Video: The Queen begins Scotland Diamond Jubilee tour with visit to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery The Queen, who is in residence at the city's Holyrood Palace for the annual Royal Week, toured the gallery, which is home to a collection of world-renowned paintings. The building, which reopened in December 2011 following a £17.6 million restoration project, houses works by some of the most important artists in history as well as portraits of great Scots. It also contains the world's most comprehensive collection of Scottish art. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were greeted by a large crowd as they arrived at the gallery in the city's New Town. They were met by Ben Thomson, chairman of National Galleries of Scotland, John Leighton, director-general of National Galleries of Scotland, and Nicola Kalinsky, director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, before touring the gallery and meeting with key donors to the refurbishment campaign. The Queen, dressed in a mint green coat and matching hat, later unveiled a plaque and signed the visitors' book. Earlier, the Queen took part in an ancient ceremony to formally receive her into the City of Edinburgh. At the annual Ceremony of the Keys, she was handed the keys of the city by the Lord Provost. Royal Week will see the monarch undertake a series of engagements in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth, including events to celebrate the jubilee.