Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania on Wednesday attended part of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Scotland, which celebrates its Diamond Jubilee this year.

King Abdullah was the guest of honour at the festival, one of the world's most popular and highly anticipated military events.

Jordan is among 10 countries participating in the event, with 77 armed forces musicians, accompanied by a 24-strong drill team, a mounted honour guard astride eight military horses, and its six-member Circassian Guard of Honour.

The King, who returned home Thursday, met with the Jordanian contingent taking part in the festival as well as with 10 students participating in the Connecting Classrooms Programme organised by the British Council in Amman.

The students, who attended the festival, are on a visit to the UK as part of programme which seeks to enhance communication and knowledge exchanges with their peers in British schools in Edinburgh and Durham.

The Jordan Armed Forces Band participated in the festival for the first time in 1963, represented by officer Jamal Zreikat, who also attended this year's festival as a guest of honour.

King Abdullah met Zreikat and expressed his appreciation for his efforts to represent Jordan in a number of international military events during his years of service in the JAF.

The King also attended a reception held by George Grubb, lord lieutenant and lord provost of the City of Edinburgh, representing Queen Elizabeth.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Lt. General Mishal Al Zaben and Jordanian Ambassador in London Alia Bouran also attended the festival.