Ceremony of the Keys (Edinburgh)

The Ceremony of the Keys is held in Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, at the start of the British monarch's week-long residence there in July. Soon after the monarch's arrival, in the forecourt of the Palace, the King or Queen is symbolically offered the keys to the city of Edinburgh by the Lord Provost:
The monarch returns the keys, saying:
A Ceremony of the Keys is also held at the start of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland when the Lord High Commissioner, as the monarch's representative, receives the keys from the Lord Provost.
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* The Queen in Edinburgh for the Ceremony of the Keys (2017)
Category:Tourist attractions in Edinburgh
Category:Culture in Edinburgh
Category:State ritual and ceremonies
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Category:Ceremonies in the United Kingdom