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In pictures: Royal Week brings King and Queen to Scotland

News imageGetty Images The King, laughing in close-up while wearing a formal morning suit and top hat with a light, patterned shirt and tie. Other people are out of focus in the background.Getty Images
The King began Royal Week with the traditional garden party in Edinburgh

The King and Queen have led members of the Royal Family in the annual Royal Week in Scotland.

Also known as Holyrood Week, the event takes place in the first week of July, celebrating Scottish culture, community and achievements.

It began this year with King Charles III taking part in the Ceremony of the Keys at his official Scottish residence - the Palace of Holyroodhouse - and went on to include a formal ceremony at St Giles' Cathedral and garden party at Holyrood Park.

The Royal couple then travelled to the Borders where they witnessed the traditional Jedburgh hand ba' game.

The week ended with the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, handing out the awards created by his late father Prince Philip, the previous Duke of Edinburgh.

Recipients of this year's Gold Award included the current Duke's daughter, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, who earlier in the week graduated from the University of St Andrews.

News imagePA Media King Charles III wearing a grey suit with a white shirt and red and green striped tie. He is walking through the Palace Guard - a line of soldiers, wearing black uniforms.PA Media
King Charles III arrived in Edinburgh for the start of Royal Week
News imagePA Media King Charles III wearing a grey suit and white shirt places his hand on a red cushion held by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh Robert Aldridge, who wears glasses and a dark-coloured suit. PA Media
The Lord Provost of Edinburgh Robert Aldridge presented the keys to the City of Edinburgh to King Charles III during the Ceremony of the Keys at the Palace of Holyroodhouse
News imageGetty Images King Charles III, followed by Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Princess Royal and Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, walks down the steps at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh as they arrive to attend the Garden Party. John Swinney, in Highland dress, is with them. They are all dressed in morning wear.Getty Images
The King and Queen were joined at Holyrood by the Princess Royal, the Duke of Edinburgh, and First Minister John Swinney
News imageGetty Images A crowd of people outside Holyroodhouse meet the King. He is smiling and holding the hand of a woman in a formal dress. The King is in a morning suit and top hat.Getty Images
The Garden Party gives invited members of the public the chance to meet the King and other members of the Royal Family
News imageGetty Images Queen Camilla and King Charles III attend the Thistle Service at St Giles' Cathedral. They are in ceremonial robes and are singing from sheets.Getty Images
The King and Queen were joined by the Duke of Rothesay and the Duke of Edinburgh, as well as the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, for the Service of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh
News imageGetty Images Lord Robertson of Port Ellen and Lord Steel of Aikwood in the green robes of the Order of the Thistle, walk though Parliament Square.Getty Images
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen and Lord Steel of Aikwood were among the members of the Order of the Thistle who attended the biennial ceremony
News imageGetty Images The King and a soldier in full ceremonial dress, unveil a statue of a lion.Getty Images
Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, Major General Robert Lindsay (left) helped the King, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, to unveil a statue to mark its 20th anniversary.
News imageGetty Images The King meeting local children. They are waving flags and looking happy and he is chatting away to them. Jedburgh Abbey can be seen in the background.Getty Images
The week involved a trip to Jedburgh, where the King met local children
News imagePA Media King Charles III is held back by a man in uniform and a man with a bald head as a group of men grapple for a ball in front of himPA Media
The visit to Jedburgh coincided with the annual tradition of hand ba', played by groups of men from the town
News imageGetty Images A group of people including Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor sit with other VIPs in the gardens of Holyroodhouse. There are many young people in the background.Getty Images
The week culminated with Gold Award celebrations for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, hosting young people from across Scotland and the north of England.
News imageGetty Images Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh presents his daughter Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Gold Award at Palace of Holyroodhouse. They are dressed formally and standing side-by-side, smiling. The award is a document in a wooden frame.Getty Images
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh presented his daughter, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Gold Award at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.