King to receive new sword named after late Queen during Scotland visit

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The King will receive a specially-made ceremonial sword next week when he travels to Edinburgh.  On Thursday, craftsmen unveiled the new sword, named The Elizabeth after the late Queen.  The King is to be presented with the Honours of Scotland at a national service of thanksgiving at St Giles’ Cathedral on July 5, but will be given the new sword on the Monday before.  The Elizabeth is to fill the gap left by the Sword of State, otherwise known as the Papal sword, which has not been used at public events in recent years due to its deteriorating condition.  The sword was designed by Mark Dennis, an advocate from St Andrews.  The sword’s design takes inspiration from both thistles and the Scottish landscape.

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00:51There's never been anything like it before.

00:55It was a concept, and the concept was simply this.

00:58It had to work.

01:00So it had to work both as a ceremonial sword.

01:03So it's overall dimensions are about the same as the papal sword.

01:08But it also had to be entirely different.

01:11So the nature of it, the fact that the hilt and the quillens

01:15are a swirling thistle, you've never seen before in another sword.

01:22But gilded as it is, it looks appropriate.

01:25It looks like a sword of stake.

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