Queen giggles as she's gifted $415 limited edition bottle of whisky by Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
Queen Elizabeth is continuing her engagements in Edinburgh as the family mark Royal Week in Scotland, also known as Holyrood Week.
Her Majesty welcomed Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, to the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Wednesday.
After arriving and shaking hands, Sturgeon talked through a number of gifts she brought for the monarch, who recently celebrated her Platinum Jubilee.
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Queen Elizabeth giggled when she was gifted a $415 limited edition bottle of whisky from First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon during an audience at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images
The 96-year-old giggled when she saw the bottle of whisky - a Johnnie Walker Blue Label 'The Rare Side of Scotland Timorous Beasties' Edition.
Sturgeon explained the bottle, which retails for £235 ($415), and its packaging are designed to represent Scotland's flora and fauna.
The Queen is known to enjoy a dram of whisky but it's believed gin is her tipple of choice.
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Scotland's leader also presented the Queen with a throw featuring a specially-designed tartan and a framed graphic showing the expected landscape design of 70 native trees planted in the nearby park.
Her Majesty wore a blue and pink floral dress, which complemented Sturgeon's fuchsia twin set dress and jacket combo.
Her Majesty wore a blue and pink floral dress, which complemented Sturgeon's fuchsia twin set dress and jacket combo. Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images
The monarch accessorised with her three string pearl necklace, her pearl and diamond earrings and a brooch.
Queen Elizabeth also held an audience with Alison Johnstone MSP, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
The meetings come just a day after Sturgeon announced plans for a second referendum on Scottish independence to be held in October 2023. The previous vote was held in 2014.
Sturgeon (pictured with husband Peter Murrell arriving at the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral) described Her Majesty as a "quite extraordinary individual" following the Platinum Jubilee celebrations Kirsty O'Connor, Pool Photo via AP
It's understood even if Scotland votes to become an independent country, the plan is to keep the Queen as head of state.
On returning to Scotland after attending the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral among other Platinum Jubilee events, Sturgeon described Her Majesty as a "quite extraordinary individual" but declined to swear an oath of loyalty to the monarch.
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