Editing Stone of Scone (section)

==Return to Scotland==
On 3 July 1996, in response to a growing discussion around Scottish cultural history, the British Government announced that the stone would return to Scotland, 700 years after it had been taken.<ref name="Sad" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 1996 |title=The return north of Jacob's pillow may prove cold comfort to Mr Major, argues Malcolm Dickson Tory moment of destiny |work=The Glasgow Herald |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12036383.the-return-north-of-jacobs-pillow-may-prove-cold-comfort-to-mr-major-argues-malcolm-dickson-tory-moment-of-destiny/ |access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> On 15 November 1996, after a handover ceremony at the border between representatives of the [[Home Office]] and of the [[Scottish Office]], the stone was transported to [[Edinburgh Castle]]. An official handover ceremony occurred in the Castle on 30 November 1996, [[St Andrew's Day]], to mark the arrival of the stone.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ascherson |first=Neal |author-link=Neal Ascherson |date=1 Dec 1996 |title=Scotland welcomes the new Stone age |work=[[The Independent#The Independent on Sunday|The Independent on Sunday]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/scotland-welcomes-the-new-stone-age-1312444.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/scotland-welcomes-the-new-stone-age-1312444.html |archive-date=25 May 2022}}</ref> [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]], representing Queen Elizabeth II, formally handed over the [[Royal warrant (document)|Royal Warrant]] transferring the stone into the safekeeping of the [[Honours of Scotland#Commissioners for the Keeping of the Regalia|Commissioners for the Regalia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2016 |title=20 lesser known facts about the Stone of Destiny – 20 facts for 20 years! |url=http://blog.edinburghcastle.gov.uk/index.php/20-lesser-known-facts-about-the-stone-of-destiny-20-facts-for-20-years |access-date=24 February 2018 |website=Edinburgh Castle Blog |archive-date=24 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224164814/http://blog.edinburghcastle.gov.uk/index.php/20-lesser-known-facts-about-the-stone-of-destiny-20-facts-for-20-years/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>The ceremonial of the day: {{Edinburgh Gazette|city= e |issue= 24101 |pages= 2861–2862 |date= 29 November 1996}}</ref> It currently resides in Perth.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradley |first=Neil Pooran, Sian |date=2024-03-28 |title=Stone of Destiny given ceremonial send-off to its next home |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/stone-of-destiny-given-ceremonial-send-off-to-its-next-home-bk80gn6kp |access-date=2024-03-28 |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=See and do > highlights > the Stone of Destiny |url=https://www.edinburghcastle.scot/see-and-do/highlights/the-stone-of-destiny |access-date=4 August 2020 |website=edinburghcastle.scot |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208180541/https://www.edinburghcastle.scot/see-and-do/highlights/the-stone-of-destiny |url-status=dead }}</ref>