The Queen has begun her annual Holyrood Week residence in Edinburgh, in her first public engagement since an illness last week.

The monarch cancelled a visit to St Paul's Cathedral in London on Thursday after feeling "under the weather".

The visit was to mark the the 200th anniversary of the Order of Michael and St George

Her week-long resident at the Palace of Holyroodhouse celebrates Scottish culture, history and achievement.

On Monday, the stay began with the traditional Ceremony of the Keys, where the Queen is received in Edinburgh by the City Chamberlain.

The Queen is symbolically offered the keys to the city by the Lord Provost and tradition dictates that she then returns them, entrusting their safekeeping to Edinburgh's elected officials.

The annual Garden Party, where thousands are invited to at the palace grounds, is due to take place later in the week.