The King took part in the Ceremony of the Keys in Edinburgh. Dating back centuries, this tradition symbolises Edinburgh welcoming the monarch. The Lord Provost of the City presents the Keys of the City to the Monarch who returns them for safekeeping.





Meanwhile the Queen offically opened the newly refurbished Ratho Library. Ratho used to be a small village that was eventually swallowed up by the advance of the city of Edinburgh. Areas in Edinburgh are still called by their original names. I live in the Gilmerton area of Edinburgh.