King Charles and Queen Camilla brave the rain with celeb guests for Holyrood Garden Party Each year in the summer the Royal Family

Each year in the summer the Royal Family spend a week based at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, known as Holyrood Week.

King Charles and Queen Camilla have braved the unwelcome Scottish rain to welcome guests to the Holyrood Garden Party.

Despite the inclement weather, everyone looked delighted to see the royals, as the King continued to carry out royal engagements despite being treated for cancer.

He was diagnosed back in February but started to make a return to public life by late spring.

King Charles and Queen Camilla have welcomed several guests to the Palace of Holyroodhouse for a celebratory garden party.

The event takes place annually and has gone ahead despite the royals supposedly taking a step back from certain duties due to the General Election happening on July 4

The Royal Family has to remain apolitical, and as such during the pre-election period, they cannot be seen to be promoting or interfering with any political party or the democratic process.

Yet they were still able to travel up to Scotland this week, where the family typically spend a lot of time during the summer months as they will enjoy a holiday to Balmoral at the end of August.

Here Express.co.uk takes a look back at some of the best pictures from the event, with everyone decked out in style despite the incessant rain.

For the Holyrood Garden Party, the King looked dapper in his dark morning suit and top hat, while Camilla shone in one of her favourite shades of blue.

The royal couple were also accompanied rather appropriately by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Edward and Sophie.

The King’s younger brother and his wife have become vital members of the new slimmed-down working monarchy

Earlier in the day King Charles hosted an Investiture at the Palace in Scotland’s capital, which honours Scottish residents who have made a significant contribution to their society.

The King was welcomed into the city of Edinburgh this week, inspecting a guard of honour before taking part in the Ceremony of the Keys.

This engagement saw him being honoured with the keys to the city.

At the Holyrood Garden Party, the King and Queen were introduced to a range of distinguished guests.

Holyrood Week is also known in Scotland as Royal Week and encourages the royals and the people of Scotland to celebrate the achievements and culture of the country, as well as honouring those who have given back to their community in some way.