The Third Session of the Scottish Parliament – Parade March down Royal Mile

Highlights of the day of events celebrating the start of the third session of parliament featuring a parade down the iconic Royal Mile followed by a picnic at the parliament next to Holyrood Park.

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At 10:10am, a Guard of Honour was created consisting of the Royal Company of Archers in company with Officers of Arms and the bagpipes of the Royal Scots Borderers which is an amalgamation of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers and the Royal Scots.

At 10:20am, the Royal Company of Archers, Pursuivants, Heralds, and the Duke of Hamilton along with the Crown of Scotland made their to the Debating Chamber through the Conongate entrance awaiting the arrival of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2 along with the Scottish Parliament Edinburgh's Mace bearer holding the Mace.

After that, HM Queen along with the Duke of Edinburgh arrived at Queensberry House, at the entrance of the Scottish Parliament on the Canongate, Royal Mile. They were both greeted by Rt Hon the Lord Provost and Councillor now current Lord Provost, George Grubb not forgetting Lord Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh and the Lady Provost. The Lord Lieutenant presented the MSP, Alex Fergusson, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and MSP, Alasdair Morgan and finally the Deputy Presiding Officer.

When they arrived, they went to the Garden Lobby to meet with Alex Salmond, the First Minister and Leader of the Scottish National Party, Jack McConnell of the Scottish Labor Party, Annabel Goldie MSP and Leader of the Scottish Conservatives and also Nicola Stephen, MSP and leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

In the main chamber, a fanfare introduction was played in the chamber. The format of the session included the Presiding Officer opening the meeting formally welcoming British HM Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

At 11:00am, the riding took place departing from New Street onto the Canongate down the Royal Mile. Various community groups and representative for Scotland took part in a parade ending in Holyrood Park. These included Chiefs, Police, the Edinburgh Chinese Community, Bag pipes, Viking displays and other local musicians such as the Hot Chilie Peppers. At 12:00pm, the event turned into the picnic at the Parliament Scottish.

Acts included at the picnics; the Blazin Fiddles, the TNT Bag Pipe Band in kilts, the talented Catriona Watt from the RSAMD Music academy, the Waa Sylla from Dancebase, Keith Jack, Salsa Celtica, Coisir Ghadhlig Inbhir Nis, an Inverness Gaelic Choir, Feis Rois, the Portobello Ceilidh Band and Idlewild completing a Celtic music flavour to the day.

In addition to these performers, there were also performers inside the Garden Lobby inside the Parliament such as Jarls Squad 2007, Shetland's Up Hella Aa, Taiko Therapy from Beeslack Community High School in Penicuik, Midlothian. A few more performers included the Kintyre Schools Pipe Band and the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society from Edinburgh.

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