The Honest Lad and Honest Lass have been named for this year's Musselburgh Festival.
Aidan McLaren and Ellen Brown will now assume their respective roles, taking part in festival duties from July 22 to 29, along with participating in common ridings, festival and gala events across Scotland.
The ceremony took place on Friday at 7.30pm outside The Brunton theatre on Ladywell Way in the town.
This year the pair were chosen not by public vote, as is traditional, but via a new system.
For 2023, organisers the Honest Toun’s Association (HTA) decided to change the procedure, and the positions of Honest Lad and Honest Lass were decided by a selection panel of community representatives.
These included representatives from the 2016 Riding of the Marches; local youth organisations; primary and secondary schools; community councils including Wallyford and Whitecraig; churches; community police; working professionals and volunteers within the EH21 postcode.
HTA president Alistair Barclay said: “Our new process allows candidates to participate in the selection process outside of the public eye, which can be intimidating and unnerving.
“By making these changes we’ve created a slicker process for our prospective candidates.”
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