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Queen’s funeral to be shown in Holyrood Park today
THE Queen’s funeral will be shown live today on a giant screen in Holyrood Park, next to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey in London and is due to begin at 11am. Robert Aldridge, Lord Provost and Lord Lieutenant of Edinburgh, will represent Scotland’s capital city at…
Read MoreSt Mungo Museum in Glasgow reopens
THE St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art is reopening to the public. St Mungo is the only public museum dedicated to religious life and art in the UK. The museum – which is run by Glasgow Life, the city council’s arms-length cultural body – closed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Duncan…
Read MoreDumfries and Galloway soil and rock turned into art
ROCKS and soil gathered in Dumfries and Galloway has been used to create works of art for a forthcoming exhibition, Made Ground. Arts organisation Cample Line, which is based in a former mill north of Dumfries, will host the paintings and textiles created by Nottingham-based artist Yelena Popova. Popova, who was born in the Soviet…
Read MoreThe Queen to lie at rest in St Giles Cathedral tonight
MEMBERS of the public will pay their last respects to the Queen today as her body lies at rest in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. The Royal Company of Archers, which is the King’s Bodyguard for Scotland, and an honour guard will escort the Queen’s coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles’ Cathedral…
Read MoreCrowds pay respect as Queen’s cortege passes
TENS of thousands of people lined the roads and streets of Scottish towns and cities yesterday to watch the Queen’s cortege. The Queen’s coffin was carried from Balmoral Castle to a hearse by her gamekeepers. The wreath on the coffin featured dhalias, sweet peas, phlox, white heather, and pine fir from the estate. The hearse…
Read MoreIndulge in Scottish Field’s luxury issue…
SCOTTISH Field‘s luxury issue is available now, both in shops and online. The magazine’s sixth luxury issue offers a wee bit of much-needed escapism during the cost of living crisis, and a few lighter moments following the death of The Queen. In the latest issue, Scottish Field’s very own Cinderella – Rosie Morton – heads…
Read MoreScotland prepares to say goodbye to her Queen
ARRANGEMENTS are being put in place for Scotland to say farewell to her Queen. Roads have been closed around the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh and in other parts of the capital. The city council said: “We’re working with the Scottish Government and Police Scotland on preparations to accommodate large crowds of visitors in Edinburgh…
Read MoreTributes are paid to The Queen
TRIBUTES are being paid to Her Majesty The Queen, who died peacefully at Balmoral. The King and the Queen Consort are due to travel from Royal Deeside to London today. King Charles III led the tributes last night. “The death of my beloved mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness…
Read MoreDoric scriever starts residency
DORIC writer Shane Strachan has been named as the next Scots scriever by the National Library of Scotland. The role involves promoting the Scots language by carrying out research at the library and producing original work. Strachan said: “I’m fair trickit tae be this year’s Scots scriever, especially gettin tae promote the Doric o my…
Read MoreSearch begins for Scots language champion
A PUBLIC vote gets underway tomorrow to find this year’s Scots language champion. Arts organisation Hands Up For Trad is publishing a list of nominees for the title and now wants the public to vote for the winner. The poll opens tomorrow and runs until 18 September. The winner will be named at a ceremony…
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