The so-called Ceremony of the Keys represents the handing over of the keys of the city to the new monarch, who as king of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, inherits the historic crown of Scotland in addition to that of England.
(LaPresse) King Charles III has received the keys to the city of Edinburgh. The ceremony, at the local Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood, before a Royal Regiment of Scotland ward for the customary military honors. The so-called Ceremony of the Keys represents the handing over of the keys of the city to the new monarch, who as king of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, inherits the historic crown of Scotland in addition to that of England.
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