Ceremonial Reading of the Royal Proclamation by the Lord Lyon for the Dissolution of the Westminster Parliament

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Dr Joe Morrow, Lord Lyon King of Arms, formerly of Westwater Advocates and Sir Crispin Agnew QC, as Rothesay Herald took part in the ceremonial reading of the Royal Proclamation by the Lord Lyon at 3pm today, which dissolved the Westminster Parliament.

This ancient ceremony takes place at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh to give notice that Parliament has been dissolved by Her Majesty The Queen.

Photographs courtesy of Christina Ballantyne (Picture 1: Sir Crispin – centre, Dr Morrow – far right).