The King has installed the Queen and his younger brother the Duke of Edinburgh into the highest order of Scottish chivalry.
Appointments to the historic Order of the Thistle are the personal gift of the King and are not made on the advice of Downing Street, unlike most other honours.
In a service at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, the King officially installed Camilla, 76, and Prince Edward, 60, in recognition of their charitable work in Scotland. They were joined by the Prince of Wales, 42, who is known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, and who was made a member of the order by his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, in 2012, her diamond jubilee year.
The Queen leaves after the Order of the Thistle service
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The royal family arrived wearing the traditional
