In an unprecedented historic occasion, Her Majesty the Queen is to visit Aberdeen as The Scottish Parliament convenes in the city.
MSPs and officials are to gather at the Kings College Conference Centre at the University of Aberdeen from 28-30 May for three full days of parliamentary debate on local and national issues.
And Her Majesty the Queen - visiting Aberdeen on 28 May as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations - will address the Parliament after attending a special Jubilee celebration at the city's Duthie Park.
It will be the first time the Scottish Parliament - which has to make way for the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland at The Mound in Edinburgh - has been held outside the central belt.
Announcing the move last year, Presiding Officer Sir David Steel, said: "One of the Parliament's key guiding principles is the need for accessibility, and this does not just mean providing public facilities in Edinburgh or the central belt.
"Our time in Glasgow in May 2000 was very successful, and showed what is possible when the Parliament works in close co-operation with a local authority. On this occasion, the Bureau felt we should go outside the central belt. I am sure Aberdeen will prove equally popular and we are grateful to Aberdeen City Council and the University of Aberdeen for the work they have already done preparing a bid and co-operating fully with our officials."
Timings for the Royal Visit - Tuesday 28 May
10.30am
Public viewing area on King's Lawn, adjacent to King's College Chapel and in front of Elphinstone Hall, University of Aberdeen, open to the general public.
11.00am
600 Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City schoolchildren start arriving outside King's College Chapel on the High Street to welcome Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
11.45am
Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh arrive outside King's College Chapel and are welcomed by the University's Chancellor, Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, and Principal C Duncan Rice.
In the King's College Quadrangle, The Queen is presented to Sir David Steel, Presiding Officer, The Scottish Parliament, who in turn presents 40 schoolchildren from Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City.
The Queen enters the King's College Conference Centre to address The Scottish Parliament.
12.20pm
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave King's College Conference Centre. On the grass in the Quadrangle will be 20 nursery children (3-5 years of age) from the University's Rocking Horse Nursery. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will proceed to the Linklater Rooms, adjacent to Elphinstone Hall, where she will meet a cross section of University of Aberdeen staff, before proceeding to a Parliamentary Reception in Elphinstone Hall.
1.10pm
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh depart Elphinstone Hall and the University of Aberdeen via Regent Walk by car.
The public are asked to arrive in good time by public transport or by foot. Access to King's College is from Regent Walk, off King Street; from College Bounds, off the Spital; and also from the High Street, Old Aberdeen, off St Machar Drive. Regent Walk and the High Street will be closed to all vehicular access from 10.00am until 2.00pm.