On Monday, August 12, 2013, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh arrived at the Wolfson Lecture Theatre at the Royal Society of Edinburgh to present Royal Medals to “…Professor Sir John Cadogan, Professor Michael Ferguson and Sir Ian Wood…” according to ITV News.  The Royal Medals are awarded annually in several categories which include Physical and Engineering Sciences, Business and Commerce, Life Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences.

This is the duke’s first public engagement since having exploratory abdominal surgery at the London Clinic in June 2013.

Please click here to watch several more videos from today’s medal presentation.