Christian IV's Order of the Elephant. Gold enamel with table-cut stones. On the elephant's cloth the Order of the Mailed Sword-Arm can be seen.

The Queen, 92, looked resplendent in her robes and hat as she took part in the ceremony at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, accompanied by Prince William and Princess Anne.

It is a ceremony of great pomp and circumstance and one in which she has participated dutifully throughout her 62-year reign. VII.