There is an almost real dignity to the Jubilee celebrations in the two places in Scotland that the Queen knows best, Edinburgh and Ballater.
The capital is home to the queen’s official residence and Ballater is the closest village to Balmoral, her favorite refuge. Both places lit beacons in his honor to mark the long weekend of events and festivities taking place north of the border.
As tributes erupted simultaneously across the UK, an army cadet flutist played He reigned for a long timea piece written especially for the occasion, and the lighthouse at Edinburgh Castle was set on fire.
Robert Aldridge, Rector of the City of Edinburgh, described the event as a “momentous celebration”, adding: “What better location for lighting a lighthouse than