Our crowning pageant is based on the true story of the romantic meeting of King James V and his Queen, Maire de Guise, in the village in 1538.
King James had selected Lindsay, the Lord Preceptor of Torphichen, to be Champion to the new Queen. He escorted Maire and her royal entourage from France to Leith. The Royal party travelled to Torphichen to meet King James, who had travelled from nearby Linlithgow.
Legend has it that this was their first kiss on Scottish soil. This was an important moment in Scottish history as it saw the continuation of the House of Stewart with the birth of Mary Queen of Scots at Linlithgow Palace in 1542.
List of Characters
The Bower Girls
Standard Bearer
Knights of St John
Retiring Queen
Champion
Retiring Queen's Page Boys
Retiring Queen's Lades in Waiting
Flower Queen
Flower Girls
Fairy Queen
Fairies
The Pages
Scepter Bearer
Banner Bearer
Heralds
Ladies in Waiting
Queen Elect