The Scots crown jewels will be escorted to the Cathedral from Edinburgh Castle, where they are usually displayed, by a People's Procession of 100 representatives drawn from across the country.

More on the crown jewels, and there has been no shortage of turbulence surrounding them down the centuries. They were removed from Edinburgh Castle and hidden in 1651-60 to keep them from Oliver ...

3. The Crown Jewels were lost at Edinburgh Castle for over a century—and were rediscovered by Sir Walter Scott. Walter Scott is one of the best-known Scottish writers; his monument stands in the ...

After that, the Crown of Scotland will be returned to Edinburgh Castle – where it is usually ... of Scotland – which are the oldest Crown jewels in Britain and among the oldest in Europe.

The Honours seen today were pursued by Cromwellian forces, who destroyed the English Crown Jewels. In 1650 they were removed for safekeeping ahead of Oliver Cromwell’s siege of Edinburgh Castle.

Before the service, the crown jewels were brought from Edinburgh Castle to St Giles' in a procession down the Royal Mile involving about 100 people from various aspects of Scottish life.

The Stone was officially returned to Scotland in 1996, and is now on display alongside the Scottish crown jewels at Edinburgh Castle. The Stone of Destiny, which played an important part in the ...