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Friends we Share – a birthday post

Date Published: 24th August 2024

Friends: This picture was taken by my daughter, Lucy, and she has now put it on a birthday card. It shows me with the antenna for the radio I have at our house in the Highlands of Scotland. I fire it up from time to time (I am a licensed radio operator, as it happens!) […]

Alexander McCall Smith celebrates Edinburgh’s 900th anniversary in verse

Date Published: 4th July 2024

The newly knighted creator of The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series marked the end of a joyous week of celebrations by presenting a poem to King Charles at a reception at Edinburgh Castle yesterday, celebrating the 900th anniversary of Scotland’s capital city. The poem appears in The Times online today and in paper. The […]

Knighted – Arise Sir Sandy

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 Alexander is formally Knighted in Edinburgh Sir Alexander McCall Smith has been Knighted by King Charles III in the Great Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The investiture ceremony took place today, Tuesday 2 July 2024, and forms a central part of Royal Week, during which the Monarch spends some days visiting various […]

Events

An Evening With: Sir Alexander McCall Smith at The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, UK

Date: 19 December 2024
Venue: The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Time: 7.30pm

Join us for an evening with Sir Alexander McCall Smith, in aid of The Lyceum, hosted by our Artistic Director, David Greig. One of the world’s most prolific and best-loved authors, McCall Smith’s The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series has sold over twenty million copies in the English language alone. Join us for an exclusive […]

Alexander McCall Smith at Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, UK

Date: 22 May 2025
Venue: Venue 3
Time: 7.00pm

Spend a lively evening in the company of Alexander McCall Smith as he introduces the latest instalment of his series The Perfect Passion Company. In Looking For You, Katie Donald is eager to continue helping the lovelorn find connection, and with news of her expertise spreading, she’s inundated with people seeking her advice. Alexander will […]