By Danny Gutmann
A royal expert has said that a heart-warming moment between King Charles and Queen Camilla has shown “how far they’ve come.”
The King and Queen have been spotted all over Scotland over the last week, with the pair making their way across a number of the country’s most iconic landmarks.
After arriving in Scotland earlier in the week, the husband and wife were welcomed to St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh on Wednesday (July 2) to unveil a memorial stone for the late Queen Elizabeth II.
However, there was a lighter note during the somewhat sombre occasion when the King and Queen appeared to have a slight mix-up over where they were meant to be standing during the ceremony.
With Camilla appearing unsure of where to stand, the couple soon saw the humorous side of the situation as they finally settled on their spots.
Meanwhile, in a recent episode of A Right Royal podcast, Sky News’ royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills shared how she believed that the incident was a major marker of “how far” the couple have come over the years, saying: “They are such a good working partnership, and how far they’ve come since a couple of decades ago, and public perceptions of them and their relationship.”
She added: “Whatever you want to say about them, they are this perfect partnership, and I think he gets great joy from being around her. They have a laugh.”
Besides the touching moment inside St Giles’ Cathedral, the couple made their way across a number of the country’s most famous locations to mark Holyrood Week.
In what has been a royal tradition for years, Holyrood Week usually occurs in July, with the monarch travelling around the country, visiting locations in celebration of Scottish culture, achievement, and community.
In keeping with tradition, last week’s series of events kicked off with the King and Queen attending the Ceremony of the Keys in the gardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
At the start of the day’s events last Tuesday (July 1), Lord Provost of Edinburgh Robert Aldridge held out the keys on a red cushion before King Charles was seen touching them, in keeping with tradition.
The King later attended an honours ceremony, presenting awards to the likes of Scotland’s most successful Olympian, Duncan Scott (OBE), two-time Paralympic swimming champion Stephen Clegg (MBE), and artist Barbara Rae (Damehood), at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.