You can see the Chancellor's Robe, which will shortly be laid on the shoulders of the new Chancellor. On the back row of the choir we see the Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral on the far right, and the Bishop of the Diocese of Moray, Ross & Caithness (Rt Rev Mark Strange) sitting on his throne on the far left side. The Bishop has his own blog, and perhaps I can quote directly from it in his own words:
The Diocesan Team headed off to General Synod on the Wednesday but for the first time in years I wasn’t with them. I was missing the first day of Synod to be in the Cathedral. The Princess Royal was to be installed as the first Chancellor of the University of the Highlands and Islands and the ceremony was taking place in our Cathedral in Inverness. I was asked to lead in the Academic Procession, to preside from my seat and to offer the final Blessing. We had a great afternoon, all sorts and conditions being present and one more step on this exciting academic journey in the Highlands.
I left the reception and had to make a hasty trip to meet Jane at Bishop Eden’s Primary School so that we could catch the train to Edinburgh. Linda, my sacristan, was also arriving to take away the formal robes and to get us to the station. It is amazing how quickly the traffic stopped on Tomanahurich Street when a fully robed bishop rushed across the street, the shoppers in Tesco’s looked bemused and everyone smiled and said hello. We made it to the station, just and after a change at Perth arrived at our hotel just as the Diocesan Dinner started it’s main course, phew.
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