Kate Middletondisplayed a rare moment of PDA withPrince WilliamatKing Charles’ Scottish coronation celebration — in church!
On Wednesday, the Prince and Princess of Wales, both 41, attended the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh held in honor of King Charles andQueen Camilla’s crowning. The festivities were smaller than theformal coronationin London on May 6 and seemed to have a more relaxed atmosphere. Kate sat next to her husband during the church service, where she smiled, whispered into his ear and even tapped his backside!
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The touch wasreminiscent ofanother lighthearted love tap between the royal couple at the BAFTAs in February. As the couple walked the red carpet at the Royal Festival Hall in London,Voguecameras caught a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment where Kate patted William’s butt.
Kate Middleton and Prince William at the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at St Giles' Cathedral.Peter Byrne - Pool/Getty Images
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Inside St. Giles’ Cathedral, King Charles was presented with the Honours of Scotland, the country’s crown jewels. The suite is comprised of the crown of King James V of Scotland, a sceptre and a new sword of state with aspecial connectiontoQueen Elizabeth. The government of Scotland commissioned a new ceremonial blade named after the late monarch for the National Service of Thanksgiving because the set’s existing sword (over 500 years old!) was deemed too delicate to use.
When the church service concluded, a 21-gun salute was fired from Edinburgh Castle. The Royal Procession traveled back to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the British monarch’s official residence in Scotland, and the Red Arrows of the Royal Air Force soared overheard for a flypast.
From the presentation of the crown jewels to the processions and pomp, much of the pageantry in Edinburgh for the coronation celebration mirrors the festivities seen at Charles and Camilla’s crowning at Westminster Abbey in May. In early June, the Scottish governmentannouncedthat the King and Queen’s coronation would be commemorated in Edinburgh on July 5.
Kate Middleton, Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla at the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at St Giles' Cathedral.AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Military members process down the Royal Mile on King Charles' coronation celebration day in Scotland.Russell Cheyne - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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Seventy years ago,Queen Elizabethwas fêted with a similar celebration in Scotland a few weeks after her coronation at Westminster Abbey. On June 24, 1953, the Queen paid her first official visit to Scotland as sovereign just a few weeks after her crowning in London on June 2.
Prince William and Kate Middleton attend Scotland coronation celebrations on July 5.PETER BYRNE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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