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| Destiny of stone to be discussed | Destiny of stone to be discussed |
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| MSPs are set to debate whether the Stone of Destiny should be returned to Scone Palace in Perthshire. | MSPs are set to debate whether the Stone of Destiny should be returned to Scone Palace in Perthshire. |
| Ten years ago the stone was returned to Scotland from Westminster Abbey and is now on display at Edinburgh Castle. | Ten years ago the stone was returned to Scotland from Westminster Abbey and is now on display at Edinburgh Castle. |
| But Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser is leading a campaign to bring the stone back to its original home. | But Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser is leading a campaign to bring the stone back to its original home. |
| The stone, on which Scotland's kings and queens have been crowned for over a thousand years, was returned to Scotland on St Andrew's Day in 1996. | The stone, on which Scotland's kings and queens have been crowned for over a thousand years, was returned to Scotland on St Andrew's Day in 1996. |
| It was part of the Conservative Scottish Secretary Michael Forsyth's plan to placate angry Scots. | It was part of the Conservative Scottish Secretary Michael Forsyth's plan to placate angry Scots. |
| Mr Fraser has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament for the stone's return to Scone, from where it was removed by Edward 1st in 1296. | Mr Fraser has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament for the stone's return to Scone, from where it was removed by Edward 1st in 1296. |