:00:25. > :00:27.Good morning and welcome to the Royal Opening
:00:28. > :00:31.Over the next hour, we'll be bringing you live
:00:32. > :00:35.as the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh officially mark
:00:36. > :00:40.the start of what is Holyrood's 5th session.
:00:41. > :00:47.A short time ago, the Crown of Scotland left Edinburgh Castle,
:00:48. > :00:54.accompanied by Alexander Douglas Hamilton, the 16th Duke of Hamilton
:00:55. > :00:57.- Scotland's premier peer, who is not only the traditional
:00:58. > :00:58.bearer of the crown but the hereditary
:00:59. > :01:01.keeper of the palace of Holyrood House, from where
:01:02. > :01:12.they are heading to the chamber. Let's take a look. MSPs and their
:01:13. > :01:21.guests are there. For those of you wondering
:01:22. > :01:23.about the chronology of things, although this
:01:24. > :01:25.is the opening ceremony of the parliament, it's also
:01:26. > :01:28.the last day before the summer So, you might detect
:01:29. > :01:31.an air of demob happiness. And we're expecting The Queen
:01:32. > :01:33.and the Duke of Edinburgh to make the short journey from the Palace
:01:34. > :01:36.of Holyrood House to the Scottish I'm joined this morning
:01:37. > :01:55.by Aileen McHarg, Good morning. Good morning. We have
:01:56. > :01:59.a few seconds in hand. This event today is very different to the
:02:00. > :02:06.annual State Opening of Parliament at Westminster. What are the main
:02:07. > :02:10.differences? Having just asked you a question, I will have to interrupt
:02:11. > :02:15.you briefly. That is the queen was a car with the Duke of Edinburgh,
:02:16. > :02:22.making the short drive to Queensbury house. Tell us some more. The key
:02:23. > :02:25.difference is, during the State Opening of Parliament in
:02:26. > :02:30.Westminster, the Queen of the speech is where she announces on behalf of
:02:31. > :02:35.the Government, her government, the programme of legislation for the
:02:36. > :02:40.coming session. That does not happen. At Holyrood, it is purely a
:02:41. > :02:43.ceremonial occasion. The announcement of the legislative
:02:44. > :02:48.programme will take place when Parliament comes back from recess in
:02:49. > :02:52.autumn. It will be the First Minister who announces her
:02:53. > :02:57.legislative programme. This is really just a ceremonial occasion,
:02:58. > :03:03.harking back to the first parliament in 1999. Although that Parliament
:03:04. > :03:07.was elected in May, it did not get its legislative powers... That is
:03:08. > :03:09.why it is happening today. And our political correspondent,
:03:10. > :03:11.Andrew Kerr, is just Amid the throng. Give us a brief
:03:12. > :03:26.account of what we are expecting. The Queen has made her way to the
:03:27. > :03:29.Queensberry house entrance of Parliament for the beer waiting with
:03:30. > :03:37.anticipation to hear what Her Majesty will be saying. -- entrance
:03:38. > :03:41.of Parliament. We are waiting with anticipation. We have had to mulch
:03:42. > :03:43.with events in the past few weeks. We'll be hearing from the First
:03:44. > :03:57.Minister as well -- tumultuous. We'll be hearing from the First
:03:58. > :04:02.Queen is being greeted by the Lord and Lady Provost. In a previous
:04:03. > :04:07.life, the Lord Provost was a computer teacher at school. Meeting
:04:08. > :04:11.there the Presiding Officer of Parliament, Ken Macintosh. It is the
:04:12. > :04:16.first time he has fulfilled this role. He was the first Labour member
:04:17. > :04:24.to be elected to the post. The Queen is being introduced to the two
:04:25. > :04:37.Deputy presiding officers, Christine Grahame and Linda Fabiani. The Duke
:04:38. > :04:42.is saying hello. Incidentally, Ken Macintosh is wearing the Macintosh
:04:43. > :04:47.kilt. He knows quite a lot about tartan, as his wife's family firm is
:04:48. > :04:52.the Tartan maker for the Royal family. If they need something to
:04:53. > :04:55.talk about, they can talk about that. In terms of talking, I will
:04:56. > :05:06.hand you over now to Brian Taylor. You see the political leaders, the
:05:07. > :05:11.leader of the Conservative Party and the other political leaders awaiting
:05:12. > :05:14.Her Majesty in the garden lobby. This is about pageantry, ceremonial,
:05:15. > :05:19.the formal opening of the first session of Parliament with Nicola
:05:20. > :05:24.Sturgeon as First Minister in that parliament it also takes place
:05:25. > :05:29.against an environment. Against the background of the past week. Perhaps
:05:30. > :05:35.for some, perhaps for those leaders, perhaps for others in the country,
:05:36. > :05:40.the arrival of Her Majesty, which we now wait perhaps the gameplay
:05:41. > :05:49.project is a note of continuity in troubled and very uncertain times.
:05:50. > :05:54.Ken Macintosh, who greeted Her Majesty, we have a reference to
:05:55. > :05:55.that. Everyone looking to see whether Her Majesty The Queen also
:05:56. > :05:59.that. Everyone looking to see makes a reference to the quite
:06:00. > :06:08.remarkable events of the past week or so. This is the fifth session of
:06:09. > :06:14.the Scottish Parliament but it is actually the eighth time that Her
:06:15. > :06:18.Majesty has addressed Parliament. It included such occasions as the
:06:19. > :06:24.opening of this building, the Holyrood building, 9th of October,
:06:25. > :06:30.2004, with Majesty entering the garden lobby. The Duke of Edinburgh
:06:31. > :06:34.is being escorted and the company. garden lobby. The Duke of Edinburgh
:06:35. > :06:37.It is the eighth time Her Majesty has addressed the Scottish opening
:06:38. > :06:39.of Parliament, including in Aberdeen for the opening of this building.
:06:40. > :06:58.Now greeting the First Minister. It has been quite a week for
:06:59. > :07:03.politics. It has been quite a year for Her Majesty herself. She is now
:07:04. > :07:07.90. She said when she was in Northern Ireland, she has two
:07:08. > :07:14.birthdays, including her official one, so we have been quite busy, as
:07:15. > :07:20.she pointed out herself. The Duke of Edinburgh following her, as he does,
:07:21. > :07:32.as consort. He is now aged 95. A little word with Patrick Harvie of
:07:33. > :07:36.the Greens. Now, in a slight departure from custom, Her Majesty
:07:37. > :07:44.is going around the corner to take the lift up to the floor, where the
:07:45. > :07:49.chamber is. The MSPs and others sit there, awaiting the arrival of their
:07:50. > :07:54.royal guest. Earlier, they were entertained in a programme of music
:07:55. > :08:02.by the National Youth Choir of Scotland. Several MSPs were singing
:08:03. > :08:09.along to that. Guests looking from the gallery as well. He just spotted
:08:10. > :08:14.something. The scene looking down to the area where the Mace will be
:08:15. > :08:22.placed, that is the symbol of parliamentary power. You can just
:08:23. > :08:28.see the green, which is probably reserved for the Crown. They are
:08:29. > :08:34.racing up the glass corridor. Not to be caught out by the Queen as she
:08:35. > :08:43.knits up the lift. Kezia Dugdale there and Willie Rennie. -- nips.
:08:44. > :08:51.The Queen of representative is there. Marching in, striding in,
:08:52. > :08:55.desperate to get their places before the royal party arrives and the
:08:56. > :09:00.formalities begin. As Jackie was discussing earlier, it is a ceremony
:09:01. > :09:05.that has gained some tradition of its own, particularly the Riding. I
:09:06. > :09:09.like the idea that the writing, done in medieval times, with the
:09:10. > :09:14.courtiers and the Palace officials, has now been resurrected as a
:09:15. > :09:22.demonstration of popular sovereignty. -- Riding. A little
:09:23. > :09:37.word between the First Minister and her deputy. Sitting on the right.
:09:38. > :09:49.Now, coming up the glass corridor towards the chamber of the Scottish
:09:50. > :09:49.Parliament, Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by Ken Macintosh,
:09:50. > :10:13.Presiding Officer. Now, as I said, we are expecting Ken
:10:14. > :10:19.Macintosh to make some references to the events of the past week. We are
:10:20. > :10:28.expecting him to address the subject of the solidarity and cooperation he
:10:29. > :10:33.feels and others feel are required in these particularly difficult
:10:34. > :10:38.times. We are all looking out whether Her Majesty makes reference
:10:39. > :10:43.to that as well. This has traditionally been an occasion for
:10:44. > :10:47.mainly ceremonial, but sometimes there has been just a little hint or
:10:48. > :10:55.two, either from the Poseidon officer, or the Queen, of a
:10:56. > :10:59.reference to times. -- the Presiding Officer. Now a fanfare for Her
:11:00. > :11:18.Majesty The Queen. That is the Mace of Parliament being
:11:19. > :11:21.carried by Philip Horwood. He is the head of security and says this is
:11:22. > :11:29.probably the last time he will do it. He has carried the Mace on seven
:11:30. > :11:33.times. He reckons this will be his last go. 22 years he served in The
:11:34. > :11:42.Black Watch. He is wearing The Black Watch tartan today. Inscribed with
:11:43. > :11:46.their words, wisdom, justice, compassion and integrity. Supposed
:11:47. > :11:47.to be the founding principles of the Scottish Parliament. They could use
:11:48. > :12:11.them right now. As the Herald 's move to one side,
:12:12. > :12:14.and there is the Crown, the Crown of Scotland.
:12:15. > :12:20.Part of the royal honours of Scotland. The oldest surviving set
:12:21. > :12:27.of Crown Jewels in these islands. Dates from 1503. That Crown was
:12:28. > :12:32.remodelled by James the fifth, as far back as 1540. After the Act of
:12:33. > :12:37.Union, it was locked away in far back as 1540. After the Act of
:12:38. > :12:43.Edinburgh Castle and found in a chest in 1818 by Sir Walter Scott.
:12:44. > :12:49.It was carried before Queen Elizabeth at her coronation, just
:12:50. > :12:50.after her coronation, in a procession from Holyrood house,
:12:51. > :13:13.Saint Giles. Now, the Poseidon officer. Your
:13:14. > :13:17.Majesty, your Royal Highness, distinguished guests. On behalf of
:13:18. > :13:21.my fellow MSPs, can I welcome you and thank you for joining us at the
:13:22. > :13:28.opening of this, the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament. A
:13:29. > :13:32.particularly warm welcome to you, of the Scottish Parliament. A
:13:33. > :13:36.your Majesty. Not just because of the significant milestones you have
:13:37. > :13:40.achieved this year. Your presence here today, and the support you have
:13:41. > :13:46.given Parliament from the beginning of devolution has helped this
:13:47. > :13:50.institution developed the authority of now enjoys. Many people across
:13:51. > :13:56.this country have enjoyed celebrating with you a remarkable
:13:57. > :14:02.year. On your most recent official visit to Scotland, you became our
:14:03. > :14:03.longest reigning monarch. I was privileged to represent the
:14:04. > :14:08.Parliament last month at St Paul's privileged to represent the
:14:09. > :14:13.on the occasion of your 90th birthday celebrations. The same day
:14:14. > :14:17.as the 95th celebrations of her Royal Highness, the Duke of
:14:18. > :14:21.Edinburgh. It was an enjoyable occasion. Made all the more
:14:22. > :14:25.delightful, I may add, when our First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon,
:14:26. > :14:32.introduced our Secretary of State, David Munday, to her guests, as your
:14:33. > :14:37.husband. Inadvertently, I may add, as the two had swapped places. As
:14:38. > :14:43.David Munday observed, we did not need a referendum to know that was
:14:44. > :14:54.one union doomed for disappointment from the start. Your Majesty, over
:14:55. > :15:00.nine decades you have witnessed so much. Extraordinary social and
:15:01. > :15:03.economic change, phenomenal scientific and technological
:15:04. > :15:07.advances, disturbing and ever increasing environmental anxiety.
:15:08. > :15:12.Critically, you have seen success of generations rise to the challenges
:15:13. > :15:15.that lie before them. Your Majesty, the Parliament before you today
:15:16. > :15:21.stands ready for the challenges that lie ahead of us. Every MSP in this
:15:22. > :15:25.chamber is proud to represent the people of Scotland. We have been
:15:26. > :15:31.given the opportunity to serve and to contribute in a Parliament which
:15:32. > :15:37.has been thrashed. Two out of every five MSPs here have been elected for
:15:38. > :15:39.the first time. We 18th our democracy, reminding us of the
:15:40. > :15:49.promise of devolution, to work democracy, reminding us of the
:15:50. > :15:52.together. For the good of all. In these few short weeks, weeks of
:15:53. > :15:58.unprecedented political turbulence, I have already seen a real
:15:59. > :16:01.willingness to work together cooperatively and collaboratively. I
:16:02. > :16:07.have seen the emergence of a shared agenda to clarify the identity and
:16:08. > :16:10.role of this Parliament. A shared recognition that it is more
:16:11. > :16:16.important than ever that this parliament finds its voice, a voice
:16:17. > :16:22.for hope. To echo Donald Dewar, a voice for the future. I say more
:16:23. > :16:26.important than ever, because these last few weeks have also borne
:16:27. > :16:29.witness to the politics of hate. Today, outside this Parliament, we
:16:30. > :16:35.fly the rainbow flag of pride. Today, outside this Parliament, we
:16:36. > :16:41.Testimony to the 49 lives lost in the senseless shootings in an
:16:42. > :16:44.Orlando nightclub. A flag which displays our solidarity with the
:16:45. > :16:49.families and the communities they left behind. We continue to mourn
:16:50. > :16:53.the loss of our parliamentary colleague, Joe Cox. I believe it is
:16:54. > :17:04.simply not good enough to condemn such atrocities. -- Jo. We need to
:17:05. > :17:07.lead by example. Just this week, President Michael D Higgins of
:17:08. > :17:16.Ireland spoke to this chamber and he warned us against the growth of a
:17:17. > :17:20.populism. He told us not to react in kind but respond with an open,
:17:21. > :17:24.informed, tolerant and engaged discourse. It was one of the most
:17:25. > :17:28.erudite and powerful arguments for empathy or the importance of
:17:29. > :17:32.political sympathy I have ever had the privilege to hear. Yes, our
:17:33. > :17:39.exchanges in this Parliament should be passionate and robust. They
:17:40. > :17:42.should also be respectful. Courtesy, compassion and gentleness are signs
:17:43. > :17:44.of strength, not weakness. A lesson many of us could learn from the
:17:45. > :17:53.example of your Majesty. When this building was first
:17:54. > :17:59.constructed, Edwin Morgan described the open and adventurous Parliament
:18:00. > :18:04.that Scotland wanted to see in his poem, Open The Doors! . He implored
:18:05. > :18:09.us not to let hope be other than great. I have never given up hope
:18:10. > :18:14.that we can capture the new politics from which this Parliament was born.
:18:15. > :18:19.But it takes determination to move from the trench warfare of party
:18:20. > :18:23.lines. It takes purpose if we are to soften the binary divisions, yes or
:18:24. > :18:29.no, leave or remain. We need to remember and to act on
:18:30. > :18:33.the principles on which we were founded, accessible, transparent in
:18:34. > :18:36.proceedings, sharing power. It cannot, it must not be simply today
:18:37. > :18:40.that the Parliament opens its doors to the people of Scotland.
:18:41. > :18:46.Last Friday morning, we all awoke to to the people of Scotland.
:18:47. > :18:50.the monumental impact of the EU referendum result. An event which
:18:51. > :18:55.has had a pro found and dramatic impact on the political landscape.
:18:56. > :19:00.But I will also remember that date as my daughter Annie's last day at
:19:01. > :19:05.primary school. As she moves on to high school, I
:19:06. > :19:10.want all of our children, not to be filled with anning diet but to grow
:19:11. > :19:13.up full of expectation and excitement, secure in the knowledge
:19:14. > :19:18.we are shaping a positive future for them. To study and learn, to work
:19:19. > :19:23.and pro per, to play to laugh, to fall in love in a world in which
:19:24. > :19:28.humanity can life up to the deepest meaning of the word.
:19:29. > :19:33.Your Majesty, amidst some of the bad news over the last month, there was
:19:34. > :19:39.a moment of joy, when your horse, Dart mouth won at Royal Ascot. We
:19:40. > :19:45.shared your undisguised pleasure on our TV screens. Politics is a little
:19:46. > :19:51.like horse racing, in it can often strike people as the triumph of hope
:19:52. > :19:55.over experience. But despite the public cynicism, in my experience,
:19:56. > :20:00.most politicians are incurable optimists. 17 years ago, I took my
:20:01. > :20:05.place here, filled with hope, taking my place in the first Scottish
:20:06. > :20:10.Parliament. As I stand here again, I can feel the fire rekindled in my
:20:11. > :20:14.heart. We stand at the brink of a new session with all the hope and
:20:15. > :20:20.promise it can bring. We have five years to make a difference. Five
:20:21. > :20:24.years to make Scotland a fairer, kinder and more prosperous country.
:20:25. > :20:30.Five years to build a better place to live. Each one of us has
:20:31. > :20:36.something to contribute. As Jo Cox said in her maiden speech in the
:20:37. > :20:42.Commons: We have far more in common that which divides us. My hope, like
:20:43. > :20:47.the poets is still great. Your Majesty, can I call on you to
:20:48. > :20:53.address this meeting the Parliament? Inspiring optimism there from the
:20:54. > :20:56.Presiding Officer, Ken Macintosh, reflecting back to the poem, Open
:20:57. > :21:01.The Doors! Open The Doors! Edwin Morgan. We can hear it later in a
:21:02. > :21:08.different form. Now, Her Majesty the Queen.
:21:09. > :21:12.Presiding Officer, First Minister, members of the Scottish Parliament.
:21:13. > :21:16.It is a pleasure to be invited to address you on the special occasion
:21:17. > :21:21.to mark the opening of the 5th session of the Scottish Parliament.
:21:22. > :21:26.I would like to begin by thanking you, Presiding Officer, for your
:21:27. > :21:31.kind words of welcome and extending my good wishing to you in your new
:21:32. > :21:34.role. You carry a heavy responsibility for protecting the
:21:35. > :21:38.reputation and the good conduct of this Parliament.
:21:39. > :21:43.And I have no doubt that you will follow in the steps of your
:21:44. > :21:48.predecessors in demonstrating fairness, good judgment and
:21:49. > :21:55.impartiality, as well as being a strong advocate of the Parliament.
:21:56. > :22:01.Members of the Scottish Parliament, occasions such as today are rightly
:22:02. > :22:06.a time for hope and optimism. The beginning of this new session in
:22:07. > :22:10.particular, brings with it a real sense of renewal.
:22:11. > :22:16.With your largest intake of new members since 1999.
:22:17. > :22:20.For me, it also brings an echo of the excitement and the enthusiasm
:22:21. > :22:26.that I encountered that year, when many of the then MSPs, and I'm
:22:27. > :22:31.pleased to note, that quite a number of you are still serving today, set
:22:32. > :22:38.out on a collective journey in Scottish public service.
:22:39. > :22:45.17 years on, the Scottish Parliament has grown in maturity and skill.
:22:46. > :22:50.Of course, we all live and work in an increasingly complex and
:22:51. > :22:56.demanding world, where events and developments can, and do, take place
:22:57. > :23:02.at remarkable speed, and retaining the ability to stay calm and
:23:03. > :23:08.collected can at times be hard. As this Parliament has successfully
:23:09. > :23:13.demonstrated over the years, one hallmark of leadership in such a
:23:14. > :23:20.fast-moving world is a allowing sufficient room for quiet thinking
:23:21. > :23:24.and contemplation, which can enable deeper, cooler consideration of how
:23:25. > :23:30.challenges and.opportunities can be best addressed.
:23:31. > :23:34.I'm sure, also, that you will continue to draw inspiration from
:23:35. > :23:40.the founding principles of the Parliament and the key values of
:23:41. > :23:46.wisdom, justice, compassion and integrity, that our engraved on the
:23:47. > :23:48.Mace. These principles and values have served the Scottish Parliament
:23:49. > :23:53.well. And they will continue to guide new
:23:54. > :24:00.and returning members in the years ahead.
:24:01. > :24:04.During the session, the Parliament will implement new tax and welfare
:24:05. > :24:09.powers, in addition to other areas of public policy.
:24:10. > :24:16.I wish you every success as you prepare to take on these extra
:24:17. > :24:21.responsibilities. And I remain confident that you will use the
:24:22. > :24:25.powers at your disposal wisely and continue to serve the interests of
:24:26. > :24:31.all the people of Scotland to the best of your ability.
:24:32. > :24:35.As well as formerly marking the opening of the 5th session of
:24:36. > :24:40.Scottish Parliament, today is also a day where people will come together
:24:41. > :24:45.in Edinburgh to celebrate excellence in Scotland.
:24:46. > :24:49.And I can say without fear of contradiction that there is
:24:50. > :24:56.certainly a lot to celebrate. Today we are reminded of Edwin
:24:57. > :24:59.Morgan's poem, Open The Doors! . I understand that this afternoon's
:25:00. > :25:04.activities are themed around that poem, which famously has the line:
:25:05. > :25:07.We have a building that is more than a building.
:25:08. > :25:14.What a wonderful way of scribing this Parliament.
:25:15. > :25:18.Presiding Officer, First Minister, members of the Scottish Parliament,
:25:19. > :25:24.the Duke of Edinburgh and I will continue to follow your progress
:25:25. > :25:30.with the closest of interest, and we extend to you all our warmest good
:25:31. > :25:34.wishes as we embark on this 5th session of Parliament.
:25:35. > :25:41.APPLAUSE. The First Minister leading the
:25:42. > :25:42.applause. The Queen's address, in which she urged calm and
:25:43. > :26:02.contemplation. And now the Piano Quintet No. 1,
:26:03. > :26:06.composed by Tom Aitken, a pupil at St Mary's School.
:26:07. > :26:16.Performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Ensemble.
:26:17. > :31:25.by The Royal Scottish National Orchestra Ensemble
:31:26. > :31:46.That performance composed by a teenager. Evidence of the talents of
:31:47. > :31:48.Scotland, referred to by Her Majesty in her address. And now for the
:31:49. > :31:50.poem... We have a building which is
:31:51. > :32:03.more than a building. There is a commerce between inner
:32:04. > :32:08.and outer, between brightness and shadow,
:32:09. > :32:10.between the world and those The parts cohere, they come together
:32:11. > :32:21.like petals of a flower, yet they also send their tongues
:32:22. > :32:24.outward to feel and taste Did you want classic columns
:32:25. > :32:32.and predictable pediments? No icon, no IKEA, no iceberg,
:32:33. > :32:48.but curves and caverns, nooks
:32:49. > :32:52.and niches, huddles and heavens But bring together slate
:32:53. > :33:05.and stainless steel, black granite and grey granite,
:33:06. > :33:08.seasoned oak and sycamore, concrete blond and smooth as silk -
:33:09. > :33:13.the mix is almost alive - it breathes and beckons -
:33:14. > :33:22.imperial marble it is not! Come down the Mile,
:33:23. > :33:24.into the heart of the city, past the kirk of St Giles
:33:25. > :33:27.and the closes and wynds of the noted ghosts of history,
:33:28. > :33:32.who drank their claret and fell down the steep tenements stairs
:33:33. > :33:36.into the arms of link-boys but who wrote and talked the starry
:33:37. > :33:44.Enlightenment of their days. And before them the auld makars
:33:45. > :33:47.who tickled a Scottish king's ear with melody and ribaldry
:33:48. > :33:50.and frank advice. And when you are there,
:33:51. > :33:53.down there, in the midst of things, not set upon an hill
:33:54. > :33:59.with your nose in the air, this is where you know your parliament
:34:00. > :34:03.should be. What do the people
:34:04. > :34:09.want of the place? They want it to be filled
:34:10. > :34:11.with thinking persons as open and adventurous
:34:12. > :34:16.as its architecture. A phalanx of forelock-tuggers
:34:17. > :34:31.is what they do not want. And perhaps above all the droopy
:34:32. > :34:36.mantra of "it wizny me" Dear friends, dear lawgivers,
:34:37. > :34:48.dear parliamentarians, you are picking up a thread
:34:49. > :34:52.of pride and self-esteem that has been almost,
:34:53. > :34:57.but not quite, oh no, not quite, When you convene you will be
:34:58. > :35:06.reconvening, with a sense of not wholly the power,
:35:07. > :35:10.not yet wholly the power, but a good sense of what was once
:35:11. > :35:16.in the honour of your grasp. Trumpets and robes are fine,
:35:17. > :35:26.but in the present and the future you will
:35:27. > :35:31.need something more. We, the people, cannot tell you yet,
:35:32. > :35:38.but you will know about it We give you our consent to govern,
:35:39. > :35:44.don't pocket it and ride away. We give you our deepest dearest
:35:45. > :35:50.wish to govern well, don't say we have no
:35:51. > :35:55.mandate to be so bold. We give you this great building,
:35:56. > :36:00.don't let your work and hope be other than great
:36:01. > :36:29.when you enter and begin. APPLAUSE
:36:30. > :36:41.Splendid! The Scottish youth Theatre recreating the late Edwin Morgan's
:36:42. > :36:43.poem, Open The Doors!. He was the first Scots Makar. Not to be
:36:44. > :36:55.followed by the current Scots Makar. Threshold. Let's blether some more
:36:56. > :37:00.about doors, revolving doors and sliding doors. Half opened, half
:37:01. > :37:06.closed. The door with your name in it, the heavy one hard to open. The
:37:07. > :37:11.one you walked out when your heart was broken. The one you walked in as
:37:12. > :37:15.he came to your profession. And the tiny door when you made your
:37:16. > :37:28.confession. The school door at the end of a lesson. Yes, shut the door
:37:29. > :37:38.in gay lick. The way door on your dog's house. Gaelic. Doors imagined
:37:39. > :37:44.by writers the world over. Roost and the chickens coming home to roost.
:37:45. > :37:52.Or, Chris Guthrie's open heart at the end of Sunset Song. The door to
:37:53. > :37:58.the stable bolted after the horse left. Not tammim Shanter's tale will
:37:59. > :38:07.stop the one that shut violently behind you, hanged by a sudden wind.
:38:08. > :38:16.The painted, red door, code for asylum seeker. The X that says
:38:17. > :38:20.plague or Passover. The one turned into a vote to cross the ever
:38:21. > :38:26.lightning waters, the North Sea and the Aegean, reminders of the people
:38:27. > :38:35.cleared of their lands are out their crafts, to whom the sea was there
:38:36. > :38:43.threshold on, of. Take the big key and opened the door to the living,
:38:44. > :38:49.breathing past. The one you enliven over and over to the ship's, the
:38:50. > :38:55.house of the world, to the library door of Donald Dewar. Then picture
:38:56. > :39:01.yourself on the threshold, the exact moment when you might begin again. A
:39:02. > :39:08.new sitting, new keys, jingle possibilities. Hope comes with a
:39:09. > :39:13.tiny, Greyfriars Bobby key ring. Then come through to this
:39:14. > :39:18.Parliament, new session. Passed round there bobbing doors, change in
:39:19. > :39:27.the revolution is 360 degrees. -- revolving. Take in the Dutch gables,
:39:28. > :39:32.the cross gables. Here, rising out of the sloping base of Arthur's
:39:33. > :39:38.heat, straight into a city, a city that must also speak for the banks
:39:39. > :39:43.and the Braves, Munro 's, Cairns, bothy is, songs, heart, poems, art,
:39:44. > :39:49.stories. Do not forget the ceilidhs. bothy is, songs, heart, poems, art,
:39:50. > :39:57.Who doesn't love them? A city that the members of the blows of Orkney
:39:58. > :40:02.and Shetland, the folk of Colin C, Bute and Tyree, the inner and Outer
:40:03. > :40:08.Hebrides, the Glens and the bends, the trees and the rivers and the
:40:09. > :40:16.burns and the locks and the sea lochs. And Nessie, the Granite city,
:40:17. > :40:26.done freeze and Galloway. The green place and Dundee. The knights died's
:40:27. > :40:28.tiny keys. Find here what you are looking for.
:40:29. > :40:34.Democracy, in its infancy: guard her Like you would a small daughter -
:40:35. > :40:43.And keep the door wide open, not just ajar.
:40:44. > :40:56.And say, in any language you please, Wellcome. Welcome to the world's
:40:57. > :40:58.refugees. Scotland's changing faces. Look at me, his birth mother walked
:40:59. > :41:02.refugees. Scotland's changing faces. through the door of a mother and
:41:03. > :41:12.baby home here and walked out of Elsie Ingles hospital without me. My
:41:13. > :41:21.Makar, her daughter, Makar of fairly layered. This is my country, says a
:41:22. > :41:26.fisherman. Mine too, says a child from Iona. Mine too says the brain
:41:27. > :41:31.family. And mine says a man from the Polish deli. And mine, says the
:41:32. > :41:37.brave and beautiful acid Schar. Need Polish deli. And mine, says the
:41:38. > :41:43.to save the black Scott and the red Scott. And William Wallace and Mary
:41:44. > :41:53.Queen of spots. Also Muriel Spark. Said Emily Sanjay and Arthur Walton.
:41:54. > :42:00.Said Liz Lochhead Norman, and mine, said the Syrian refugee. Here we
:42:01. > :42:13.are, in this building of pure poetry, on this July morning in
:42:14. > :42:18.front of Her Majesty. Good day, Ma'am, Ma'am, good day. Great
:42:19. > :42:26.believers in democracy and in giving it loud. Her strength is our
:42:27. > :42:36.difference. Do not fear it. It takes more than one language to tell a
:42:37. > :42:46.story. Wellcome. One language is never enough.
:42:47. > :42:57.Welcome. It takes more than one language to tell a story. Welcome.
:42:58. > :43:06.One language is never enough. Welcome. It takes more than one
:43:07. > :43:14.tongue to tell a story. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. It takes more than
:43:15. > :43:30.one language to tell a story. Welcome. Welcome! Come in the living
:43:31. > :43:32.room, come join our brilliant gathering.
:43:33. > :43:49.APPLAUSE A mix of Scottish literature,
:43:50. > :43:55.history, biography and the insistence on variation. Jackie Kay
:43:56. > :43:57.had a Scottish mother and Nigerian father. She was adopted as a baby
:43:58. > :44:07.and grew up in Bishopbriggs. Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness,
:44:08. > :44:09.Presiding Officer, fellow members of Parliament and distinguished guests.
:44:10. > :44:30.Today's a day to celebrate come forward with hope. We
:44:31. > :44:33.want to thank you for opening the session of our parliament and for
:44:34. > :44:37.your thoughtful address this morning. Since this is not yet
:44:38. > :44:42.December, I'd trust the wishes are still in order. On behalf of
:44:43. > :44:47.everyone in this chamber, on behalf of all of the people of Scotland, I
:44:48. > :44:58.would like to wish Her Majesty are very happy 90th birthday year.
:44:59. > :45:03.APPLAUSE Your Majesty, your lifetime of
:45:04. > :45:07.service to others, to your country, and the Commonwealth, your deep
:45:08. > :45:14.sense of duty, dignity and respect, and your firm and constant support
:45:15. > :45:18.and affection. And are an inspiration to all of us and we
:45:19. > :45:23.thank you for it. Today marks the formal opening of this, the fifth
:45:24. > :45:28.term of our national parliament. All of us elected to this magnificent
:45:29. > :45:33.chamber feel a deep sense of honour in the trust that the people of
:45:34. > :45:39.Scotland have placed in us. We come from a diverse the righty of
:45:40. > :45:43.backgrounds. All of us have been given the precious opportunity to
:45:44. > :45:52.contribute to building a better country. And build it we will. To do
:45:53. > :45:54.so, we must be bold and ambitious. We must show courage and
:45:55. > :45:58.determination. Our collective commitment to the people of Scotland
:45:59. > :46:02.today is that we will not shy away from any challenge we face, no
:46:03. > :46:08.matter how difficult or deep rooted. We must seek to extend opportunity
:46:09. > :46:14.for everyone, at every stage of their lives. As parliamentarians, we
:46:15. > :46:18.must always remember our duty to lead by example, with open, honest
:46:19. > :46:23.and good spirited debate and discussion. Our duty to be a voice
:46:24. > :46:30.for all of the people of our country. When Scotland's first First
:46:31. > :46:34.Minister, the late Donald Dewar, address this Parliament at its
:46:35. > :46:39.opening 17 years ago, he delivered them one of the finest speeches of
:46:40. > :46:44.our times. He said, a Scottish Parliament is about more than
:46:45. > :46:50.politics and laws. It is about who we are, how we carry ourselves. So,
:46:51. > :46:55.allow me to reflect on who we are in Scotland today. We are more than 5
:46:56. > :47:00.million men and women, adults, young people and children. Each with our
:47:01. > :47:07.own life stories, family histories and our own hopes and dreams. We are
:47:08. > :47:11.the grandchildren and great Jan -- grandchildren of the thousands who
:47:12. > :47:15.came from Ireland to work in shipyards and families. We are the
:47:16. > :47:21.80,000 Polish people, the 8000 Lithuanians, the 7000 each from
:47:22. > :47:24.France, Spain, Italy and Latvia, who among many from countries beyond our
:47:25. > :47:27.shores we are so privileged to have living here amongst us. We be more
:47:28. > :47:31.than half a million people born in living here amongst us. We be more
:47:32. > :47:36.England, Wales and Northern Ireland who have chosen to live here in
:47:37. > :47:39.Scotland. We are be thousands of European students studying at our
:47:40. > :47:44.universities and our colleges. The other doctors and nurses from all
:47:45. > :47:48.across our continent and beyond, who care for us dearly in our National
:47:49. > :47:53.Health Service. Whether we have lived here for generations, or are
:47:54. > :47:57.new Scots, from Europe, India, Pakistan, Africa, and countries
:47:58. > :48:04.across the globe, we all of this and more. We are so much stronger for
:48:05. > :48:09.diverse city that shaped us. We are one Scotland. We are simply home to
:48:10. > :48:13.all those who have chosen to live here.
:48:14. > :48:21.How do we carry ourselves? We carry ourselves with dignity, treating
:48:22. > :48:28.others with respect. We celebrate our difference. We are not perfect,
:48:29. > :48:32.far from it. We do make mistakes but every day, especially in adversity
:48:33. > :48:37.a hand to our neighbour. a hand to our neighbour.
:48:38. > :48:42.. A few weeks ago, all of Scotland, including leaders from across this
:48:43. > :48:48.chamber stood in solidarity with the victims of the Orlando massacre.
:48:49. > :48:53.Today we fly the rainbow flag outside our Parliament. We do so
:48:54. > :48:57.with poignancy and great pride. It is yet another vivid illustration
:48:58. > :49:03.and powerful symbol of the open and inclusive nation that we are.
:49:04. > :49:08.The open and inclusive nation that we are determined to remain.
:49:09. > :49:13.This is a Scotland we represent, a country we should never take for
:49:14. > :49:19.granted but instead work hard each and every day to protect and to
:49:20. > :49:21.strengthen. This Parliament now has the weighty responsibility of taking
:49:22. > :49:25.forward the will of our people in the name and in the spirit of our
:49:26. > :49:31.people. So let us lead with hope and
:49:32. > :49:36.determination and make this resolution: We will work every day
:49:37. > :49:44.to achieve greater equality at home and to enhance and never diminish
:49:45. > :49:56.our precious place in the world. We have just heard the inspiring words
:49:57. > :50:01.off our wonderful new Makar, Kaye. These words are from connecting
:50:02. > :50:05.cultures, a poem written by Liz to celebrate a Commonwealth Day. These
:50:06. > :50:09.words resonate powerfully as we think about who we are and reflect
:50:10. > :50:13.on our place in the European Union and the wider world. Remembering how
:50:14. > :50:19.hard fellow feeling is to summon, when wealth is what we do not have
:50:20. > :50:24.in common, may every individual and all the peoples in each nation work
:50:25. > :50:30.and hope and strive for true communication, only by a shift in
:50:31. > :50:35.sharing is there any chance for the welfare of all our people and good
:50:36. > :50:39.governance. So, Presiding Officer, today as we celebrate this new
:50:40. > :50:43.beginning, let us look forward with hope and a shared determination to
:50:44. > :50:50.work tirelessly for the good of all of Scotland's people and in doing
:50:51. > :50:58.so, to play our part in a stronger Europe and a better world.
:50:59. > :51:06.APPLAUSE APPLAUSE. A better nation... Words from the
:51:07. > :51:12.First Minister. Next we have a song, A Man's a Man
:51:13. > :51:16.for A' That. Played again with a sense of continuity but also sung in
:51:17. > :51:20.1999 at the opening. SONG: A Man's A Man For A' That by
:51:21. > :51:22.Robbie Burns # Is there for honest poverty that
:51:23. > :51:26.hings his head, an' a' that # Gie fools their silks and knaves
:51:27. > :51:57.their wine # Wha struts, an'
:51:58. > :52:26.stares, an' a' that # The pith o' sense,
:52:27. > :53:22.an' pride o' worth # That sense and worth,
:53:23. > :54:18.o'er a' the earth Midge Ure.
:54:19. > :54:21.And a great anthem of common humanity.
:54:22. > :54:26.Applause from the Duke of Edinburgh as well.
:54:27. > :54:33.Gosh, Ken Macintosh, certainly seems to like it.
:54:34. > :54:43.And I know close this session of the Scottish Parliament.
:54:44. > :55:32.MUSIC: The Rowan Tree Performed by Stuart McMillan MSP
:55:33. > :55:40.The Royal Company of Archers. Leading them out.
:55:41. > :55:43.Around Stuart McMillan, the MSP, the Parliament's piper, playing The
:55:44. > :55:48.Rowan Tree. No words on this occasion but the lyrics are famous
:55:49. > :55:54.too. The MSP standing as the procession
:55:55. > :56:02.leaves the chamber. The Presiding Officer escorting Her
:56:03. > :56:10.Majesty out. Kezia Dugdale there. And the MSPs by their benches. And
:56:11. > :56:42.the crown, carried by the Duke of Hamilton.
:56:43. > :56:48.The Amperes very slow across the black and white corridor that reply
:56:49. > :56:56.case the corridor in the building at the top of the Mound. The General
:56:57. > :57:03.Assembly building. First used by Parliament in 1999. Rep micated in a
:57:04. > :57:08.slightly Alice in Wonderland way, I always thought.
:57:09. > :57:17.The Queen is escorted by the Presiding Officer.
:57:18. > :57:26.The crown in the background, isn't it magnificent? Absolutely
:57:27. > :57:30.magnificent. 22 gem stone, 20 precious stones and 68 fresh
:57:31. > :57:34.Scottish Water pales. And the base solid gold. Back in the chamber,
:57:35. > :57:37.they are on their holidays, of course.
:57:38. > :57:43.It is the summer recess. Congratulating each other but I
:57:44. > :57:46.think there will be work to be done with the small matter of the
:57:47. > :57:51.European Union and a the referendum and of course, the small matter of
:57:52. > :57:57.Scottish governing. John Swinney having a word with the
:57:58. > :58:04.First Minister. Isn't he good? He's a politicians
:58:05. > :58:09.but also a piper! A little glance down there to see how he is getting
:58:10. > :58:15.repertory. repertory.
:58:16. > :58:44.-- repertoire. The scene outside there, the weather
:58:45. > :58:53.changed dramatically, during the period. It was absolutely pouring
:58:54. > :58:57.rain throughout the service. But it seems to have rerelented, although,
:58:58. > :59:06.no, gosh, it seems to have come back on again.
:59:07. > :59:11.You see the two girls there, awaiting the Queen, they are going
:59:12. > :59:19.to present posies to Her Majesty when she departs. The two girls are
:59:20. > :59:25.Agatha King, who is five years old from Dunbarton and Islelagh Shaw who
:59:26. > :59:30.is 11, from Fife. They are chosen as two of the local heroes, each of the
:59:31. > :59:34.MSPs has nominated a local hero. They are two of them to present the
:59:35. > :59:42.posy. Her Majesty is now to sign the book.
:59:43. > :59:46.As Her Majesty signs there... Including the ceremony for the day,
:59:47. > :59:53.I will hand back to the studio. And as the Queen departs
:59:54. > :59:55.the parliament, crowds are making their way down
:59:56. > :00:05.the Royal Mile as part As you say, Brian, it has been a
:00:06. > :00:06.dreadful day weatherwise but they are looking forward to what is
:00:07. > :00:09.are looking forward to what is ahead.
:00:10. > :00:20.Well, you had an elegant ceremony, watching along this morning but let
:00:21. > :00:25.me tell you, this, outside, is where the party starts. I'm standing here
:00:26. > :00:30.waiting for The Riding to begin. It goes back to the 16th century, and
:00:31. > :00:34.this is what the people show what they can do for today's celebration.
:00:35. > :00:38.It is where the organisations are taking part. I have spoken to a few
:00:39. > :00:43.of them earlier. It is an occasion that is part of
:00:44. > :00:48.tradition but differs greatly from the Riding of old that involved that
:00:49. > :00:53.nobility and the churchmen, this is very much an event for the people,
:00:54. > :00:57.isn't it? Absolutely it is. And boy, are people excited about taking part
:00:58. > :01:01.in this today. We have everything from Vikings through to women's
:01:02. > :01:05.groups, we have little ones from schools, who have been practicing
:01:06. > :01:10.their drums really, really loudly, all ready to go. We have dancer of
:01:11. > :01:14.every variety, they are all getting ready to put on the most amazing
:01:15. > :01:19.show right down here on the Royal Mile. In a while it will come past
:01:20. > :01:23.me here on the Royal Mile, picking up people from the Parliament and
:01:24. > :01:27.heading off to Holyrood Park. In fact, you are just in time to see
:01:28. > :01:32.the start of the parade, led off by the pipes. But there is lots more
:01:33. > :01:42.music coming from back there. Do you want to take a look? Well, I think
:01:43. > :01:47.this is an opportune moment now. Let's join Andrew Kerr, you are at
:01:48. > :01:50.the foot of the Royal Mile, what do you make of what you heard? It was
:01:51. > :01:57.interesting to hear what the Queen said. She was speaking in reference
:01:58. > :02:02.to the European referendum, the hallmark of leadership and a
:02:03. > :02:04.fast-changing world, allowing room for quiet thinking and
:02:05. > :02:08.contemplation. The First Minister said she wanted Scotland to play our
:02:09. > :02:13.part in a stronger Europe. So perhaps a couple of references to
:02:14. > :02:16.the tumult use political situation we are seeing, Jackie. But now time
:02:17. > :02:21.for good fun here at Holyrood. It certainly is.
:02:22. > :02:26.It is a, as I spoke, the feeling of demob at the Parliament. That is
:02:27. > :02:31.where we end our coverage of the royal opening of the Parliament, one
:02:32. > :02:35.in which we heard the Queen wish the MSPs success on taking on their new
:02:36. > :02:40.responsibilities. The MSPs are off on their summer break but with the
:02:41. > :02:45.current political situation, summed up by the Presiding Officer as
:02:46. > :02:48.turbulence, the 5th session of Parliament is going to be an
:02:49. > :02:50.interesting one. From everyone here, good afternoon.
:02:51. > :02:53.Boateng! Well hit! CHEERING