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King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Kirkcaldy for day two of Royal Week
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will carry out a number of engagements in Fife, while the Queen will host a reception in Edinburgh as Royal Week continues.
The King and Queen have arrived in Kirkcaldy to undertake several engagements as Royal Week progresses in Scotland. Charles and Camilla will kick off Wednesday with commitments in Fife, which include commemorating the town's war memorial's centenary and unveiling a commemorative cairn.
They arrived to typical Scottish weather as the royal pair greeted crowds clutching on to umbrellas. Camilla donned a beautiful pale blue coat with a trendy trench coat draped over her shoulders.
King Charles also waved to crowds whilst wearing a beige matching trench with a corduroy collar. Kirkcaldy was mentioned in The Beatles track Cry Baby Cry, written by John Lennon, which ironically had a royal theme running through it.
Cry Baby Cry featured in the 1968 'White Album' but Lennon thought it was so bad, he later denied writing it.
Based on the nursery rhyme 'Sing a song of sixpence' and inspired by a TV advert, it features the character the Duchess of Kirkcaldy, which is now the name of a pub in the town.
Following this, the Queen will journey to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where she is set to host a reception for the Queen's Nursing Institute of Scotland.
Established in 1899 through a donation from Queen Victoria to facilitate the training of district nurses, the charity now offers professional development opportunities for Scotland's community nurses and midwives.
Furthermore, it aids them in working collaboratively with those they care for to address health disparities.
Traditionally, the King spends a week each year at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, an event known as Holyrood Week or Royal Week in Scotland.
On Tuesday, the King initiated the official visit with the customary Ceremony of the Keys in the palace gardens, followed by overseeing an investiture ceremony for honours recipients.
Among those to receive honours was swimmer Duncan Scott, Scotland's most decorated Olympian, who was awarded an OBE for services to swimming.
Describing it as a "special moment", the 28-year-old revealed it was not the first time he had met the monarch.
He told the PA news agency: "I actually met the King when he opened the pool in New Cumnock.
"So we had a brief conversation about that. He's always had a real passion for swimming facilities up and down the country."
Others to receive their honours were artist Dame Barbara Rae, who received an OBE, while Paralympic swimmer Stephen Clegg and Kevin Hay, who translated the Bible into Doric, were made MBEs.
Later in the day the King and Queen hosted guests at a garden party at the palace, alongside the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
