His Majesty King Abdullah accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Rania on Saturday attended the 2016 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, as a guest of honour.

The 67th military tattoo is being held at Edinburgh Castle with the participation of military bands representing several countries including Jordan.

Upon arrival, King Abdullah was received by British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, Governor of Edinburgh Castle, Mike Riddell-Webster and a number of senior military officials as well as Jordan’s Ambassador to London Mazen Hmoud.

The participating bands performed silent military parade, musical pieces, and camel and horse cavalry shows.

During the show, His Majesty was saluted by participating military bands, including the Jordanian one.

The Royal Jordanian Honour Guard - Silent Drill Team, the Jordanian Armed Forces Band, the Royal Guards Brigade and Circassian Guards are representing the Kingdom in the festival, which coincides with the Kingdom's celebrations of the centennial of the Great Arab Revolt.

The Jordanian band performed various musical pieces inspired by the Kingdom’s military heritage and the Great Arab Revolt. The Kingdom’s first participation in the tattoo dates back to 1963.

The King also attended a reception hosted by the Governor of Edinburgh Castle in the presence of 120 people.

Ahead of the event, His Majesty met with UK Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon, during which they discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the military, defence and training fields. Discussions also covered the latest important regional issues mainly efforts to fight terrorism in a holistic approach.

The meeting was attended by the King’s Military Adviser and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Gen. Mashal Al Zaben and the Kingdom’s ambassador in London.