In pictures: Crowds and colour return to Scotland as Covid winds down
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There were highs and lows across Scotland in 2022 – a year that opened with the country still in the grip of Covid-19 but saw Scots bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth.
As the pandemic wound down, spectacular events like the Royal Military Tattoo in Edinburgh and Glasgow’s Trnsmt Festival brought joy and drew the crowds as they returned to the calendar.
But, later in the year, Scots respectfully lined the streets to pay tribute to the Queen after she passed away at her beloved Balmoral in Aberdeenshire.
A kitesurfer soared above Troon during the Kitesurf Scotland Big Air event off the South Ayrshire coast in February (Jane Barlow/PA)
The Kelpies at Falkirk were illuminated in the colours of the Ukraine flag following the Russian invasion in February (Jane Barlow/PA)
The V&A at Dundee was the scene for an oversize pop art display as part of a collaboration between dancer Michael Clark and rock band The Fall in March (Jane Barlow/PA)
Nine-year-old police dog Remo was delighted to try on his handler’s hat during a presentation at Tulliallan Police College, Fife, in March (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Five-year-old Lenny Boyd peeked out of the sunflowers at an immersive Van Gogh exhibition in Edinburgh in March (Jane Barlow)
Jusztina Hermann peered into her crystal ball ahead of the Cirqulation: Future circus cabaret night in Edinburgh in April (Andrew Milligan/PA)
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon banged the drum for Scottish independence during a visit to Royston Youth Action Club in Glasgow in April (Jane Barlow/PA)
A gargoyle seemed happy to have his teeth brushed as part of conservation work at Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian, in May (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Nicola Sturgeon proved a good sport when she donned a ‘See You Jimmy’ hat when she bumped into a hen party on Portobello beach, Edinburgh, in May (Lesley Martin/PA)
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were only too happy to pose for a selfie during a visit to the Wheatley Group in Glasgow in May (Andrew Milligan/PA)
The paddle steamer Waverley celebrated the 75th anniversary of its maiden voyage as it cruised past Clydebank’s Titan crane in June (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
A miniature Shetland pony peeked out from under a giant Clydesdale horse at the Royal Highland Show in Ingliston, Edinburgh, in June (Andrew Milligan/PA)
The Duke of Buccleuch pointed out a detail to the Queen at a parade for the Royal Company of Archers at Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, in June (Jane Barlow/PA)
Lewis Capaldi performed beneath a giant image of his own face at the Trnsmt Festival in Glasgow in July (Lesley Martin/PA)
Angus Badenhorst, five, took a photograph of one of the amazing stone arches created during the European Stone Stacking Championships at Dunbar, East Lothian, in July (Jane Barlow/PA)
Three-year-old Eris Ijaz, from Falkirk, ran among the rows of lavender at Tarhill Farm, Kinross, in July (Jane Barlow/PA)
A member of staff pushed a Dalek into place for an exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh in July (Jane Barlow/PA)
Laser beams and projections lit up Edinburgh Castle during the last night of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in August (Jane Barlow/PA)
In one of the last official photographs ever taken of the monarch, the Queen waited to greet new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Balmoral in September (Jane Barlow/PA)
Sombre crowds lined the route as the hearse bearing the Queen’s coffin, followed by members of the royal family on foot, made its way up the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, in September (Jon Super/PA)
