Thursday, 11 June 2026

Lyon visits the Crown Room

 The Lord Lyon attended a reception for the reopening of the Crown Room at Edinburgh Castle.

Photo credit © Historic Environment Scotland

The Honours now contain the Elizabeth Sword designed by the late Mark Dennis and made by Scottish craftsmen to replace for ceremonial use the very fragile Sword of State given to James IV by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1507.


The Late Mark Dennis with the Elizabeth Sword.
Image credit: Press Association