Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The interior of the Thistle Chapel, looking west. The Thistle Chapel, located in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, is the chapel of the Order of the Thistle.. At the foundation of the Order of the Thistle in 1687, James VII ordered Holyrood Abbey be fitted out as a chapel for the Knights.
Located at the south-east corner of St Giles', the Thistle Chapel is the chapel of the Order of the Thistle; it is accessed externally by the east door of the church and from the church itself by the south choir aisle. [356] At the foundation of the Order of the Thistle in 1687, James VII ordered Holyrood Abbey be fitted out as a chapel for the ...
Thistle Chapel in St Giles Cathedral The fan faulted ceiling of the Thistle Chapel, by Joseph Hayes Pinnacles over the Knights' seating in the Thistle Chapel in St Giles Cathedral Thistle Chapel Ante-Chapel. Joseph Hayes (1869–1916) was a Scottish sculptor and art teacher. He is best known for the Thistle Chapel within St Giles Cathedral. His ...
(l to r, front row) The Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen, the King and the Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of Rothesay when in Scotland, attend the Order of the Thistle Service at St Giles ...
He said: “St Giles’ houses the Thistle Chapel, home to Scotland’s highest chivalry order, The Order of the Thistle. “The Queen, as Sovereign of the Order, would be in attendance to install ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Swords, helms and crests of Knights of the Thistle above their stalls in the Thistle Chapel. Lady Marion Fraser's helm and crest are second from the left Stall plates of Knights of the Thistle Royal Banners hanging in St Giles High Kirk. List of knights and ladies of the Thistle (1687–present) Thistle Chapel
The ceremony was held at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, one of Scotland’s oldest churches. Truss and Sturgeon join new King for Queen's service Skip to main content