Yesterday, Her Majesty, visited the Scotish Veterans' Garden City Associations's new housing development for disabled veterans in Edinburgh today. She talked with injured veterans who have been helped by the SVGCA, Houses for Heroes; they have been providing afordable housing for disabled veterans on Scotland since 1915. The Queen also met representatives of the City of Edinburgh, before unveiling a commemorative stone and the. Planting a tree at the site of this development. On day four of Holyrood Week, The Queen, with The Duke of Edinburgh, observed a moment of silence to honour the victims of the Tunisia attacks while visiting the University of Strathclyde. The guards at Buckigham Palace also did the same during the Changing of The Gaurd ceremony.The flag outside of Bickingham Palace was also lowerd to half mast.
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Today in Holyrood Palace, The Queen met with Tricia Marwick, The Presiding Officer of The Scottish Parliament, during an audience; she also met with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. There was also an Investiture today, at which the leader of The Galsgow City Council Gorden Matheson and his partner Stephen Wallace was awarded with a CBE, a Commander of The British Empire, for their services to the local government. Also at this Investiture Commonwealth Gold Medalist Euan Burton and his wife Gemma Gibbons were awarded an MBE, Member of the British Empire, for theirs services to Judo. Both these honours were established by George V on 4 July 1917. |
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