The King is the sovereign of the order and appointments are his personal gift made independently of Downing Street.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have become members of Scotland’s greatest order of chivalry along with leading figures of the nation’s life.
The Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen, the King and the Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of Rothesay when in Scotland, attend the Order of the Thistle Service at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh The King began the ceremony by telling his wife: “It is our pleasure Her Majesty the Queen be installed a Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.”The Queen is patron of Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres, founded in Edinburgh in 1996 and now with centres across Scotland, England and Wales.
The Princess Royal was listed in the order of service as being present at the event but did not attend as she is still recovering from concussion following her recent accident.Baroness Kennedy’s membership of the order is in recognition of her public service and pioneering work in advancing human rights and social justice, both domestically and internationally.
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