Donald Turrell, 100, Dorothea Barron, 100, and Eugeniusz Niedzielski, 101, are set to travel to Scotland in August.

Resident doctors in England are set to walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on July 25 amid a pay dispute with the Government.

The Duchess of Edinburgh said it was “emotional” to assume her title, as it had previously been held by the late Queen.