Procession for the Papal visit, Princes Street

Category

Library Item

Item no

21824

Title

Procession for the Papal visit on Princes Street and Edinburgh Castle

Description

Crowds line Princes Street below Edinburgh Castle waiting on the Papal convoy to go by. Children carrying blue banners stand on one side of the street and policemen in yellow jackets line the street. The sky is bright and filled with clouds.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2010

Type

Digital image

Pope Benedict XVI visited the UK from September 16th -19th 2010. This was the first official Papal visit to the UK, taking in events in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Birmingham. He visited Edinburgh on the 16th September.

Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on 16 April 1927 in Marktl, Bavaria, Germany. He is the 265th Pope. He was elected on 19 April 2005 and celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24th April 2005.

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Events > Ceremonies > Parades and processions

Events > Ceremonies > Visits of state

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Gardens

People > Health and safety > Police

People > Religion > Clergy

Places > Edinburgh areas > New Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Princes Street

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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