Is there a State Opening of the Scottish Parliament by the Queen each year?
Her Majesty The Queen attended the official opening of the Scottish Parliament on 1 July 1999 and the opening of the new Scottish Parliament building on 9 October 2004. She also attended a ceremony to mark the opening of the third session of the Parliament on 30 June 2007. However, there is no equivalent in the Scottish Parliament to the State Opening of the UK Parliament at Westminster, which normally takes place each year at the start of the parliamentary session.