The ceremonies had been two of the occasions going down round Scotland to mark the coronation, concurrently protests in opposition to the monarchy.

At Edinburgh Castle, a 21-round royal salute was fired a minute after noon because the King was topped.

Members of 105 Regiment Royal Artillery fired the salute, with members of the third Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) taking on place as fortress guard musicians from Reserve Bands of The Royal Regiment of Scotland and grownup instructors with the Army Cadet Force carried out.

They performed God Save The King after the gun salute.

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The coronation ceremony was beamed from Westminster Abbey on to an enormous display screen in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens, and Glasgow Cathedral additionally confirmed proceedings reside.

Community occasions passed off across the nation.

At Balmoral, the place Queen Elizabeth II died final yr, well-wishers arrived on the royal property from throughout the globe to absorb the environment.

Hundreds watched the coronation reside on screens throughout the property, and cheered the Ballater Pipe Band as they performed all through the day.

Among the royal followers was Louise Gibson-Ellis, from Nebraska within the US, who's spending her honeymoon within the Royal Deeside area.

The 52-year-old introduced her new mother-in-law, Gwen Smith, 85, from London.

The pensioner, who shares a birthday with the late Queen, has fond recollections of the coronation in 1953.

She recalled: “It was absolutely wonderful. There were so many of us in the room sat round looking at the nine-inch television.”

It was a double celebration on the Royal Deeside property for Bjorg Jonsdottir, from Iceland, whose first grandson, as but unnamed, was born within the early hours of the morning.

A particular vary of memorabilia and pictures regarding the royal’s Scottish visits was additionally exhibited within the fortress’s ballroom.

Among the scores of individuals at Glasgow Cathedral to look at the ceremony on screens across the historic constructing was US vacationer Kathy Kowalski.

The 74-year-old, from St Mary’s County, Maryland, stated: “We’re on a tour of Scotland and Ireland so we decided to come here to see the cathedral and it so happened they were showing the coronation.

“I like watching it but being an American it’s like ‘couldn’t you have spent that money helping someone else, helping the poor? But that’s just me’.”

The Royal Standard will fly over St Andrew’s House, the Scottish Government’s headquarters, all through the coronation weekend.

First Minister Humza Yousaf, Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC and Permanent Secretary John-Paul Marks represented the Scottish Government on the ceremony in London.

Mr Yousaf arrived at Westminster Abbey in a Slanj kilt within the Spirit of Glasgow tartan with an Asian fusion-style jacket and waistcoat designed by Glasgow-based Anjali Modha.

His spouse Nadia El-Nakla wore a full-length kilt made out of the identical tartan, by Scottish designer Siobhan MacKenzie, and a hat by Glasgow milliner William Chambers, whose designs have been worn by the Duchess of Sussex.

Mr Yousaf stated: “I will attend at the coronation ceremony as First Minister, on behalf of the Scottish people – and many people across the country will also take part in the celebrations by watching the ceremony on big screens, hosting street parties or taking part in charity or volunteering.

“I look forward to participating in the ceremony when His Majesty is presented with the Honours of Scotland at a service at St Giles’ Cathedral later this year.

“I know many people in Scotland will want to send their best wishes to King Charles III and Queen Camilla on this historic occasion.”

As some folks rejoice, others will likely be protesting in opposition to the occasion.

A current ballot prompt nearly all of folks north of the border don't care concerning the coronation, with the YouGov survey of greater than 1,000 Scots discovering 72% both don't care about it in any respect or don't care very a lot.

In Glasgow, All Under One Banner – which campaigns for Scottish independence – held an independence march from Kelvingrove Park to Glasgow Green, which organisers stated 20,000 folks attended.

Former first Minister Alex Salmond is amongst these attributable to handle the gang.

Our Republic, which desires an elected head of state, may even stage a protest in Edinburgh.

The occasion, on Calton Hill, will see Scottish Government minister and Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater converse, as will SNP MP Tommy Sheppard and Green MSP Maggie Chapman.