Pipe bands, dancers and drummers will parade down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to mark the Queen’s visit to Scotland during the Diamond Jubilee year.
The event will take place on Thursday in the wake of the Thistle Service at St Giles’ Cathedral where Prince William, known as the Earl of Strathearn in Scotland, will be installed as a Knight of the Thistle.
It will feature 400 pipers led by the Lothian and Borders Police band marching from the City Chambers and will conclude outside the Scottish Parliament at the foot of the Royal Mile, opposite Holyrood Palace, with traditional folk music, Highland dancing and the pipers playing for the crowd.
The Queen began her week-long residence in Scotland on Monday and, alongside the Duke of Edinburgh, she will visit Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth, taking part in various engagements.
The Scottish Government’s Secretary for Government Strategy, Bruce Crawford, said: “All over Scotland this week, people are celebrating the dedicated service of Her Majesty the Queen as she travels north for Royal Week.
“Many thousands of Scots will turn out to greet the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh during their various engagements in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth, demonstrating the great warmth and affection in which the royal family is held in Scotland.
“To add to the occasion and help as many people as possible enjoy the celebrations, I am delighted to announce that a spectacular parade of pipers, drummers and dancers will march down the Royal Mile in the wake of the service, before assembling at the Scottish Parliament for a finale featuring pipe bands, Highland dancers and folk group – Whisky Kiss.