King Charles and the Queen Consort Camilla arrived in the Scottish capital today (Monday October 3) to host a reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
The event at the Palace has been organised to celebrate British South Asian communities. The monarch will meet with between 200 and 300 guests of British Indian, Pakistani, Bangladesh, Sri Lankan, Nepalese, Bhutanese and Maldivian heritage from across the UK.
The reception will recognise the contribution many from these communities have made to the National Health Service, arts, media, education, business and the Armed Forces. Charles will also hold an investiture ceremony for a small group of local people, his first as King.
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They made their way to Edinburgh after visiting Dunfermline where they arrived to mark the former Fife town becoming a city. Charles and Camilla were welcomed to Dunfermline in Fife by community groups including a local pipe band and schoolchildren.
They have attended an official council meeting at the City Chambers where the King formally marked the conferral of city status on Dunfermline and made a short speech. After the ceremony they visited Dunfermline Abbey to mark its 950th anniversary, and met with representatives from Historic Scotland to learn about the history of the local area and conservation of the site.
Eight places have won city status as part of the late monarch's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Dunfermline's bid for the status was based on its heritage and its historic status as an ancient seat of royal power, but also one of the fastest-growing towns in Europe.
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