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The Queen headed to Holyrood this morning to take part in the opening of the Scottish Parliament. This ceremony is particularly important as it will focus on celebrating local heroes who have walked the extra mile to help their community during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

But it will also likely be poignant for the Queen, who is attending her first opening of Holyrood without the Duke of Edinburgh at her side, Sky News royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills said.  

She said: “The Queen has attended every opening ceremony since 1999.

“This is the sixth session she will play a part in today.

“And I think for the 95 year old monarch it will be wonderful to see that after 18 months where Covid has disrupted so much of the official work that she carries out today again we will see some of the pomp and ceremony you would expect for a similar event.

“She will be accompanied today by Prince Charles and Camilla, known here in Scotland as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay.

“On previous occasions, of course, she was joined by the Duke of Edinburgh, so I suspect there will be a poignancy to the fact that her husband, who passed away in April, is not at her side today.” 

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