event on Saturday, a ceremony and parade will be held in Glasgow today as scores of other community celebrations are held across the country.
The Coronation will be officially marked by the city's Lord Lieutenant Jacqueline McLaren, with a ceremony in George Square followed by a parade to Glasgow Cathedral. The ceremony includes inspection of a guard of honour, speeches and three cheers for the King and Queen, followed by the national anthem.
The Lord Lieutenant will then take the salute as a parade of military servicemen and women, cadets and veterans marches past the City Chambers. The parade will then head through the city to the cathedral for a thanksgiving service at 11am.
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The cathedral was one of the locations in Scotland where the coronation was broadcast to the public. Dozens of people attended the historic building to witness the event but there was a moment of Coronation chaos when the screens cut out just before King Charles was crowned.
While in Edinburgh, around 1,500 members of the public watched on a big screen in West Princes Street Gardens. Across Scotland, more than 200 Coronation Big Lunch celebrations have been registered across the weekend of the coronation.
Several are taking place on Sunday, including in the Royal Deeside village of Ballater, neighbouring the Balmoral estate where hundreds of people are expected at Coronation Big Lunch at the Church Green.
Ballater businesswoman Wendy Cobban, who has helped organise the event, said: "Ballater holds a special affection for the King and Queen, as the village