'That hit the spot' King and Queen kick off Edinburgh's 900th anniversary sampling vintage whisky

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The King and Queen kicked off Edinburgh's 900th anniversary celebrations by sampling vintage whisky that left Camilla saying "that hit the spot".The couple's official visit to the Scottish capital ended with a showcase of the city's heritage and modern progressive future, including a Bollywood-style dance display in the setting of Edinburgh Castle.

Charles and Camilla were offered a "dram" of Macallan single malt Scotch whisky as they toured stalls which featured everything from the charity Barnardo's to a merino wool producer which had brought sheep to the event.After taking a sip of the 52-year-old single malt, Camilla looked into the glass and said: "That hit the spot, that hit the spot." The couple also watched as Ihayami, a dance troupe of Scottish women with an Asian heritage, performed for the royal couple to Scottish bagpipe music.Charles chatted to the group afterwards and dancer Eshita Danouri said: "This is our way of paying homage to our roots and recognising our Scottish heritage."Sir Alexander McCall Smith, creator of The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, who was knighted by Charles on Tuesday for services to literature, academia and charity, read a poem about Edinburgh.His verse mentioned the city's famous Royal Mile thoroughfare and the intellectual and scientific renaissance that flourished in Edinburgh in the 18th century known as the Scottish Enlightenment. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. He told the royal guests: "Not all that long ago, along the descending street That runs down the spine of this hill,"This town opted for enlightenment, and happened to have sufficient philosophers."To make Paris and elsewhere