Re: Attendance
Edited by JamesL on 9/7/2023, 16:29:23
Thank you for the summary of those who are part of the ceremony itself. As far as the presence of the monarch, I would make a guess and just based on a television program I was watching about 3-4 years ago in my part of the world - I think it was one of those in the series narrated by Lucy Worsley, but not sure of that - in which the narrator was pointing very specifically to George IV as being the first of the Hanoverians who made a very strong and deliberate effort to identify with Scotland. There was an oil painting of George IV in a kilt that the narrator showed on screen. Based on that, but not having researched the history of it firsthand myself yet, I am thinking that monarchs came to this service beginning with George IV himself, or perhaps at least by the time of Victoria? She certainly had an affinity with Scotland. Previous Message Previous Message Has it always been customary to the present to have all the Scottish dukes in attendance? Thinking also of some other existing ones - Atholl, Roxburghe - whom I don't see mentioned. But perhaps they lived too far from Scotland to return for one day? One was living in S. Africa I read long ago... The Congregation for King Charles Thanksgiving Service that I have read in various articles was made up of people from various walks of life in Scotland including the First Minister, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Political Party Leaders, the People’s Procession, Church and Faith Communities and the charity and voluntary sectors. Scottish Nobility wasn't really represented apart from those actively taking part. I can't find any information if King George's V and VI had a similar service in Edinburgh following their coronations.So this service may have been only held for the Late Queen and King Charles III. There was a congration of 1700 at the Queen's service in 1953, again I can't find out if any of the Scottish Nobility attended.
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