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The British royal family attend the Order of the Thistle

On July 7, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Princess Anne and Prince William stepped out in Edinburgh, Scotland for the Order of the Thistle service.
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On July 7, Queen Elizabeth stepped out in her finest ceremonial robes for the Order of the Thistle service, held at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Her Majesty was joined by Princess Anne, Prince William and her husband Prince Philip, who despite a recent health scare, looked to be in good spirits.

The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry, and is known as the highest honour in Scotland.

Click through the gallery to check out the best moments from the memorable day!

Dressed head-to-toe in their finest ceremonial robes, the Queen, Prince Philip and other members of the British Royal Family arrived for the Order of the Thistle service on July 7.

The Queen was her usual, bright self as she led her regal family into St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Prince William represented his family whilst Duchess Catherine stayed home with their two kids George, two, and Charlotte, one.

Her Majesty was joined by her husband of 68 years, who despite a recent health scare, appeared to be in good spirits.

One would imagine the lavish robes to be quite heavy, but they were no match for the 90-year-old!

Princess Anne and her nephew Prince William were also present for the service that honours senior Scottish ladies and knights.

The monarch couldn’t be happier to see her family come together for the momentous day!

The Princess Royal certainly took her role in the proceedings very seriously.

And the excitement became too much for one guard, who unfortunately took a fall during the procession.

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