Royals brave torrential downpours as Holyrood Week continues
King Charles sheltered under an umbrella as he unveiled a commemorative cairn, designed as a time capsule filled with mementos and photos from local Viewforth High School for future generations."It's a bit damp," said Queen Camilla. "We've been used to the heatwave."Hundreds of people watched the service through heavy showers.Following the memorial, he viewed the centenary art exhibition at Kirkcaldy Art Gallery, where he met former prime minister Gordon Brown.The visit and community reception celebrated the work of local charities and community organisations, which included Fife Multibank - an initiative founded by Mr Brown that provides essential goods to low-income families.
The Queen visited a cancer centre run by charity Maggie's, which she has been president of since 2008.She met people living with cancer at the town's Victoria Hospital, alongside Maggie's chief executive Dame Laura Lee, Mr Brown's wife Sarah and broadcaster Kirsty Wark.Maggie's was founded by the late writer, gardener and designer Maggie Keswick Jencks and her husband, the late landscape designer Charles Jencks.The idea for the centres came after she was diagnosed with cancer and was then told in 1993 that it had returned while in windowless hospital corridor. The experience motivated the couple to create a more comforting environment for cancer patients. The first Maggie's Centre opened in Edinburgh in 1996.
King Charles went on to meet first minister John Swinney at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.Queen Camilla will later host a reception for the Queen's Nursing Institute of Scotland at the palace.Founded in 1899 with a donation from Queen Victoria to organise the training of district nurses, the charity now provides professional development opportunities for Scotland's community nurses and midwives.
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