Loretto Pipe Band to welcome the Pope to Scotland
07 July 2010
The accolades and invitations just keep rolling in for the Loretto Pipe Band. With recent performances at Holyrood Palace, Lord's Cricket Ground, the Edinburgh Marathon, Edinburgh Castle and most recently with Sir Paul McCartney under their belt, the Loretto Pipe Band have been asked to play in central Edinburgh to welcome Pope Benedict XVI to Scotland.
This will be the first official Papal visit to the UK. Pope John Paul II made a purely pastoral visit in 1982, but Pope Benedict XVI's trip will combine both pastoral events and formal state business.
The Pope is travelling to the United Kingdom at the invitation of Her Majesty the Queen, and she will meet him at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on 16th September, the first day of his trip.
He will travel along the city's Princes Street in the Popemobile where he will be greeted by Loretto's Pipe Band.